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PRESIDENT<\/strong> Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday led the ceremonial opening of the \u201cPasig Bigyang Buhay Muli: Pasig River Urban Development Showcase Area\u201d as part of the administration\u2019s efforts to bring back its old glory.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Marcos reminded the public that the project does not only aim to look back at the historical significance of the Pasig River, but also to focus on the transformation of the waterway.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The President said the Pasig Bigyan Buhay Muli, a project under the guidance of First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos, envisions the Pasig River to become \u201ca living river\u201d of multiple benefits for the multitude with safe walkways and bikeways along its banks, greener corridor and a string of parks for communities nearby.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cAlong the 25-kilometer stretch will judiciously sprout commercial enterprises, run by the best stewards and strongest stakeholders of the river\u2019s development\u2014 the people themselves,\u201d President Marcos said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWe envision civic spaces where our children will play, our seniors relax, families will exercise, artists can showcase their talents, and the creative can display their wares,\u201d he added.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The chief executive also emphasized that the administration wants the Pasig River to become a permanent exhibit area of green technology \u201cthat works\u2014from solar lights to rain harvesting facilities\u2014 sustainable practices like urban gardens.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Marcos said the government will also maximize the ready-to-use maritime highways by deploying more ferry boats and stations in a bid to invite more riders to patronize the transport system.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n While the government pushes for the transformation of the Pasig River, the President clarified it will not be \u201ccosmetic in nature,\u201d as it will be done through cleaning up to the bottom of the river.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The President said some solutions to the problems of the Pasig River \u201care found upstream.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cAs the threat of climate change looms, we must save the poor and vulnerable living along its banks from the ravages of frequent and fiercer typhoons by transferring them to better homes they deserve,\u201d President Marcos said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cMake no mistake about it. It will be a people-centered and community-driven development, with ideas crowdsourced from experts, and carried out with political will,\u201d he added.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Marcos acknowledged the Pasig River will no longer go back to its pre-colonial pristine condition, but it can still be revived to serve the present while preserving it for the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWe can stop it from being a petri dish of toxins and make it instead an incubator of progress and best environmental practices. In some ways, the fate of the Pasig River mirrors that of our country and of our people,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cBoth contain much untapped potential and both move forward persistently, despite years of neglect. That is why we have set into operation the \u201cPasig Bigyang Buhay Muli.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The President clarified the \u201cPasig Bigyang Buhay Muli\u201d is not a re-branding, but reviving of new and fresh ideas.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Marcos earlier issued Executive Order No. 35, constituting the Inter-Agency Council for the Pasig River Urban Development (IAC-PRUD), tasked to facilitate and ensure the rehabilitation of the Pasig River and nearby water systems.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Council is also tasked to relocate informal settler families living along the banks of the Pasig River with the help of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD). <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. 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