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This is in line with its plans to bring back the population of the said plants in the capital city.
Manila Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan scored the importance of reviving the Nilad plant’s population as it is said to be where the city got its name.
The name “Maynila” was said to be coined from the “Nilad” plant, a stalky-rice plant that has white and yellow flowers.
“Lahat po ng proyektong ilulunsad natin dito ay para sa pagpapaganda at pagpapaunlad ng inyong komunidad (All the projects that we will launch here are for the beautification and progress of your community),” the vice mayor said in her speech.
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In the Baywalk, fecal coliform is now down to 2,211,833 most probable number per 100 milliliters (MPN/100ml), compared to 5,666,213 MPN/100ml in 2019, the DENR reported.
The coliform level in Estero de San Antonio Abad also went down from 43,881,048 MPN/100ml to 19,066,767 MPN/100ml, and Baseco Beach from 1,700,000 MPN/100ml in 2019 to 341,225 MPN/100ml, it said.
There is still a long way to go as the standard coliform level for coastal waters which is safe for swimming and other similar recreational activities is at 100 MPN/100ml.
Despite the pandemic, government efforts to clean up Manila Bay still showed sizeable gains, according to DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu, who chairs the Manila Bay Task Force that is in charge of restoring the historic water body.