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🏞️ MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has taken a significant step towards rehabilitating and enhancing the Pasig River by establishing the “Inter-Agency Council for the Pasig River Urban Development.” The move comes as a response to the urgent need to improve the quality of life along the riverbanks.

According to the four-page Executive Order (EO) No. 35, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on July 25, the inter-agency council will be responsible for facilitating and ensuring the complete rehabilitation of the banks along the Pasig River and nearby water systems.

The council will be led by the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Secretary, with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairperson as the vice-chair. Thirteen member agencies, including Public Works and Highways, Environment, Interior and Local Government, Tourism, Transportation, Finance and Budget departments, will also be part of the council. Other agencies like the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Philippine Ports Authority, Philippine Coast Guard, Laguna Lake Development Authority, and Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority will be involved.

Apart from overseeing the full rehabilitation of the river, the council is assigned to create a comprehensive Pasig River Urban Development Plan and implement a coordinated and integrated rehabilitation of the Pasig Riverbanks system and nearby water systems.

Furthermore, the council will ensure adherence to easements provided under Republic Act 386 (Civil Code of the Philippines) and other relevant laws. It will also devise a comprehensive shelter plan to relocate informal settlers and accept grants or assistance from local and foreign sources by existing laws, rules, and regulations.

The council will collaborate closely with national government agencies and local government units to review existing Presidential issuances related to the rehabilitation and development of the Pasig River, and propose the repeal or amendment of such issuances, if necessary.

In fulfilling its responsibilities, the council is required to submit a quarterly report on the implementation of the EO.

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