Pásig River

[sloanesquare]

In Karen Davila's 8am ANC program Secretary Paje informed us that he has a masters degree in urban regeneration......how about a PhD in common sense?

[FlashCollider]

You're asking too much from him.

[april boy]

Agree.

Actually its not an easy thing to just relocate squatters without funds.And there is a law that protects these squatters.

The cleaning of the Pasig River entail the cooperation of all concerned government agencies including the private sector and the people themselves.

[jacknjill]

Originally Posted by filcan

What is their website?

Their website is:
http://www.prrc.com.ph/

[jacknjill]

Originally Posted by april boy

Agree.

Actually its not an easy thing to just relocate squatters without funds.And there is a law that protects these squatters.

The cleaning of the Pasig River entail the cooperation of all concerned government agencies including the private sector and the people themselves.

I hope Vice President Binay takes charge of relocating the squatters along the Pasig River.

[april boy]

Originally Posted by jacknjill

I hope Vice President Binay takes charge of relocating the squatters along the Pasig River.

I hope so also..

[crappypants]

maybe he can donate some of his acquired condos to the homeless.

[RonnieR]

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[sloanesquare]

Pasig River dredging project nears completion
abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 07/20/2010 7:42 PM | Updated as of 07/20/2010 7:42 PM

MANILA, Philippines - An environmental program to dredge up the Pasig River is nearing completion before the end of the year.

Engineer Francisco Vargas of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission said the dredging project removes sediments and garbage at the river basin and increases the river's current depth from 4 to 6 meters.

He said the Pasig River is now ready for floods during the rainy season.

Vargas said the PRRC used underwater placement with overdepth capping (UPOC) to dispose of contaminated materials dredged from the river. He said the technology came from Baggerwerken Decloedt en Zoon N.V. (BDC), a leading Belgian dredging company.

The UPOC technology involves constructing a pit located in an isolated place underneath the seabed. Inside the pit are 10 cell blocks where dredged sediments from the river will be dumped. A few meters before the UPOC is filled up with the dredged sediments, it will be covered with materials dug up from the site.

The UPOC technology is currently employed by the company in various dredging projects in other countries like Belgium, Germany, Hong Kong, China, Argentina and Papua New Guinea.

Vargas said the dredging project has helped improve the water quality in Pasig River. He warned, however, that the project "will be useless if people keep on throwing garbage in the river."

[april boy]

Originally Posted by RonnieR

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Nice!

[april boy]

Originally Posted by sloanesquare

Pasig River dredging project nears completion
abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 07/20/2010 7:42 PM | Updated as of 07/20/2010 7:42 PM

MANILA, Philippines - An environmental program to dredge up the Pasig River is nearing completion before the end of the year.

Engineer Francisco Vargas of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission said the dredging project removes sediments and garbage at the river basin and increases the river's current depth from 4 to 6 meters.

He said the Pasig River is now ready for floods during the rainy season.

Vargas said the PRRC used underwater placement with overdepth capping (UPOC) to dispose of contaminated materials dredged from the river. He said the technology came from Baggerwerken Decloedt en Zoon N.V. (BDC), a leading Belgian dredging company.

The UPOC technology involves constructing a pit located in an isolated place underneath the seabed. Inside the pit are 10 cell blocks where dredged sediments from the river will be dumped. A few meters before the UPOC is filled up with the dredged sediments, it will be covered with materials dug up from the site.

The UPOC technology is currently employed by the company in various dredging projects in other countries like Belgium, Germany, Hong Kong, China, Argentina and Papua New Guinea.

Vargas said the dredging project has helped improve the water quality in Pasig River. He warned, however, that the project "will be useless if people keep on throwing garbage in the river."

Thats good news

[kalbongdad]

thank you kanino?

[spearhead]

talagang useless nga yan kung umiikot lang ang kadumihang sistema ng mga taong nakatira along the river. dapat responsibilidad na talaga ng gobyerno yan na i-enforce ang mga residents, mas maganda nga sana kung kaya nilang i-relocate na sila, at palitan ng mas matitinong residential buildings, and other commercial and theme parks/city parks.

[jacknjill]

Originally Posted by sloanesquare

Pasig River dredging project nears completion
abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 07/20/2010 7:42 PM | Updated as of 07/20/2010 7:42 PM

MANILA, Philippines - An environmental program to dredge up the Pasig River is nearing completion before the end of the year.

