San Miguel Corp (SMC) is making headway in its P2-billion Pasig River cleanup initiative aimed at helping mitigate flooding throughout Metro Manila and the flood-prone provinces around Laguna Lake. The project is part of the much larger goal of SMC to clean up all the major waterways in Metro Manila and nearby provinces to allow water to flow freely into the Manila Bay. Together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, SMC reported that from July — when the project started — to date, the company has already removed 54,000 metric tons of silt and solid waste from the Pasig River, specifically from two of its shallowest sections at the Pandacan and Malacañang areas, both in the City of Manila.

SMC makes progress on Pasig River cleanup. (2021, October 15). The Manila Times, p. B13.