The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has slammed the study that branded Pasig River as the supposed top ocean plastic pollution-contributor among rivers in the world, likening it to a mere product of guesswork. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "Sad to say, these are all...
The Department of Natural Resources announced on Saturday, June 12, that it has joined forces with conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) to conduct a major clean-up drive in Pasig River -- a timely venture that seeks to rehabilitate one of the largest river systems connected to Manila Bay. The...
The government is looking into possible "radical" moves to clean up and rehabilitate Pasig River after expressing dismay that it emerged as the world's top plastic polluter. San Miguel Corporation formally launched its P2-billion Pasig River rehabilitation initiative, which will extract 50,000...
The ICTSI Foundation partnered with Finnish NGO RiverRecycle to pioneer a financially sustainable river waste collection system for Manila's Pasig River, infusing US$1 million to revive the vital waterway. “As a good corporate citizen, this is part of our commitment to environmental conservation...
San Miguel Corporation announced that the first intensive studies on the Pasig River bed has started as part of preparations for a “historic effort” to it up. SMC President Ramon S. Ang The project will be fully funded by SMC and jointly undertaken with the Department of Environment and...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) announced that it is starting to clean and widen the Pasig River in April with the arrival of two new dredging equipment capable of pulling out 600,000 tons of silt and solid waste a year for the next five years. “Through the years, Pasig River has become...
