Dredging of the Marikina River will begin on Wednesday, 17 February, Task Force Build Back Better (TFBBB) announced over the weekend. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, who is also TFBBB chair, said pilot dredging will be conducted in the portion of the river near Marcos Highway in Barangay Kalumpang, while a simultaneous bamboo planting activity will take place on the banks of Barangay Industrial Valley Complex, both in Marikina City. “The widening of Marikina River to its original width is but the start of the series of activities the Task Force has identified to address the perennial problem of flooding within the Marikina River Basin,” Cimatu explained.

Marikina River dredging begins. (2021, February 15). Daily Tribune, p. A7.