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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. […]
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 […]
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar has announced the full opening of the reconstructed Sevilla Bridge. The Sevilla Bridge is a 4-lane bridge crossing the San Juan River connecting Shaw Boulevard in Burol, Mandaluyong City and P. Sanchez Street in Sta. Mesa, Manila Sevilla Bridge was initially opened to motorists in […]
A newly-replaced San Juan Bridge also known as the Pinaglabanan Bridge in the city of San Juan is now open to motorists. Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar led the inauguration of the new San Juan Bridge after its year-long closure that also gave way to the ongoing construction of Skyway Stage 3 Project. “It […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) gained another ally in the battle to save Manila Bay and its tributaries from further environmental degradation. DENR and the Aboitiz group signed at the DENR central office in Quezon City a memorandum of agreement (MOA) covering the parties’ three-year partnership on rehabilitating the San Juan River […]