Pasig (river)
| Pasig | ||
 The catchment area of the Pasig |
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| location | on the island of Luzón | |
| River system | Pasig | |
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Laguna de Bay 14 ° 31 '33 " N , 121 ° 6' 33" E |
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Manila Bay Coordinates: 14 ° 35 ′ 40 " N , 120 ° 57 ′ 20" E 14 ° 35 ′ 40 " N , 120 ° 57 ′ 20" E
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| length | 25 km | |
 The Pasig in Manila |
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The Pasig is a Filipino river on Luzón . It is an outflow of Laguna de Bay , the largest lake in the Philippines, and is also fed by two other tributaries: the Marikina River and the San Juan River. With a length of only 25 km, the Pasig lies completely within the boundaries of Metro Manila , which it divides into two halves. It is spanned by a total of 13 bridges and finally flows into Manila Bay .
During periods of heavy rainfall, the Pasig is prone to flooding. The inflow of water from the Marikina river system plays a major role here. To defuse this situation, the Manggahan Floodway was built in 1986 . This man-made canal diverts part of the water from the Marikina River system into the Laguna de Bay instead of feeding it directly to the Pasig.
The river has been an important transport route since the times of Spanish colonization . However, as the surrounding area became more urbanized, so too did pollution. As early as the 1930s it was observed that migrating schools of fish were waning from the Laguna de Bay. From the 1960s, the residents could no longer use the river water for washing due to the high level of pollution, and in the 1980s, fishing on the river became impossible. Since the 1990s, the Pasig has been described by ecologists as biologically "dead" due to its heavy pollution . In 1999, then President Joseph Estrada signed Executive Order No. 54 establishing the PRRC (Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission). The aim of this commission is to contain the pollution of the Pasig and to revive it.
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Background on the Mega-Dike issue" ( Memento of the original dated August 5, 2002 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Soti, Locoa (Eng.)
- ↑ "A dying river comes back to life" ( Memento of the original from March 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Santelices, Menchit. Philippine Information Agency
