• 11 months ago
24 Oras is GMA Network’s flagship newscast, anchored by Mel Tiangco, Vicky Morales and Emil Sumangil. It airs on GMA-7 Mondays to Fridays at 6:30 PM (PHL Time) and on weekends at 5:30 PM. For more videos from 24 Oras, visit http://www.gmanews.tv/24oras.

#GMAIntegratedNews #KapusoStream

Breaking news and stories from the Philippines and abroad:
GMA Integrated News Portal: http://www.gmanews.tv
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gmanews
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gmanews
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gmanews
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gmanews

GMA Network Kapuso programs on GMA Pinoy TV: https://gmapinoytv.com/subscribe

Category

🗞
News
Transcript
00:00 Plans for the revival of the Pasig River's long-standing role in tourism and tourism are now in motion.
00:07 There are already projections, but the question is, will it continue?
00:12 Maris Umali was on the spot.
00:14 This is a projection of the new Pasig River after the Pasig River Development Project.
00:25 The side of the river behind the historic Manila Post Office was made beautiful for the sake of aesthetics.
00:32 This is just a showcase area of the longer Pasig River Esplanade,
00:36 which is planned to be built with parks and pastures,
00:39 as well as more organized ferry stations for commuters.
00:43 This is a 25-kilometer stretch from Manila Bay up to Laguna de Bay.
00:48 It is also included in the plan of 150 hectares of forest park comparable to New York Central Park.
00:57 In truth, this is just a revival of the long-standing important role of the Pasig River, especially in tourism and tourism.
01:04 This has also become a location for several meetings with the Novelang Noli Metangere of Jose Rizal.
01:08 This has become a superhighway for our leaders until the Spanish period.
01:12 The people of Laguna and Batangas, to reach Manila, they have to cross the Pasig River from Laguna de Bay.
01:18 Many administrations are already focusing on cleaning the Pasig River.
01:22 But to further expand the plan for the river,
01:25 thousands of people are living next to it that need to be relocated to two housing sites
01:30 that have already been mentioned by the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development.
01:34 Living in riverbanks, living in easements, also makes our citizens be living in what we call danger areas.
01:43 It's a long process, so the question is, can they do it?
01:47 The river scene in Paris, which was also declared biologically dead before, but they were revived.
01:55 Now, it is used as a tourist attraction, mode of transportation.
02:00 In the whole world, many rivers have already died but were revived,
02:04 as a necessary removal of the covered roads in South Korea.
02:08 And no longer need to move, because there is something to learn in the Iloilo River,
02:12 which was once full of garbage, houses, and structures.
02:16 But now, there are 10 kilometers of parking on the side.
02:20 10 years were spent for the project that was continued under the three mayors of the city.
02:25 It means that it was not tied to the limited term of the position.
02:30 Although it is not included in the plan, the government still said that it is good to think about having legislation
02:35 or a rehabilitation law of the Pasig River,
02:38 so that the continuation of the project is more secure, even if it is not completed by the current administration.
02:44 Because aside from the fund, the time will eat up the life in the river,
02:49 which needs to face patience and political will, one by one, in the next generation.
02:55 For GMA Integrated News, Maris Umali, for Tutok, 24 hours.
03:00 [Music]

Recommended