Engineer Francisco Vargas of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission said the dredging project removes sediments and garbage at the river basin and increases the river's current depth from 4 to 6 meters.

He said the Pasig River is now ready for floods during the rainy season.

Vargas said the PRRC used underwater placement with overdepth capping (UPOC) to dispose of contaminated materials dredged from the river. He said the technology came from Baggerwerken Decloedt en Zoon N.V. (BDC), a leading Belgian dredging company.

The UPOC technology involves constructing a pit located in an isolated place underneath the seabed. Inside the pit are 10 cell blocks where dredged sediments from the river will be dumped. A few meters before the UPOC is filled up with the dredged sediments, it will be covered with materials dug up from the site.

The UPOC technology is currently employed by the company in various dredging projects in other countries like Belgium, Germany, Hong Kong, China, Argentina and Papua New Guinea.

Vargas said the dredging project has helped improve the water quality in Pasig River. He warned, however, that the project "will be useless if people keep on throwing garbage in the river."

It will really be a shame if the squatters will not cooperate, but, even if they want to cooperate but do not have the means, then it will all be for nothing. Example, where will they dispose their human waste if they cannot afford to have a regular toilet or if the government does not provide them?

Baka kaya mali ang timing ng UPOC. Iyong mga squatters ay nandoon pa rin, or have they all been relocated? Siguro iyong mga lugar na may squatters pa ay delicadong macontaminate uli.

Hoping for the best for Pasig River. Hope it comes back to life again.

[Simple Dude]

Originally Posted by jacknjill

It will really be a shame if the squatters will not cooperate, but, even if they want to cooperate but do not have the means, then it will all be for nothing. Example, where will they dispose their human waste if they cannot afford to have a regular toilet or if the government does not provide them?

Baka kaya mali ang timing ng UPOC. Iyong mga squatters ay nandoon pa rin, or have they all been relocated? Siguro iyong mga lugar na may squatters pa ay delicadong macontaminate uli.

Hoping for the best for Pasig River. Hope it comes back to life again.

Yah,... exactly, kasi di talaga yan malilinis habang andyan ang mga squatters... hope they would really put much efforts cleaning this river kasi sayang eh... i develop din sana yung tabing ilog para in the future may mga investments pa tulad ng coffee shops, Hotels and etc... para European yung dating...

[Bosnyboy]

Originally Posted by Simple Dude

Yah,... exactly, kasi di talaga yan malilinis habang andyan ang mga squatters... hope they would really put much efforts cleaning this river kasi sayang eh... i develop din sana yung tabing ilog para in the future may mga investments pa tulad ng coffee shops, Hotels and etc... para European yung dating...

Meron, the prrcc did develop the river banks by putting up lights and brick floors as well as benches, yun lang walang nagbabantay kaya ninakaw ang mga lamp post, mga damo tumubo na sa mga brick floors mga silya panay dumi ng tao at yung mga vacant space naging squatter colorny na. Sayang lang ang ginastos ng govt.

[kalbongdad]

Originally Posted by jacknjill

I hope Vice President Binay takes charge of relocating the squatters along the Pasig River.

asa ka pa....

[dancethingy]

i echo your sentiments here, hahahaha...

Why hope that Binay will solve the informal settler problem along pasig river when as mayor of Makati for such a long period of time nothing was done with resettling informal settlers. It was Noli De Castro who eventually cleared Makati rails of informal settlers.

Yet there is no monument to Noli anywhere, not a mere mention of his accomplishment. It was done quietly and with integrity, thus not meriting any media coverage. To be on ABS-CBN you have to be either sensationally corrupt, an enemy, or a darling of ABS-CBN

[pomelo888]

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Two water concessionaires start rolling out wastewater masterplan
Regions
Written by VG Cabuag / Reporter
Thursday, 12 August 2010 20:46

WATER concessionaires Manila Water Co. Inc. (MWCI) and Maynilad Water Services Inc. (MWSI) have started rolling out a master plan to invest in billions of pesos worth of wastewater-treatment facility to clean up the waterways in Metro Manila, particularly the Pasig River and its tributaries.

Public Works Secretary Rogelio L. Singson told reporters on Thursday the two firms have already identified two areas where the said facility may be set up. The facility will start upstream at the San Juan River basin that traverses Quezon City, San Juan and Pasig, and also the Marikina River basin that ends up at the Pasig River.

“Putting up of a wastewater facility is part of their obligation under the concession agreement,” said Singson, who was the former president of Maynilad prior to his appointment as head of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, which oversees the operation of both MWSI and MWCI, is one of the DPWH’s line agencies.

