In a resolution by way of the Supreme

In a resolution by way of the Supreme Court en banc inside the case of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources vs Concerned Residents of Manila Bay represented via Divina Ilas et al., (GR Nos. 171947-forty eight), the High Tribunal upheld the decision of the regional trial courtroom that ordered the worried government groups to smooth-up and rehabilitate Manila Bay and as such can be pressured with a writ of mandamus.

The MMDA, as the lead agency and implementor of programs and initiatives for flood manage projects and drainage offerings in Metro Manila, in coordination with the Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Interior and Local Government, affected nearby authorities units, Philippine National Police Maritime Group, Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council, and different companies, shall dismantle and do away with all structures, buildings, and different encroachments hooked up or built in violation of Republic Act 7279 (The Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992), and different applicable legal guidelines along the Pasig-Marikina-San Juan rivers, Metro Manila (Parañaque-Zapote, Las Piñas) rivers, the Navotas-Malabon-Tullahan-Tenejeros rivers, and connecting waterways and esteros in metropolis.

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