Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary and Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) chairperson Roy Cimatu said that he will address the longstanding garbage problem hounding the Pasig River and its connected tributaries. Secretary Cimatu meant business when he tackled the issue on solid waste firsthand during a meeting with the PRRC to discuss his plans for the Commission under the new chairmanship. The PRRC has already diverted more than 30 million kilograms of solid waste since 2012 through resettlement and daily clean-up activities in the Pasig River and its 47 identified tributaries yet, there is still much work that needs to be done.

Cimatu to address garbage problem hounding Pasig River and tributaries. (2019, September 18). The Philippine Star, p. G2.