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QC GOV’T, SMC PARTNER TO CLEAN, REHAB RIVERS

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Quezon City government to clean and rehabilitate major rivers in the city, expanding the company’s Better Rivers PH initiative aimed at reducing flooding in Metro Manila. Under the agreement, SMC will deepen and widen key sections of the San Juan River and extend […]

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VALENZUELA GOV’T, MMDA CLEAN UP MEYCAUAYAN RIVER

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Valenzuela City Government conducted cleanup operations at the Meycauayan River, located along Caingin Road at the boundary of Valenzuela City and Meycauayan, Bulacan. MMDA General Manager Procopio Lipana and Valenzuela City Mayor Wes Gatchalian oversaw the cleanup efforts at the Meycauayan River, which aims to mitigate flooding […]

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PASIG RIVER CLEANUP YIELDS OVER 1.3M TONS OF TRASH

Nearly two years since it launched its ambitious, P2-billion Pasig River cleanup initiative, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) reported that it breached the 1-million metric ton mark of silt and solid waste removed from the historic but polluted waterway, adding it is optimistic the project can be fully completed by August, or right in the middle […]

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Government

MMDA, TAGUIG LGU LEAD HAGONOY CREEK CLEANUP

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Taguig City Government called on the public to break the dumping-cleaning cycle by changing their mindset in managing solid wastes as they led the massive cleanup operations of Hagonoy Creek/Retarding Pool in order to prevent flooding. According to MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes, at least 50 […]

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Business & Economy

SMC CLEANUP OF SAN JUAN RIVER UNDERWAY

San Miguel Corporation (SMC), which has taken for itself the gargantuan task of cleaning up major river systems in and around Metro Manila, reported that its cleanup of the 15-kilometer San Juan River, a main tributary of the Pasig River, is well underway, with over 90,000 metric tons of silt and solid waste already extracted. […]

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Business & Economy

SMC CLEANUP DEEPENS PORTIONS OF PASIG RIVER

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) said it expects its P2-B Pasig River cleanup project to cross the 1 million metric tons threshold in silt and solid wastes removed, by next month, as its dredging teams focus their efforts on both ends of the river–the Manila Bay and Laguna Lake, where significant water flow restriction is known […]

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Government

LIBERTAD STP TO IMPROVE MANILA BAY WATER QUALITY

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is hopeful that the soon to rise Libertad sewage treatment plant (STP) and wastewater interceptor will further improve the water quality of Manila Bay. “The current fecal coliform level in Libertad Outfall 1 is at 160 million MPN (most probable number) per 100 ml (milliliters). But with […]

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Government

MANILA BAY CLEANUP YIELDS 2 TRUCKLOADS OF TRASH

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos personally supervised the agency’s cleanup operations at Manila Bay, as an influx of trash was swept into the bay due to heavy rains in the past days brought by southwest monsoon. At least 70 personnel from MMDA Metro Parkways Clearing Group were deployed to clean Manila Bay. […]

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Government

DENR, ROTARY CLUB BEGIN LAGUNA DE BAY CLEANUP

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has partnered with the Rotary Club of Binangonan for the clean-up of Laguna de Bay to restore biodiversity, as well as help improve water flow, in time for the onset of the rainy season. “The cleanup of water bodies does not only contribute to biodiversity conservation. They […]

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SMC STARTS BIG PASIG RIVER REHAB WITH P2B BUDGET

San Miguel Corporation (SMC), in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), other national government agencies, and Metro Manila mayors, yesterday officially launched its ambitious, five-year plan to clean up and rehabilitate the Pasig River.    The project is set to become the largest ever river rehabilitation project in the country, with […]