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LEGARDA BACKS PASIG RIVER URBAN DEV’T PROJECT

Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda expressed her full support and commitment towards the protection of the country’s natural resources and environment as she joined fellow public servants and the private sector at the launching of the Pasig River Development Project in the City of Manila with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza […]

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PASIG RIVER CLEANUP YIELDS OVER 1.3M TONS OF TRASH

Nearly two years since it launched its ambitious, P2-billion Pasig River cleanup initiative, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) reported that it breached the 1-million metric ton mark of silt and solid waste removed from the historic but polluted waterway, adding it is optimistic the project can be fully completed by August, or right in the middle […]

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Business & Economy

SMC CLEANUP OF SAN JUAN RIVER UNDERWAY

San Miguel Corporation (SMC), which has taken for itself the gargantuan task of cleaning up major river systems in and around Metro Manila, reported that its cleanup of the 15-kilometer San Juan River, a main tributary of the Pasig River, is well underway, with over 90,000 metric tons of silt and solid waste already extracted. […]

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Business & Economy

SMC CLEANUP DEEPENS PORTIONS OF PASIG RIVER

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) said it expects its P2-B Pasig River cleanup project to cross the 1 million metric tons threshold in silt and solid wastes removed, by next month, as its dredging teams focus their efforts on both ends of the river–the Manila Bay and Laguna Lake, where significant water flow restriction is known […]

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Government

DENR LAUDS SMC FOR PASIG RIVER DREDGING PROJECT

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) lauded San Miguel Corporation (SMC) for dredging almost 40 percent of silt from the Pasig River in just nine months since the start of the dredging project in June 2021. DENR Acting Secretary Jim Sampulna recognized the effort of the diversified conglomerate after dredging 321,670 cubic meters […]

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Government

MMDA TRASH TRAPS NOW IN QC, MANDALUYONG – ABALOS

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) inspected the newly-installed floating trash traps in various waterways in the cities of Quezon and Mandaluyong. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos oversaw the hauling of garbage at the Lagarian creek and Arayat creek in Barangay Kamuning, Quezon City. “We have installed trash traps on the waterways to block damaging debris […]

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Government

DENR, SMC START PASIG RIVER DREDGING PROJECT

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) officially commenced the Pasig River Dredging Project, a major venture to rehabilitate one of the large river systems linked to the Manila Bay. The signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA), held at the Petron Sales Training Office in Manila, signifies […]

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Hobbies & Advocacies

SMC STARTS BIG PASIG RIVER REHAB WITH P2B BUDGET

San Miguel Corporation (SMC), in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), other national government agencies, and Metro Manila mayors, yesterday officially launched its ambitious, five-year plan to clean up and rehabilitate the Pasig River.    The project is set to become the largest ever river rehabilitation project in the country, with […]

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Government

DPWH HYACINTH CLEARING OPS GET BOOST – VILLAR

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will be deploying an additional water master dredger with rake attachment to control the proliferation of water hyacinth that hamper the waterflow and ferry boat operation in the Pasig River. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said that the DPWH Sagip Manila Bay Team reported its recent DPWH coordination […]

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Government

STA. MONICA-LAWTON BRIDGE ACROSS PASIG RIVER TO FINISH BY DECEMBER – VILLAR

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar announced that the Sta. Monica-Lawton Bridge, which is a major component of the BGC-Ortigas Road Link Project, is nearing its completion stage. “We are now at the stage of final pouring activities at the mid span to complete the 210-meter main superstructure that will connect […]