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DILG spox: Dolomite beach may be closed while being completed


The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is considering closing the Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach until its expansion is completed, Interior Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said Thursday.

Interviewed on ANC, Malaya said the DENR is planning to close even the completed portion of the dolomite beach while construction at a portion of the area is ongoing.

“There's a possibility that after Undas, they will still keep the dolomite beach closed until such a time that they are complete with the expansion,” he said.

From October 29 to November 3, the DENR said the dolomite beach will be closed in accordance with the order of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the observance of  Undas or All Souls' and All Saints' Days.

Malaya said he asked for clarification about the closure with the DENR and that that Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda told him the matter it is up to Secretary Roy Cimatu.

The DENR, as well as the police, recently drew flak after the artificial white sand area along Roxas Boulevard attracted large crowds over the weekend as health protocols were ignored. 

On Wednesday, Cimatu apologized that social distancing was disregarded during the opening of the dolomite beach.

He relieved Manila Bay Coordinating Office deputy executive director Jacob Meimban Jr. from his post as ground commander due to the incident. —LBG, GMA News

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