DENR Usec. Benny Antiporda
(Photo via Ellson Quismorio / FILE PHOTO)
Antiporda, the Manila Bay Anti-Pollution Task Force (MBAPTF) chief, reminded the violators Friday, April 16 that DENR already knows who they are and that it’s only a matter of when they will get shut down.
“Doon sa mga violators na before the pandemic pa nabigyan ng notice of violations and cease and desist order na until now hindi nagko-comply, they need to act on it (For the violators that were given a notice of violations and a cease and decease order, and haven’t complied, they need to act on it),” he said.
27 workers at DoJ main office test positive for coronavirus
THE DEPARTMENT of Justice (DoJ) recorded 27 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases as of Wednesday in its main office, which has been closed to the public since Mar. 12 for disinfection. “We have a new case today as of 9:30 a.m., so our total number of cases is 27,” DoJ Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay-Villar said. Work is continuing with 50% of manpower on-site and the rest on a work-from-home arrangement. Ms. Villar said they “have been strictly observing all the safety protocols on social distancing, wearing face masks and face shields, and hand washing. We also make sure that we have enough supplies of face masks/shields and alcohol. We have alcohol dispensers in all common areas.” Of the total COVID-19 infected, eight were confirmed on Tuesday and “are active cases,” she said.
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Published March 5, 2021, 7:02 PM
The Manila Bay Anti-Pollution Task Force (MBAPTF) has begun the process of picking out the “pasaway na polluters (disobedient people who pollute)” of Manila Bay.
This, after Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Usec. Benny D. Antiporda told member-agencies of the task force to “identify erring establishments that continue to pollute the Manila Bay region”.
DENR Undersecretary for Solid Waste Management and Local Government Units Concerns Benny D. Antiporda (PIA / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
A Facebook post Friday, March 5 by Antiporda’s office account showed pictures of the recent MBAPTF meeting where he gave the order.