16 esteros in Manila and Quezon City are being rehabilitated by ABS-CBN Foundation’s Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig
A total of 16 esteros in Manila and Quezon City are being rehabilitated by ABS-CBN Foundation’s Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig (KBPIP) and Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) this year through the help of the supporters of the annual “Run for the Pasig River,” private donors and government agencies. “We started in Estero de Paco, and now we’re currently cleaning 16 esteros,” ABS-CBN Foundation managing director and PRRC chairperson Gina Lopez announced in the press conference held at Torre Venezia Suites, the official hotel partner of the event. Following the notable transformation of the Estero de Paco in Manila that started in 2009, KBPIP and PRRC continues its goal to bring back the glory of the Pasig River beginning on its tributaries. Just this year, PRRC launched the rehabilitated Estero de Aviles and Estero de Santibañez in Manila. From community preparations, clean-ups and information, education and communication campaigns to actual development, drastic changes can be ...