“This wastewater treatment is a very big investment, but water companies have already allocated funds for the project,” he said.

Singson declined to give estimates on how much the two companies have allocated for the project.

According to previous studies of funding agencies, the project cost of putting up wastewater-treatment facilities in the country’s capital may run between $700 million to $1 billion in two years.

Singson said the water concessionaires, after completing their water-supply installations, will also do the water sanitation in the same area, adding that this has been going on and not new to them.

Singson said this project will also reduce floodwater from the Pasig River and Manila Bay. He said the waterways cleanup is a multiagency project involving the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, the DPWH, the local government of Manila and the private sector Pasig River Foundation.

“We will all work together to improve the water condition and the environment,” he added.

In January the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Manila Water started the $300,000 worth of assessment of the wastewater and sanitation needs along the eastern side of the Pasig River.

ADB is considering providing Manila Water with a private-sector project loan to fund the implementation of a wastewater-treatment system once the study is completed.

The 27-kilometer-long Pasig River was once used as a source of drinking water and fish and a place to swim, but in recent decades, it has been polluted by the increasing amounts of untreated sewage brought by rapid urbanization and insufficient sanitation systems, according the bank.

Nearly 60 percent of the water pollution in Metro Manila is caused by residential sewage, as about 12 percent of households are connected to a sewerage system while the rest empty their wastewater directly into the rivers or estero (waterways).

[april boy]

Government gives priority to Pasig River rehab

By Faizza Farinna Tanggol
(The Philippine Star)
Updated August 15, 2010 12:00 AM
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From left: MMDA chairman Francis Tolentino, Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson, Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Paje, MMDA general manager Robert Nacianceno, and Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim share a light moment after riding a boat that traversed Estero de San Miguel. KAT ARANDELA
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MANILA, Philippines - The esteros (canals) of Metro Manila got fresh support from the administration as Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje, Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio Singson, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Francis Tolentino, and Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim inspected Estero de Paco and Estero de San Miguel yesterday.

Guided by ABS-CBN Foundation managing director Gina Lopez, Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission deputy director Alan Gatpolintan and representatives of the Armed Forces and Philippine National Police, the four officials took a boat down Estero de San Miguel, a two-kilometer tributary of the Pasig River located just behind Malacañang.

Tolentino said the effort is a partnership of the public and private sectors, adding that the DPWH, MMDA, DENR, the Manila City government and the private sector would outline their contributions.

“Well, there’s a good opportunity for us to do something about the environment. With all the participants, I think we should able to do something,” Singson said.

Singson cited the importance of relocating the informal settlers living along the estero to be able to rehabilitate the waterways.

He said he and Lopez agreed to get Vice President Jejomar Binay involved in the effort because of the relocation aspect.

Lim said the informal settlers could live better lives in the relocation site, which has a school and public market.

“For President Noynoy Aquino and his administration, in his backyard is the epitome of crime and stench. It’s really, really bad,” Lopez said.

“And it’s not his fault, he only inherited this. So we want to clear it up. I feel it’s very good for the government if we clear his backyard, which is a network of five esteros,” she added.

Lopez is ecstatic that the key players came together to begin the work in cleaning up the esteros.

“There is no way it can’t happen if we work together. So I want to take my hat off to them. They came on board and they said they’re going to work together. President Noynoy even went to visit (Estero de San Miguel). So I’m very, very optimistic,” she said.

Earlier this week, Lopez met with President Aquino to show the current state of the esteros and the progress of her pet project, ABS-CBN Foundation’s Kapit Bisig Para Sa Ilog Pasig (KBPIP), on these esteros.

Not wasting any time, the President immediately visited Estero de San Miguel after the meeting with Lopez and enjoined the different departments to deal with the rehabilitation of the esteros.

Paje said the President said that there should be “significant improvement” within the first 100 days.

Paje said they are targeting the clearing of the two esteros within one year, “and this will become a template for all the esteros of Metro Manila.”

Once the assessment of the two esteros is done, the city government, DPWH, DENR, MMDA and KBPIP will immediately work together to significantly improve the waterways in the months ahead.

Lim said the public can expect the two esteros to be cleaned up and restored to their former beauty.

Singson seconded this, saying there’s great hope that the esteros would be rehabilitated and returned to their former beauty.

“We really need it to avoid this yearly damage of flooding. Kailangan buhayin ang mga estero (We really have to restore the esteros),” he said.