Pasig River wins Inaugural Asia RiverPrize

The Pasig River, through the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission, bagged the Inaugural 2018 Asia RiverPrize given by the International River Foundation during 21st International Riversymposium held in Sydney Australia on Oct. 16, 2018.

The 27-kilometer Pasig River beat the other finalist Yangtze River of China, which was represented by the Asian Development Bank.

In announcing the winner during the gala dinner, the IRF said the judges were really impressed with the scale of the problem the Pasig River faced and the scale of the response initiated by the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission.

“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 if 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,” said PRRC executive director Jose Antonio E. Goitia.

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