The alliance of aspiring president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio will prioritize the modernization of the ferry transportation system along the Pasig River if they win in the upcoming elections. Marcos Jr. said Thursday, Jan. 13 they will look...
A lifeless male body was found floating along the Marikina river under the Rosario bridge, Ortigas Avenue in Barangay Rosario, Pasig city on Sunday, Dec. 19. According to Raffy Amacio, the city safety officer present at the scene, the body was found by barge operators floating along the Marikina...
Officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have partnered with the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) for the improvement of both the lower and middle portions of the Marikina River. The agreement, signed by DPWH Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain, also the Chief Implementer...
The Marikina City government and the Philippine National Police (PNP) launched on Thursday, Dec. 16, the Marikina River Patrol (MRP) that will secure the people visiting the river. The MRP is a joint project of the city government and the PNP which aims to boost the city’s disaster preparedness...
As the quarantine restrictions eases in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced on Monday, Dec. 13, the resumption of the Parade of Stars as one of the highlights of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). But instead of the traditional motorcade,...
Contributed by Mark Vicson C. Peria After almost two years of lockdown, I have finally experienced freedom just two-and-a-half-hour drive away from Manila. Last July, I discovered a pet-friendly and affordable lodge just beside the Tinipak River in Barangay Daraitan, Tanay, Rizal. Finally, I...
A coalition of 170 organizations and 77,000 individuals is calling on President Duterte to withhold his approval for the construction of the Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) until the project details are known and a "normal due diligence is conducted" on it. In a letter to Duterte dated Thursday,...
Expect the start of construction in the coming days for the final stage of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) project with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improvement Project (PMRCIP). The Phase 4 of PMRCIP of the DPWH and JICA...
A new station of the Pasig River Ferry Service (PRFS) was inaugurated Tuesday, Nov. 9, to accommodate more people taking public transportation amid the reopening of the country’s economic activities. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) led the opening of Kalawaan Station on N....
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is mulling the completion of the dredging of a "mega island" along the Cagayan River by early next year. According to DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu, about 8.43 percent of the target 970,962 cubic meters of a sandbar in Barangay Dummum in the...
The Marikina City government continues the dredging of the Marikina River as part of the Build Back Better city project. (Photo from Marikina PIO) The city’s Build Back Better (BBB) project, which was established in February 2021, is geared towards rehabilitating the Marikina river. BBB’s...
PARIS, France -- Images from Mars reveal how water helped shape the Red Planet's landscape billions of years ago, and provide clues that will guide the search for evidence of ancient life, a study said Thursday. NASA astrobiologist Amy Williams and her team in Florida found similarities between...
