Pasig River Rehabilitation Program Wins Inaugural In First Asia RiverPrize Awards

 

The rehabilitation of one of Manila's busiest waterway, the Pasig River, has been recognized in the first Asia RiverPrize awards held in Sydney, Australia on Wednesday.

The Riverprize, which is given by the International River Foundation (IRF), is given in recognition of organizations that work on the rehabilitation of rivers and the implementation of a river basin management.

In a press statement, Goitia said, “One of the five critical criteria in the determination of the winner was leadership, which we attribute to the leadership of our beloved Pres. Rodrigo R. Duterte. It was PRRD’s leadership that united both the public and private sectors into this shared mission of protecting the Pasig River and improving the lives of the communities around it with strong political will."

"This global recognition for Pres. Duterte and every Filipino river warrior.  Ito na yung bunga ng ating puso para sa Ilog Pasig kaya ituluy-tuloy lang natin ang ating mga programa,” he added.

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