Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has welcomed a partnership with one of the country’s biggest conglomerates to clean up and rehabilitate the Tullahan River up to La Mesa Dam to ease flooding in Metro Manila.
The mayor and San Miguel Corp. top executive Ramon Ang signed a memorandum of agreement to deepen and widen key sections of the San Juan River and extend its clean-up of the Tullahan River to La Mesa Dam under the company’s Better Rivers PH initiative.
Belmonte said the partnership will strengthen Quezon City’s flood control efforts and complement its broader waste management and environmental initiatives.
“All things become easier if we just help one another. Together, we are multiplying our impact, and we can set a new standard for public-private collaboration that builds the foundation for a more resilient city and a life of dignity for every QCitizen and every Filipino,” she said.
The project is part of San Miguel’s 2020–2022 pilot effort that cleared 1.1 million metric tons of silt and solid waste from 10.9 kilometers of the waterway.
The company will also clean up other tributaries identified by the Quezon City government to remove silt and garbage, increase rainwater carrying capacity, and improve outflow to Manila Bay, helping reduce flooding in low-lying areas.
As part of its commitment to long-term solutions, San Miguel offered to help Quezon City explore more advanced waste management technologies to support better flood prevention and environmental protection.
