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Government, Science and Environment, Tourism

DENR, Critics Reach Compromise On Manila Bay Sand Makeover

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has proposed a compromise with critics of the white sanding of  Manila Bay. It was immediately accepted by the critics.

Instead of just white sand from Cebu, the ‘landfill’ of the bay will be combined with pink sand to be brought in from Zamboanga. In addition, green shrubs will be planted along the beach for a nice  tri-color effect.

Just like the popular Filipino rice cake delicacy, sapin-sapin.

Environment, Government

After Manila Bay, DENR Eyes Makeover For Taal Volcano

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Still reeling from controversy over the “white washing” of Manila Bay, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has set its eyes on Taal Volcano.

Mobilizing a fleet of earth-movers and other heavy equipment, the DENR on Thursday started pouring ”white sand” on a 500-meter stretch of the bay’s naturally gray shoreline in Manila, near the Baywalk strip along Roxas Boulevard.

“We’ll make the coastline white sand so that when people see [it], [they will realize that] they need to take care of this and protect this,” Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda said in a radio interview. Antiporda later clarified that the ”sand” was actually made of crushed rocks of dolomite, a calcium magnesium carbonate, that were transported to Manila from Cebu province.

As for Taal, DENR told The Adobo Chronicles that it will undertake a massive landfill of the famous volcano and transform it into a perfect cone, just like the equally famous Mayon Volcano. It wasn’t made clear when the transformation will begin, or when it will be finished.

Critics have yet to react to the new project of the government. They are still in shock about the announcement.

 

 

Government, Health & Medicine

Move Over, Russian Vaccine, Here Comes Filipino Vetsin!

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – After touting the impending availability of a Russian vaccine against Covid-19, the Philippines’ Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases today announced that the sought-after shot to prevent coronavirus infection could actually be found and mass-produced in the country.

”We may have one for the Guinness Book of World Records,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said today.

Secret clinical trials have been going in at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, exploring the safety and efficacy of a locally-produced Vetsin  (Monosodium Glutamate, or MSG) in preventing infection with Covid-19.

It all began with previous suggestions that gargling with warm water and salt as well as resorting to “tuob” (inhalation of steam from hot water and salt) could prevent Covid infection. (MSG contains a significant amount of salt).

IATF said that the local Food and Drug Administration could approve the new, and possibly the very first, vaccine by the middle of September. And did we already mention inexpensive?

We heal as one.  Vetsin for Covid-19  coming soon to a sari-sari store near you!