Implementation of

Operational Plan for the

Manila Bay Coastal Strategy
(OPMBCS)
Manila Bay is a semi-enclosed
estuary facing the south china sea
THE MANILA BAY
CATCHMENT BASIN
HYDROLOGIC
BOUNDARY MAP

ƒLENGTH OF MANILA
BAY COASTLINE
= 190 KM

ƒBAY SURFACE AREA

= 1,800 SQ KM

ƒAVERAGE BAY DEPTH

= 17 METERS

ƒTOTAL DRAINAGE
AREA =17,000 SQ. KM

ƒTOTAL NUMBER OF
WATERSHEDS =26

ƒTOTAL NUMBER OF
RIVERS AND
CREEKS = 131
 Non- Coastal Non-
Coastal coastal Muni- Coastal
Province City City Barangay
cipality
s
Mnicipalit
1.Bataan 1 - 10 y 1 12

2.Tarlac - - - 18 514
Nueva Ecija

3. - 1 3 22 539
Pampang
Tarlac a
4. Bulacan - 1 5 19 567

Pampang 5. N. Ecija - 1 - 32 832

a Bulacan
6. NCR 4 8 2 3 1869
Rizal
Bataan
NC 7. Rizal - 1 - 13 187
R

Cavit
8. Laguna - 1 - 29 674
e
9. Cavite 1 2 8 12 845
Lagun
a
Total 6 15 28 149 6039
MAJOR RIVERS
DISCHARGING INTO
MANILA BAY

ƒPAMPANGA RIVER

ƒPASIG RIVER

ƒMEYCAUAYAN-MARILAO-
OBANDO RIVERS

ƒTALISAY RIVER

ƒTULLAJAN-TENEJEROS
RIVER

ƒZAPOTE RIVER

ƒMARAGONDON RIVER
 Significance to the country
M
B Historical, Cultural and Political
¾ Silent witness to many battles
E ¾ Manila Bay area is the seat of political power

M Social
¾ Home to 23M Filipinos or about 30% of the
P country’s population

Economic Contribution to Philippine

Economy (55%)
¾ Business and financial centers
¾ Economic zones and technological parks
¾ Ports and harbors
¾ Fisheries and aquaculture
¾ Tourism
¾ Agricultural areas
 Contribution of Manila Bay Region to
Philippine Economy (%)
M
B NCR Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Total
E
M GDP 30.42 9.15 15.49 55.06
P
Sector (Agriculture,
Fisheries & Forestry) - 10.45 18.37 28.82

Industry
(Manufacturing & Mining 33.59 10.72 19.26 63.05
Industries)

Services (Trade &

Finance) 41.38 7.39 11.36 60.13
 Threats and Issues
M
B • Overexploitation of resources

E • Water pollution
• Habitat conversion and
.Domestic sewage
destruction
M
. Industrial effluent
P • Uncontrolled reclamation
. Ship-based and
residuals
coastal development
. Toxic chemicals &
Hazardous wastes
•
• Multiple-use conflictsof
Over extraction
Groundwater
• Inadequate institutional and policy
• support
Solid mechanisms
waste
• Red tides
 Threats and Issues
M
B
• Overexploitation of resources
E
-Habitat conversion and
M destruction

P -Uncontrolled reclamation and

coastal development

• Multiple-use conflicts

• Inadequate institutional and

policy support mechanisms
Manila Bay
Environmental
Management
Project (MBEMP)

Manila Bay is one of the 12 sites of the

Regional Programme, “Building Partnerships
for Environmental Management for the Seas of
East Asia” or PEMSEA.
Battle of Manila Bay (May 1, 1898) U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph
 Partnerships in
M B
Environmental
anila ay Management
for the Seas of East Asia
Environmental
Management
Project
(MBEMP)
shared responsibility in addressing the
complex environmental risks and
challenges as this is beyond the capacity
of any single government, agency,
community, group or individual.
 MBEMP’s Overall
Objective
To develop innovative
partnerships to bring together
the local government units,
national agencies, the private
sector, the civil society,
scientific and technical
communities, international
and donor communities to
plan, develop and manage
under a common framework
the marine and coastal
resources of Manila Bay and
surrounding watershed areas
 MBEMP ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
PROJECT COORDINATING COMMITTEE

