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Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu navigates the heavily-polluted San Juan River as part his Technical Inspection of the Pasig Riveron September 25, 2019. San Juan Riveris one of the many rivers that flow to Pasig River which drains to Manila Bay. Cimatu, chair of the Manila Bay Interagency Task Force,has stressed the importance of the cleaup of esteros and rivers that drain to the historic bay because these are contributors to its water quality. ###

Environment Secretary and Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) Chair Roy A. Cimatu (in aqua blue ball cap) points to makeshift houses (inset) of illegal settler families (ISFs) under a bridge along the Pasig River. Cimatu, who led a technical inspection of the 27-kilometer river on September 23, 2019, vowed to relocate the ISFs in coordination with the National Housing Authority since they occupy the riverbanks and contribute to the river’s poor water quality. With Cimatu are Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Danilo D. Lim (in blue safari hat), officials of PRRC, Philippine Coast Guard, and Laguna Lake Development Authority. ###