Reduce water pollution to improve water quality in priority rivers and other economically and ecologically important water bodies

a.  Establish, and operationalize the Water Quality Management Fund and water quality management areas and their governing boards;

b.  Establish in Metro Manila the required number of monitoring stations provided under the Clean Water Act;

c.  Undertake a massive clean-up and rehabilitation of esteros in partnership with DILG, LGUs, and other government agencies through partnership agreements such as the Adopt-an-estero program;

d.  Undertake the massive cleaning and rehabilitation of Manila Bay using funds collected from identified polluters to bring water quality to SB classification through an effective Operational Plan for the Manila Bay Coastal Strategy Goal 2020;

e.  Implement river rehabilitation and protection using bio-eco-engineering technology; and

f.  Include other priority rivers for clean-up, including Laguna de Bay, Boracay, and Pasig Rivers, with funds collected from identified polluters.