Project Director

Core Technical Working Group

(TWG)
Project Manager Sub-TWG

MBEMP Components
• Manila Bay Coastal Strategy • Manila Bay Environmental and
• Risk Assessment Resource Valuation
• Civil Society Participation/Stakeholders • Manila Bay Oil Spill Contingency Planning
Mobilization • Institutional Arrangement
• Environmental Investment • Integrated Environmental Monitoring
• Integrated Information Management Program
System/MBIN • Coastal Land and Sea Use Zoning
• Operational Plan for MBCS

Site Coordinating Committee (SCC)

Site Management Office Site Management Office Site Management Office

DENR Region 3 DENRNCR DENR Region 4
 MBEMP Project Coordinating Committee
DENR
Dept. of Interior & Local Gov’t
NEDA
Bataan Province
Dept. of Health Project Coordinating Committee

Pampanga Province
DA/Bureau of Fisheries
and Aquatic Resources Bulacan Province

Philippine Coast Guard Cavite Province

Dept. of Tourism
Metro Manila coastal cities
DTI - BOI
Metro Manila Dev. Authority
Dept. of Transportation
and Communication
Laguna Lake Dev. Authority
Philippine Ports Authority
Pasig River Rehabilitation
MARINA Commission

Dept. of Foreign Affairs Core Technical Working Group MWSS, Concessionaires

Dept. of Science & Technology Civil Society, NGOs, POs

PCAMRD, PNRI, PAGASA
University/Scientific Institutions
Dept. of Public Works
and Highways Media
 Components of the Manila Bay
Environmental Management Project
Manila Bay Coastal Strategy Stakeholders Participation
( Advocacy and Communication )
Refined Risk Assessment (RRA)

Integrated Information Mgt. Integrated Environmental

System (IIMS) and MB Monitoring Program (IEMP)
Information Network (MBIN)

Environmental Investment Capacity Building

Oil Spill Contingency Plan

Operational Plan for MBCS
Environmental & Resource
Valuation

Coastal Land-Sea Use Zoning Institutional Arrangement

Plan
I. Project Component Outputs/Outcomes
1. Manila Bay Coastal Strategy (MBCS)
™ A product of a series of
consultations with
stakeholders
™ Embodies stakeholders’
visions and action programs
for restoring Manila Bay
™ Adopted by various
stakeholders of Manila Bay in
an event called the Manila
Bay Declaration in October
2001 with Her Excellency, Stakeholders Visions

Pres. Gloria Macapagal- (Manila Bay reflective of God’s glory is a

Arroyo as witness to this
public declaration of
commitment for its
implementation.
clean, safe, wholesome and productive
ecosystem, a center of socio-economic
development, and a natural heritage by
genuine Filipino values towards a better
quality of life for present and future
generations)
 Manila Bay Coastal Strategy
M
Values
B ™ Natural
™ Cultural & historical Vision and Mission
E ™ Settlements and

M
areas of development Strategies
™ Tourism & recreation
P • Protect
• Mitigate
• Develop
Threats Desired
• Communicate
— Pollution changes and
— Overfishing • Direct
— Multiple-Use conflicts Outcomes
— Siltation and sedimentation
— Habitat degradation
(Indicators)
— Multiple-use conflicts Action Programs
— Inadequate institutional and
policy support system
 2. R efined R
Refined isk A
Risk ssessment
Assessment
™ Refined Risk Assessment is a process of
estimating the livelihood of harm being done to
human health and in ecosystem through factors
a emanating from human activities

™ Bio-ecological assessment of resources

established a clear evidence of declines for
fisheries , shellfish and mangroves

™ Physico-chemical assessment should high level

of total and fecal coliform, phospate, and heavy
metals

™ served as a valuable reference in the

development of succeeding plans (i.e.
Operational Plan, IEMP, AdComP, Resource
Valuation, Environmental Investment, Coastal
Land and Sea-Use Plan, Oil Spill Contingency
Plan, IIMS and Manila Bay Atlas
 2. REFINED RISK ASSESSMENT (RRA)
OF MANILA BAY
M
Retrospective Risk Assessment
B
E
1. Mangroves
M
P *Declined much in cover:
54,000 ha (1890)
2000 ha (1990)
740 ha (1995)
420 ha. (est) in 2005 (pilot
IEMP)
*Disappearance of NILAD
species where Manila
got its name
Fishpond in Hagonoy, Bulacan (2005)
 REFINED RISK ASSESSMENT (RRA)
OF MANILA BAY
M
Retrospective Risk Assessment
B
E
2. Fisheries
M
P Declined much in
quantity and quality
( from commercial to
non-commercial )

