The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is in discussions with businessmen Ramon S. Ang and Lucio C. Tan, Sr. for possible cooperation in river clean-ups around Metro Manila to support the government’s Manila Bay rehabilitation program. “We are still doing technical consultations in which they expressed the intention [of] cleaning up the major rivers,” Sherwin S. Rigor, DENR Undersecretary, told reporters in Malate on Wednesday. The river traverses northern Quezon City, Valenzuela and Malabon, emptying into Manila Bay. Mr. Rigor said during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum held in Cafe Adriatico that the DENR has not yet appointed contractors for the rehabilitation of Manila Bay since the budget department has not allocated funds for the project.

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