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The City Government of Manilas efforts to revive and redevelop the 5-hectare Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden fondly called as the Manila Zooand has begun.On Saturday July25 Manila Mayor Francisco Isko Moreno Domagoso led the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Bagong Manila ZooDomagoso said the redevelopment and rehabilitation of the Manila Zoo is part of his administrations agenda to stimulate the citys economy in the long term.The infrastructure project worth P1736400000 will cover 51000 square meters of the recreation facility. The Manila Department of Engineering and Public Works said the target duration for the completion is 19 months.The Manila Zoo was closed to the public under the previous administration after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources DENR tagged the facility as a major pollutant of Manila Bay.According to the DENR the zoo was dumping untreated sewage into Estero de San Antonio Abad. The facility does not currently have a sewage treatment plant.Under the redevelopment plan the city government will build a sewage treatment plant a materials recovery facility and a new veterinary hospital.It will also include the construction of new habitats for animals gardens public toilets a museum a restaurant and a new parking area among others.With these plans the mayor hopes to build a zoo he said is similar and competitive to Singapore Zoo.You are going to witness this we are going to build in the near future the best zoo in Asia Domagoso said during his speech at the groundbreaking ceremony.I am happy that we are not only going to build a zoo a clean zoo but a healthier zoo for our animals. I want the best for you mga Batang Maynila he said.Manila Zoo was opened was firts opened on July 25 1959 during the time of then Manila Mayor Arsenio Lacson. It was considered as the oldest zoo in the Philippines and in Asia.
