Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 17) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday promised his administration’s urban project to revitalize Pasig River will be a “people-centered and community-driven development.”
Marcos made the statement as he led the inauguration of the 500-meter showcase area of the \”Pasig Bibigyang Buhay Muli (PBBM): Pasig River Urban Development\” project in Binondo, Manila, behind the gutted Manila Central Post Office.
But he said the informal settler families living along the river banks and estimated at around 10,000 must be relocated, citing vulnerabilities from typhoons.
\”The transformation we would like to see in Pasig River [is] not cosmetic in nature,\” the president said.
\”Make no mistake about it,\” he added. \”It will be a people-centered and community-driven development with ideas crowdsourced from experts, and carried out with political will.\”
The newly constructed segment will serve as a public park consisting of a pedestrian-friendly walkway on a concrete platform equipped with a water fountain accented by lighting, and sitting areas which can also serve as an open-air venue for events.
The project follows Marcos’ Executive Order No. 35 issued in July 2023 creating an inter-agency council that facilitates the rehabilitation of the Pasig riverbanks and water system.
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