ADVERTISEMENTMall giant SM, Cimatu said, would adopt Parañaque River and take care of its rehabilitation. But while work crews address the Manila Bay cleanup, “our businesses there volunteered to adopt the rivers,” Cimatu said. The companies will pay for the cleanup of rivers that have so much garbage that small boats can no longer use these, he said, adding that these rivers were also the sources of Metro Manila flooding. “The hardest to clean is the Tullahan River which is very low and very dirty,” Cimatu said. In his speech at the homecoming, Cimatu said he was better prepared to handle the Manila Bay cleanup after his experience in rehabilitating Boracay Island in Aklan province.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 17, 2019 21:11 UTC