Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission

The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission[1] was a state commission in charge of the rehabilitation of the Pasig River. The body was created on January 1999 through Executive Order 54 to strengthen the government's program to rehabilitate the river for transportation, recreation and tourism purposes. Private companies were given a license to coordinate with the commission concerning the rehabilitation program through the amendment of Executive Order 65.

Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission
Agency overview
Formed1999
Dissolved2019
Superseding agencies
  • DENR
  • Manila Bay Task Force
JurisdictionPhilippines
HeadquartersQuezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Agency executive
  • Jose Antonio E. Goitia, (Executive Director serving as OIC Chairman)
Websitewww.prrc.gov.ph

In March 2008, ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources through the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission signed a memorandum of agreement to co-manage the rehabilitation of Pasig River and its tributaries, a vital part of the Metro Manila basin and linked to Laguna Lake and Manila Bay.[2]

It was dissolved by President Rodrigo Duterte in November 2019. The body's powers and functions were transferred to the Manila Bay Task Force and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.[3]

See also

References
  1. Presidential Decree Number 274, Pertaining to the Preservation, Beautification, Improvement, and Gainful Utilization of the Pasig River, Providing for the Regulation and Control of the Pollution of the River and Its Banks In Order to Enhance Its Development, Thereby Maximizing Its Utilization for Socio-Economic Purposes. Archived 2007-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "22,000 runners support Pasig River Rehabilitation". LopezLink.ph. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  3. News, ABS-CBN. "Duterte orders 'disestablishment' of Pasig River rehab body". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
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