The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Makati City government on Wednesday unveiled the three Adopt-A-Park project sites in the city.
The three parks – EDSA-Buendia Park, EDSA-Pinagkaisahan Park and Magallanes Interchange Phase A – Mini Park – have a combined lot area of 3,000 square meters. The parks were designed by the city’s Department of Environmental Services.
MMDA chairman Romando Artes, deputy chairman Undersecretary Frisco San Juan Jr. and Makati administrator Claro Certeza led the inauguration and turnover of the parks.
Artes said improvement of the facilities serves as an avenue for social interactions and family gatherings to be enjoyed by the residents living in Makati.
“These parks could give the residents of Makati the opportunity to spend quality time among members of the families and communities,” Artes said, adding that the agency is in constant coordination with the local government for future projects.
Certeza, for his part, expressed his gratefulness to the MMDA for its initiatives to provide open spaces in the city. Joel E. Zurbano
“On behalf of Makati City Mayor Mar-Len Abigail Binay, we wish to express our gratitude to the MMDA for this wonderful project. We will do our best to protect and preserve these beautiful parks for the benefit of my fellow Makatizens,” Certeza said.
The three parks, which were turned over to the local government, have landscaping designs and hardscape features such as concrete floor pavings and benches.
Conceptualized in 2021, the Adopt-A-Park project aims to develop under-utilized parks in each of the Metro Manila local government units by improving their usability and transforming them into functional green parks.
The project was the brainchild of former MMDA chairman-now Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos, Jr.
