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The Parañaque City government has intensified clearing operations in Barangay Baclaran after garbage washed into an estero during the high tide on Tuesday morning, Aug. 25, compounded by the continuing effects of the southwest monsoon (Habagat). Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the cleanup operation was...

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Pasig City government conducted a creek cleanup drive on Ilugin Creek on Monday, Oct. 20, as part of the national government 's "Bayanihan sa Estero" initiative aimed at mitigating flooding through regular clean-ups on waterways,...

For President Rodrigo Duterte, the illegal reclamation of esteros or canals in the country has become so bad that a "Martial Law power" would be needed to solve it. President Rodrigo Duterte drives home a point during the "Talk to the People" public briefing on Aug. 26, 2021 (Screenshot from...