Disappearance of
window pane oyster
(capiz)

Parañaque (2005)
 REFINED RISK ASSESSMENT (RRA)
OF MANILA BAY
M
B ANNUAL AND SEASONAL FECAL COLIFORM IN SHELLFISH

E Assessed Human Health

Risk from
M Area* Shellfish RQ consumption
Bulacan Oyster !
P Naic Oyster Highest =
Kawit Oyster 467
Parañaque Mussel (Parañaque) Diarrhea

Bacoor Oyster
Highest =
2,667
(wet season)
 REFINED RISK ASSESSMENT (RRA)
OF MANILA BAY
M
B Heavy Metal Contaminants in Shellfish
E Metal RQMax Remarks
Metro Manila Central South.
M Luzon Tagalog

Cadmium Shellfish samples of

P 1.18 0.72 0.64 mussels and oysters
(Cd)
include those
Mercury obtained from the
4.98 3.04 2.70 mouth of the Pasig
(Hg)
River except for Hg
Lead (Pb) 7.08 4.32 3.84
For Cu and Zn,
which are essential
Copper (Cu) 2.76 1.68 1.50 metals, less
importance is
attached to RQ >1
Zinc (Zn) 3.13 1.91 1.70
 3. Integrated Environmental Monitoring
Program (IEMP)
™ An inter-agency output that prescribes a
system of monitoring resources and
priority parameters for water quality

™ Aims to provide updated information on

the prevailing condition of Manila Bay for
decision making

™ Pilot study conducted on bio-ecological

and physico -chemical parameter

™ Developed a 5- year Integrated

Environmental Monitoring action plan
with specific roles and responsibilities
among concerned agencies.

™ Adopted thru MOU during the 6th PCC

meeting on November 13, 2006
 Bio-Ecological Pilot IEMP
M
B • Mangroves
E • Fisheries
Orani

M
P

Avifauna Monitoring

Fish Stock Mangrove Monitoring

Assessment
 Mangrove Pilot IEMP
M
B
NCR Region 3 Region 4
E
Mangrove
Orani
32 364 24
M Area (ha)
P No. of True 9 11 15
Mangrove
Species
Total No. 25,509 180,331 23,331
of stands
Ave. no. of 751 751 978
trees/ha
 Total Sampled Landed Catch
M
(December 1, 2004 -April 15, 2004)
2004-April
LANDING TOTAL NO. OF SPECIES
B TOTAL
AREA Pelagic Demersal Invertebrates Catch
E
(kg)
Orani

M Bataan 20 43 13 6,930
P
Hagonoy 12 23 12 32,020

Navotas 22 31 5 140,039

P’que 34 30 14 33,375

Cavite 38 51 26 19,457

Total* 38 51 26 231,821
*based on 3-day sampling per week as landed
 Physico-Chemical IEMP
M
B
E Monitoring Areas
M
P 1. Rivermouth Monitoring
Imus River, Zapote River,
Bulacan River, Balanga River
Bataan, Pampanga River

2. Bathing Beaches
Monitoring (Cavite to Bataan)
 Rivermouth Monitoring
M
B Pampanga Bay
B U LMasukol
ACAN
Samal
RIVERS
RIVERS MONITORED
MONITORED FOR
FOR
E Abucay DO/BOD
DO/BOD LOADING
LOADING
B
Orani Balanga 3 2 1
M A
Pilar
Orion
P T
Limay 4 8 9 Manila Imus
A
A Lamao Zapote
N
Cabcaben 7
Bulacan
5 6
MarivelesAlasasin Bacoor
Bataan
Corrigidor
Rosario
Pampanga
CAVITE
Naic

San Juan
 Rivermouth Monitoring
M
B
Average DO ConcentrationRQs
of Selected
for lead inRivers
E sediment
Draining in Manila Bay (Feb - May 2005)
M
DENR Std
P 5 4.4 4.4
4.2 4.1
failed 4
DO, mg/L

passed
the DENR
standard of
3 2.6
5 2
1
0
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B

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River
 Bathing Beaches
M
B Pampanga Bay
B U LMasukol
ACAN BATHING
BATHING BEACHES
BEACHES
Samal
MONITORED
MONITORED
E Abucay
ota
s
B
Orani Balanga 3 2 1 •N a v
Navotas Villa
M Pilar
une
ta
Criselda
A Orion • L Luneta
P T
A
• Villa Leonora
Limay 4
• Brgy. Wawa
8 9 Manila
Bacoor Mattel
A Lamao Lido
N Villa
Villamar

