The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission’s
(PRRC) and the Los Angeles County Board of Public Works (LACBPW) revitalized
their “Sister Rivers” partnership on July 18, 2018 in Quezon City.
The “Sister River” partnership was forged
between PRRC and the Los Angeles Department of Public Works to support the
PRRC’s efforts to rehabilitate Pasig River.
Commissioner Joel F. Jacinto from Los
Angeles Department of Public Works came to the Philippines to learn about the
Pasig River Master Plan and to see esteros developed by the PRRC.
PRRC Executive Director Jose Antonio E.
Goitia said there is a need to reinvigorate the “Sister River” partnership to
help in their effort of rehabilitating the Pasig River.
“Commissioner Jacinto can help Mayor
Abigail Binay-Campos and I fast-track the rehabilitation of waterways in
Makati,” added Goitia.
After the ceremony at the PRRC office,
officials from the Commission and LACBPW are scheduled to visit some of Metro
Manila’s rivers and linear parks.
They will have a walkthrough at Ermitanyo
Creek and San Juan River in San Juan City and Maytunas creek in Mandaluyong
City.
They will also visit the Poblacion Linear
Park and Guadalupe Nuevo creek in Makati City. The Pasig Ferry Station in
Guadalupe will also be visited by them and a tour of the Pasig River, from
Guadalupe to Plaza Mexico in Manila will follow.
In 2016, “Sister River” partnership was
forged between PRRC and the LACBPW in Los Angeles to support the PRRC’s efforts
to rehabilitate Pasig River. The signing of the agreement marked the start of a
multifaceted exchange between communities surrounding the Los Angeles and Pasig
Rivers, that face similar problems.
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