Estero de San Miguel: Another great transformation.

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Estero de San Miguel: Another great transformation.
by Bam Azores \| 14-10-2012 21:59 0
Estero de San Miguel is one of the fourty-seven canals leading to pasig river which was a major transportation route for barges and other boats. This canal was also known as a dumping ground for murder victims because the bodies would be hidden by the amount of trash scattered all over the canal. Today, it is lined with flowers instead of shanties, and trees are growing along the estero, as River Warriors patrol for trash. The relocation of 1,350 families to a site in Calauan, Laguna and the clean-up of the polluted esteros has changed that. Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig, ABS-CBN Foundation?s ongoing campaign to rehabilitate the Pasig River has helped enormously because of the funds they have have raced through marathons etc. Estero de Paco, which runs along the Paco Market, has also been transformed. Plants hide water treatment systems cleaning the estero while residents tend vegetable gardens along the banks. An area by the Philippine National Railway tracks has been turned into a small park, where residents can fish for tilapia ( Native fishes ). This just comes to show that if we help each other, we can achieve anything.

Dormant user Bam Azores