Pursuant to the Supreme Court En Banc Decision promulgated on Dec. 18, 2008 and Feb. 15, 2011, the DILG shall direct all concerned LGUs (5 provinces, 1 HUC and 94 cities/municipalities to clean-up, rehabilitate and preserve the Manila Bay and all connected rivers and waterways that eventually exit to the bay.  Specifically, DILG is tasked to:

•  Monitor and provide TA to sustain and improve compliance of all LGUs in Regions III within the Manila Bay watershed area and submission of the following:

1.  5-Year Action Plan of LGUs on Compliance of Non-complying Establishments and Homes.
2.  List of names and addresses or offices of the owners of non-complying establishments and homes; and
3.  List of names and addresses of informal settlers who own or occupy house, structures, constructions and other encroachments, along waterways.

• Monitor LGU Compliance along Manila Bay area to the regulations governing Solid Waste Management of LGUs in Manila Bay watershed areas outside Metro Manila, particularly on the following:

a)    10-year Solid Waste Management Plan,
b)    Segregation at source,
c)    Segregated collection,
d)    Composted, recycled and reused (MRF),
e)    Disposed residual waste in approved disposal site

•  Initiate clean-up drive activities of LGUs
•  Assist BLGS in the conduct of fact-finding of non-compliant LGUs

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