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• C Sanlama
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CAVITE Garden Brgy.
Coast
San Juan Wawa
Costa
Eugenia
 Geomean of Fecal Coliform in Manila Bay, 2004 vs 2005 (jan-jun)

2004 55000
2005 50000
45000
40000
35000
30000
MPN/100ml
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0
San Garden Costa Villa Villa Villa Brgy.
Navotas Luneta Bacoor Lido Villamar Celebrity Mattel
Isidro Coast Eugenia Criselda Carmen Leonora Wawa
18095 21785 4089 328 662 920 2898 1123 629 1458 91 258 1065 928
W/in Std - 200 MPN/100ml 14432 54293 3658 236 385 1546 5546 620 1419 1623 76 172 256 248

Station
.
 4. Environmental and Resource Valuation
(ERV)
M
Economic Valuation of
B Economic Valuation of
key marine and coastal
environmental damage :
resources and uses :
E
M • Mangroves • Loss of habitat (like
• Coral reefs mangroves
P
• Fisheries and aquaculture • Overextraction of
groundwater
• Ports and shipping
• Impacts to human health
• Tourism from water pollution
• Saltwater Intrusion
PhP 8.3 Billion • Red Tide

PhP 4.0 Billion

 5. Operational Plan for the Manila
Bay Coastal Strategy

Transformed the Manila Bay

Coastal Strategy into action plans
and programs with measurable
targets, timeframe, budgetary
requirements and responsible
institutions in three (3) areas of
concerned: 1.) water pollution 2.)
resources and habitat and 3.)
partnerships and governance)

Approved and endorsed by the

PCC to NEDA for incorporation to
the Medium-Term Phil. Dev. Plan
(MTPDP)
 OPMBCS Framework
1 2 3
OPMBCS
MBCS Goals and
Values Priorities • Water Pollution
• Habitats &
Resources
Risks and
• Partnership &
Challenges
Governance
Desired Changes • Targets & Action
Plans
&Outcomes • Objective & Activities
• Timeframe
• Success Criteria
Strategies • Budgetary
Protect, Mitigate, Refined Risk Assessment Requirement &
Develop, Communicate, Financial Strategy
Direct • Responsible Agency
• IEC Strategy

Vision and Mission

Operational Plan
 5.DEVELOPMENT OF THE OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR
MANILA BAY COASTAL STRATEGY
M
B ¾The development of the OPMBCS is a major component of
the Manila Bay Environmental Management Project (MBEMP)
E
M ¾OPMBCS puts into action plans and programs the strategies
in the Manila Bay Coastal strategies that will address the risk
P and challenges identified in the Refined Risk Assessment
(RRA)

¾Puts in detailed how to address the Three (3) priority issues

identified in the Risk Assessment: Partnership and Governance,
Water Pollution, Over-Exploitation of Resources and Degradation of
Habitats

¾Each issue has its own identified goals and specific objectives and
action plans with measurable targets, timeframe, budgetary
requirements and responsible agencies
 5.DEVELOPMENT OF THE OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR
MANILA BAY COASTAL STRATEGY
M
¾The Plan, categorized into short-term, medium-term and long-
B term program/activities
E
Both the MBCS and the RRA were major sources of information in
M coming up with the comprehensive OPMBCS

P ¾OPMBCS entails the integration of practical lessons

learned in the course of the implementation of the Manila
Bay Environmental management Project ( MBEMP) with the
adoption of relevant national and local strategies and
programs

¾OPMBCS was developed by a Technical Working Group (TWG)

and through the unified effort of the various stakeholders of the
Manila Bay Coastal and watershed areas covering NCR, Central
Luzon (Region3) and Southern Tagalog Region (Region 4A) a
subjected to stakeholders consultations throughout the watershed
 The Desired Outcomes
of the OPMBCS

™ Adoption of OPMBCS by the Regional

Development Council of Region 3, Region 4 and
NCR (NEDA) for incorporation into the Medium
Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP)
™ Mobilization of funds from national agencies and
local government units, the private sector, NGOs,
and external sources (e.g., donor agencies,
international financing institutions, foundations,
etc.)
 5. OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR MANILA BAY
M
B transforms the identified strategies and action programs
in the Manila Bay Coastal Strategy into action plans and
E
programs with set of targets, estimated budgets,
M timeframe and responsible agency
P Partnerships
Water Pollution and
Habitats and Governance
• Water Quality Resources
• No integrated
• Harmful Algal • Exploitation of management
Blooms Resources framework
• Solid Waste • Destruction of • Lack of
Habitats awareness
• Toxic and
Hazardous Waste and capacity
• Lack of
resources
 Water Pollution

