San Miguel Corp. reported that its river cleanup initiatives at the Pasig River and Tullahan River, both major tributaries crucial to the rehabilitation of the Manila Bay, exceed initial targets even as it prepares to ramp up efforts in the coming months with the easing of quarantine restrictions. SMC’s P1-billion initiative removed over 500,000 metric tons of silt and solid waste from the Tullahan River to help reduce severe flooding in nearby Navotas, Malabon and Valenzuela cities in recent months. SMC is also undertaking a similar P2-billion rehabilitation initiative that aims to extract 600,000 metric tons of silt and solid waste yearly from the Pasig River to support flood mitigation efforts and the Manila Bay rehabilitation project.
