With the completion of the first phase of dredging operations in Marikina City, Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said Task Force Build Back Better (TF BBB) is now ready to commence the second phase of the project in Pasig City. Cimatu, who is TF BBB chairperson, said, “The challenge is to double the effort in Phase 2 of the project, involving the downstream portion of Marikina River in Pasig City, given the bigger area that needs to be cleared of debris and other obstruction.” “It’s wider here in Marikina, but when it comes down there, it gets narrower up to 45 meters, which is why the challenge is to continue dredging downstream,” he explained.

Marikina River dredging enters second phase. (2021, August 4). Daily Tribune, p. A7.