Supreme Court Mandamus

Order to Clean-Up, Rehabilitate

and Preserve Manila Bay
Overview
 Background
Port Reception Facilities are required by the International
Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
(MARPOL 73/78) to receive ship-generated wastes.

Philippine ratified the MARPOL 73/78 Convention on

March 19, 2001 through Senate Resolution No. 88

Even before the country ratified the said convention, PPA

has already established rules and regulations on the
prevention/control of oil, garbage and sewage through the
use of reception facility for the collection of vessel refuse
(1999)
 Background
AO No. 16-1995 Rules and regulations on the prevention/control of oil, garbage and sewage
through the use of reception facility for the collection of vessel refuse

AO No. 02-2003 SRF should be installed at all PPA Baseports to provide waste collection and
disposal services for ship generated wastes

The disposal of garbage form the vessel into reception facility will be compulsory
with fixed fee to be imposed on every vessel

PPA Orange Book II (Environmental integrated the provisions of Vessel Traffic Management System in the SRF
Management in Ports) , 2005 guidelines to monitor the movement of vessels carrying hazardous cargoes

MC No. 16-2005 Strict implementation of AO No. 02-2003

AO No. 09-2020 interim guidelines for the issuance of PTO for SRF/Waste Disposal Service
Provider.
MC No. 19-2020 Collection of Ship Generated Wastes from Cruise and Passenger Ships
Philippine Ports Authority as one of the
Mandamus Agencies

• Adopt measures to prevent the discharge and dumping of solid and liquid
wastes and other ship generated wastes into the Manila Bay waters from
vessels docked at ports and apprehend the violators.

Current Key • KPI 1: % of estimated total pollution loading

Performance from bilge water, solid and liquid wastes
Indicators that is collected and treated in accordance
with current regulations and standards
• KPI 2: % of Port and Terminals with
adequate solid and liquid waste reception
facilities, treatment procedures and funding
requirements for treatments/disposal of
ship generated waste
• KPI 3: No. of IEC Activities

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PPA Ports under Manila Bay Region

PMO NCR-North
Lat. 14°37.2” N
Long. 120°57.5” E

PMO Bataan/Aurora
Lat. 120°38” E MICT
Long. 14°30”0’ N

PMO NCR-South
Lat. 14°36.2” N
Long. 120°58.0” E
Volume of Ship Generated Wastes FR
(in m ) CY 2018
3

Percentage of waste
1ST Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total distribution

PMO NCR North 1,116.6 1,454.8 886.6 258.4 3,716.5

Liquid Waste, ,
PMO NCR South 1,190.8 3,110.9 320.5 537.0 5,159.3 8%

MICT 51 39 80 151 321

Solid Waste, ,
PMO
Bataan/Aurora 120.9 163.7 133.2 144.3 562.1 92%

Based on the consolidated data PMO NCR-South reported the highest volume of
wastes collected (solid and liquid) which is estimated to 5,159.3m3 or 53% of total
collected wastes.
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 Percentage of Vessel Served at PPA
Vessel Entering Manila Bay
1st to 4th Quarter CY 2018 Ports (under Manila Bay Region)

4th Quarter CY 2018

Do-
mes-
tic
Ves-
sel,
0.418
3rd Quarter CY 2018
49056
60377
36
Foreign Vessel
0.5815094339
2nd Quarter CY 2018 62264

1st Quarter CY 2018

0.00 100.00 200.00 300.00 400.00 500.00 600.00

Foreign Vessel Domestic Vessel 9

 No. Information-Education- FR
Campaigns
Conducted during 1st Quarter CY 2018 to 4th Quarter CY 2018

Previous Accomplishment 1st Quarter CY 2018 2nd Quarter CY 2018 3rd Quarter CY 2018 4th Quarter CY 2018 Total

A total forty four

(44) IEC activities
were
program/implement
ed during CY 2017
8 9 12 9 38
Activities includes:
• Regular monitoring and clean-up program at PPA shorelines
• Tree Planting
• National Maritime Week Program
• Posting of Health, Safety and Environment poster at
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 FR
Summary of Performance
(in m3) 1st Quarter CY 2019 Volume of Solid Waste: 1,7984 m3
Volume of Liquid Waste: 279.95 m3

No. of vessels being served: 1,133

(Domestic Vessel-205; Foreign Vessel-928)

SRF: seven (7) were mobilized

No. of IEC conducted: 8 activities

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Programs/Projects/Accomplishments not part of mandamus order but
within the Agency’s mandate which may contribute to the FR
rehabilitation and restoration of Manila Bay
Program/Project Objective/s 2018 Targets 2018 Accomplishments 2019 Accomplishments
PPA’s Port To encourage and Proposed Draft Review and update of draft Final Draft IRR was submitted to PPA
Environmental provide guidance to PEP IRR. Management for review and
Policy and where necessary Implementing approval
compliance by port Rules and
stakeholders in Regulations
adopting
environmental
protection and
preservation while
doing business inside
the ports
Preparation for Implementation and Creation of PPA Issuance of Port Operations -TWG Meetings on Inter-Agency
IMO State enforcement of IMO Technical Bulletin Advisory re: AFS Committee and Coordinating
Audit 2021 Conventions Working Group 2001 Convention, SOLAS Committee on the Implementation
to develop Protocol 88, letter of of Maritime Conventions
action plans to Concurrence for Ballast -Preparation for the development of
prepare for audit Waster Management National Interest Analysis for
Convention. Unratified IMO Instruments

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2019 Accomplishments…
FR
5 hectares of port area set
aside for informal settlers
The Philippine Port Authority (PPA) signed a memorandum of
understanding with the National Housing Authority and the City of
Manila, among other agencies, to set aside five hectares of the port
area for over 2,000 housing units to be occupied by informal settlers in
Isla Puting Bato, Tondo, Manila.

Other PPA activities…

 Funding for mapping/geotagging of ISF located at PPA
PMO NCR-North

 Participation on various coastal clean-up activities and

stakeholders’ meeting and public scoping for
proposed reclamation projects.
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Issue No. 1 – No basis on computation/prediction of
Baseline Data
Issue No. 2 – Measure to determine the
adequacy of SRFs / Ports with SRFs

Issue No. 3 – IEC Programs are not properly

documented / aligned to OPMBCS