Goal

¾Protect the waters in Manila Bay and its

tributaries (rivers and lake) and ensure
that they are safe for various uses (e.g.,
recreation, source of potable water,
transportation, irrigation, fisheries and
other living resources)
 Water Pollution
-Objectives

™ Reduce by 50% the discharges of raw sewage, septage and untreated

wastewater (from commercial, industrial, agricultural and fisheries/aquaculture)
by 2015
™Establish integrated solid waste management in all LGUs by 2007
™Develop and implement toxic and hazardous waste management system by
2008.
™Stop sea dumping of sewage, industrial sludge, solid waste and contaminated
dredged materials by 2006.
™Stop discharges of operational waste (oily bilge and ballast water) from ships
and the use of anti- fouling paints with TBTs and other harmful compound by
2006.
™Activate a bay-wide, multi-sectoral oil spill prevention and response program
by 2006
Partnership and Governance

Goal

– Promote partnerships and ensure

the implementation of good
environmental governance as
means to achieve the sustainable
development of the Manila Bay
Region
 Partnership and Governance
Objectives

™Develop, adopt and implement an Integrated Land and Sea-Use Zoning

Plan for the Manila Bay area by 2012

™Establish appropriate institutional arrangement to oversee, coordinate

and guide the implementation of MBCS and Operational Plan by 2007
™Develop, set up and operationalize integrated coastal area and river
basin management system covering 100% of the Manila Bay region by
2010

™Create awareness, build capacity and mobilize at least 50% of the

coastal communities to participate in activities related to the
implementation of MBCS by 2010
 Partnership and Governance
Objectives

™Increase to at least 75% the number of LGUs within the Manila Bay
Region implementing development of environmental investment
programs through Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) by 2010

™Reduce by 25% the illegal settlers, establishments and structures

along coastlines, riverbanks and waterways by 2010 and prevent future
reoccupation of these areas

™Develop and implement a Natural Hazards Contingency,

Preparedness and Quick-Response System for Manila Bay Region by
2008
Habitat and Resources Protection

Goal

– Ensure protection, restoration and

sustainable development of resources,
habitats, natural areas, historical, cultural,
religious and archeological sites that are
essential in achieving the ecological,
social, and economic well-being of
communities and stakeholders in the
Manila Bay Region.
 Habitat and Resources Protection

Objectives
™Set up sustainable institutional arrangements and management
programs in all Protected Areas and critical Habitats in the Manila Bay
Region by 2012
™Increase by 50 % the forest cover in the entire Manila Bay watershed
are by 2015
™Develop and implement restoration and maintenance program for
important historical, cultural and geological sites within the Manila Bay
region by 2010
™Increase the productivity of fishery resources within the Manila Bay
region by 2020
™Achieve sustainable, ecologically sound aquaculture and mariculture
production by 2015
™Increase coverage of water supply distributions by 5o% in areas with
unsustainable groundwater extraction by 2015
 Activities in support to the implementation of
OPMBCS

™Development and implementation of the DENR – World Bank

MTSP project to scale up investment in water pollution
reduction of Manila Bay.
™Establishment of Marine Turtle Sanctuary through the support
of UNDP Small Grant Programmes (SGP) though the initiative of
Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) and the
provincial government of Bataan.
™Rehabilitation of more than 65 hectares of mangroves and
mangrove nursery through the ICM program of Bataan
Proclamation No. 1412 dated April 30, 2007 Establishing the
Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area
consisting of 175 hectares
Establishment of 10 hectares of NIPA plantation project in
Barangay Dawe, Minalin, Pampanga
™Establishment of a wildlife reserve to protect the
migratory and resident wild birds in Candaba Swamps, a
Ramsar candidate site.
™A memorandum of agreement was signed among key
agencies and sectors in the province of Bataan for the anti-
illegal fishing campaign.
™Establishment a Text-a-crime program empowers the
community to participate in monitoring and prevention of
crimes particularly illegal fishing and other environmental
crimes.
™Implementation of supplemental livelihood and micro-
financing programs in the province of Cavite and Bataan to
protect fishery resources and habitats at the same time
provide alternative sources of income for the affected
fisherfolks.
Thank You!