Posted on March 5, 2020
Mayor Toby Tiangco showed gratitude to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and San Miguel Corp. (SMC) for the start of a sustainable dredging program.
“We need to have a sustainable dredging program to ensure that the success we will achieve through this will last for a long time and benefit future generations,” he said in his speech during the official launch of the dredging of Tullahan-Tinajeros river system.
The mayor noted that silts and sediments, as well as garbage, continue to accumulate at the bottom of rivers and other bodies of water but are not removed regularly.
“Previously, budgetary constraints hamper dredging efforts. This is why the partnership between DENR and San Miguel Corp, which has pledged P1 billion for this project, is a welcome development,” he added.
Tiangco also ordered all barangay executives to strictly implement the city’s anti-littering ordinance.
The dredging of the 36.4-kilometer Tullahan-Tinajeros river system is part of the ongoing campaign to clean up and restore the marine ecosystem of Manila Bay. The river system extends from La Mesa Dam in Quezon City to the Centennial Park in Navotas.
SMC will undertake the project in partnership with the DENR. Both SMC President and Chief Operating Officer Ramon Ang and DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu led the launching.
Aside from Tiangco, other officials who attended the ceremony included Vice Mayor Clint Geronimo, city councilors and department heads, and barangay chairpersons.
Also present were Malabon City Mayor Antolin Oreta 3rd; Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando; 2nd and 3rd District of Bulacan Representatives Gavini Pancho and Lorna Silverio; and Meycauyan and Obando Mayors Linabelle Ruth Villarica and Edwin Santos.
Other key personalities were Metro Manila Development Authority Chairperson, Gen. Danilo Lim; Department of the Interior and Local Government Undersecretary for Operations, Epimaco Densing 3rd; Department of Public Works and Highways Assistant Secretary Antonio Molano Jr.; and DENR Undersecretaries Rodolfo Garcia, Atty. Jonas Leones, Analiza Rebuelta-Teh, Juan Miguel Cuna, and Benny Antiporda.
Source: manilatimes.net
