Dolomite beach overcrowding won’t happen again – DENR

A woman takes a photo of the Manila Bay dolomite beach along Roxas Boulevard on Tuesday. The artificial white sand beach is closed to the public until Nov. 3 in observance of Undas.

Edd Gumban

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is “recalibrating” its crowd management measures at the Manila Bay dolomite beach following an overcrowding incident recently, DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said yesterday.

“The public’s health is still of paramount concern for us. This is the reason why we are studying the guidelines to make sure that the people can still appreciate the beauty of the dolomite beach while keeping them free from sickness,” Cimatu said in a statement.

He said the incident on Oct. 24 when authorities failed to control the entry of more than 121,000 visitors to the dolomite beach “would not happen again in the future.”

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