Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu and Senator Loren Legarda led the meeting on the Malandog River and Bagumbayan Creek Rehabilitation Project in Antique Provincial Capitol, recently. DENR 6 Regional Executive Director (RED) Francisco E. Milla, Jr., EMB Regional Director Sophie Manuel, Antique Governor RhodoraCadiao and PENR Officer Andres Untal also graced and discussed updates during the meeting. According to Sec. Cimatu the projects aims to clean-up the river and water bodies in the province, develop the areas as tourist attractions, provide reliable sewer systems to avoid contaminating and polluting water bodies, relocate illegal settlers and require all concerned sectors to comply with the provisions of the Philippine Clean Water Act.

DENR head leads meeting on Antique river, creek. (2019, April 1). The Daily Guardian, p. 13.