DILG revisits five-year action plan of CL provinces on Manila Bay Clean-up, rehab, and preservation

ANGELES CITY, Pampanga, May 5, 2013-Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) recently held a series of workshops that seeks to revisit the five-year action plan of Central Luzon provinces within
the so-called Manila Bay area namely Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, and Tarlac on clean up, rehabilitation, and preservation.

“The objective of the activity is to align the Local Government Unit (LGU) Five-year Action Plan with the Implementation Plan of the Operational Plan of the Manila Bay Coastal Strategy (OPMBCS),” said
DILG Monitoring and Evaluation Division Chief Lerrie Hernandez.

It also aims to re-evaluate the LGUs compliance to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) prescribed by the Manila Bay Advisory Council (MBAC).

Attendees consisted of planning and development coordinators, environment and natural resources officers, and DILG officials of concerned municipalities and cities.

“These LGUs need to come up with new strategies in taking the necessary actions to address the issues and problems with regards to Manila Bay. I hope they will actively coordinate with concerned national government agencies and take this matter seriously,” said DILG Assistant Regional Director Abraham Pascua. (Rosa Bianca Pamintuan)