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Manila LGU reminds public: Swimming in Baseco, Dolomite beach still prohibited

Jervis Manahan

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1712047575037040224_Baseco Beach.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="A sign in front of Baseco Beach prohibiting people from swimming. Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A sign in front of Baseco Beach prohibiting people from swimming. <em>Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA -- Swimming in Baseco and Dolomite beaches in Manila is still prohibited, Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan reminded the public on Tuesday.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This comes amidst the swarming of people wanting to swim this summer.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Sa ating mga kababayan na init na init ngayon, bagamat bumaba na ang coliform, may mga basura pa rin nakukuha diyan. Sana po ay wag nyo na subukan po na mag tampisaw sa Dolomite at Baseco Beach,&quot; Lacuna-Pangan said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(For the residents due to the heat today, despite the lower coliform, there is still garbage there. Please do not try to dip in the Dolomite and Baseco beach.)</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Both beaches remain guarded to ensure no one gets to swim.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/2/more-areas-suspend-in-person-classes-due-to-hot-weather-948"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/2/more-areas-suspend-in-person-classes-due-to-hot-weather-948">READ: More areas suspend in-person classes due to hot weather</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/2/better-classroom-ventilation-sought-as-heat-forces-class-suspensions-1214"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/2/better-classroom-ventilation-sought-as-heat-forces-class-suspensions-1214">READ: Better classroom ventilation sought as scorching heat forces class suspensions</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Some of those taking care of the beach confirmed that there are families who have attempted to swim in the beaches now that the temperature is sizzling.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Merong sumusubok kasi tag-init, mga pami-pamilya, naka-jeep pa, pinapaalis lang din ng gwardiya. Nagsasabi na nung nakaraang taon, nakaligo pa sila, eh iba na ang sitwasyon ngayon,&quot; said Severo Alejano, one of the caretakers of Baseco Beach.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(There are those who tried (to swim), families, they are being turned away. They claim they were able to swim last year, but this year it&#x27;s different.)</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Sobrang init, baka ma-heatstroke sila, sinasabihan namin gwardiya na bawal maligo diyan. Baka maaksidente sila, umaalis na lang sila,&quot; said Fernando Principe, another caretaker.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(It&#x27;s too hot, they may get heatstroke, they may get into an accident, so they just left.)</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) earlier reported that water quality in some parts of Manila Bay has improved with the lowering of fecal coliform.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">But the level of coliform isn&#x27;t low enough to declare that it is safe for swimming.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1712047646797040224_Dolomite Beach.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The entrance of the Dolomite Beach. Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The entrance of the Dolomite Beach. <em>Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The public is allowed to do sightseeing and take photos in the dolomite beach, but no swimming is allowed.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Visitors are content with just taking photos around the area.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Nagagandahan kami sa view, parang napakaaliwalas, ang presko sa loob tapos yung lupa parang nasa beach talaga,&quot; said Myrna Del Rosario, a visitor.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(The view is nice, it&#x27;s clear, refreshing, it&#x27;s like you&#x27;re really at the beach.)</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QJHnGKye0F8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Swimming in Baseco and Dolomite beaches in Manila is still prohibited, Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan reminded the public on Tuesday.</p>

Swimming in Baseco and Dolomite beaches in Manila is still prohibited, Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan reminded the public on Tuesday.