MANILA, Philippines — Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu revealed Thursday that the government will focus on cleaning the dirty San Juan River by January next year. “Ito concentration ko this January, to clean up San Juan River, kasi tingnan mo na lang sa kulay ng tubig… Dito sa San Juan [yung] kulay iba. ADVERTISEMENT[My concentration this January is the cleanup of San Juan River because if you look at the river’s color, it is really different. Cimatu said garbage dumped into the river came from esteros in Quezon City and San Juan City. Last September, Cimatu vowed to prioritize the cleanup of what what he termed the as “stinky and filthy” San Juan River, when prodded by some senators during the hearing of the Senate subcommmittee on finance on the DENR’s budget for 2020.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 05, 2019 05:18 UTC