PAsig River

The newest infrastructure project just got government approval. The Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) was proposed more than a year ago by San Miguel Corporation (SMC). It’s expected to run 19.37 kilometers along the Pasig River and will reportedly cut traffic time between Manila and Rizal from two hours to 15 minutes. “PAREX will also be […]

This, despite several attempts to rehabilitate the metropolitan river in recent years. Of the 50 top polluting rivers around the world, the Pasig River ranks as the #1 carrier of plastic pollutants into the ocean, a recent study by the Netherland-based Ocean Cleanup revealed. The Ocean Cleanup is a non-profit engineering environmental organization that develops technology […]