A PLEA was made by Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna to the residents of Manila, not to go swimming in the beaches of Baseco and Dolomite or Manila Bay.
Lacuna particularly warned that the coliform in the said beaches is so high that taking a swim there will be extremely risky and poses serious danger to one’s health.
“So please, please, nananawagan kami. Bawal lumangoy sa Baseco at Dolomite beach,” the mayor, a doctor, said.
She said that a real-time water quality monitoring equipment had been installed, through the help of the DENR-EMB National Capital Region at the Baywalk and Baseco beaches.
Through the said system, Lacuna said it was found out that the coliform in the said beaches was way beyond the allowable.
“Ito po ay babala o paalaala lang po sa ating mga kababayan. ‘Yan pong beach area sa Baywalk at Baseco ay di pa po maaring languyan. Nakapakataas pa rin po ng coliform, nasa 32,595.2. Ang allowable ay nasa 100 mpn per 100 ml lang. Kita niyo gaano kalaki, bumaba pa yan sa totoo lang,” the lady mayor said.
“Wag nyong subukang lumangoy sa dalawang ito… alam ko, napakainit pero hindi safe na lumangoy sa Baseco beach at sa Dolomite beach. Hindi po safe di pa ganun kalinis ang dalawang beach area na ito,” she added.
The mayor also asked for the understanding of the residents and even of those who are not from Manila, if they will be barred from swimming in the said place.
“Ipagpaumanhin nyo kung meron sa inyong sisita o pagbabawalan kayong lumangoy pero magkusa na kayo, wag nyo na subukan pa kasi baka mamamaya pag lumalangoy, hindi maiwasang makainom ng tubig. Pag nagkasakit kayo, mas malaking perwisyo para sa inyo,” Lacuna stressed.
Real-time water quality refers to in-stream water-quality measurements made available on the web in real-time. The objectives of the system is to measure various chemical and physical properties of water like pH, temperature and particle density of water using sensors.
