DIRTY WATERS Sabang Beach, a popular tourist destination in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, is also coming under scrutiny in the government’s crackdown on unclean resorts and business establishments.

-Leila B. Salaverria, Madonna Virola, Maricar Cinco

DENR was particularly concerned about sewage problems and the poor water quality in Sabang Bay at Barangay Sabang and in White Beach at Barangay San Isidro in Puerto Galera. Water sampling conducted over the past six years had found high levels of coliform contamination in the bay