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Article: The passing of the Pasig: A new study concludes what we already knew;
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- The Filipino Express
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- November 27, 1994
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Henrylito D. Tacio
Filipino Express, The
11-27-1994
The passing of the Pasig: A new study concludes what we already knew; the. Pasig River is dead
The Pasig River, the body of water which meanders through the heart of the capital city proper, is biologically dead, according to a study by the Danish International Development Agency (Danida). Unless something is done now to rehabilitate it, it will vanish like the extinct esteros and tributaries that once branched out of it.
The river is dead for one main reason: too much sludge and pollution have made it impossible for living organisms to survive.
Stretching 25 km from Manila Bay in the west to Laguna de Bay in the east, the Pasig River and ...