PRRC RELOCATES TWO HUNDRED INFORMAL SETTLERS IN PASIG RIVER
In photo: The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) in partnership with St. Joseph Academy of Valenzuela Alumni Association, Salcres Physical Therapy Foundation International Inc., Myshare Foundation and Wow Health and Wellness Optical Clinic, spearheaded a medical mission recently
at the Jaime Cardinal Sin Village (JCSV), 728 Housing, Punta Sta. Ana in Manila.
A total of two hundred individuals living in shanties at the side of Pasig River were relocated in the different relocation sites in Metro Manila.
The PRRC and Serviam Foundation Inc, relocated these families living in shanties and makeshift houses beside the Pasig River in the last quarter of 2008 up to the first quarter of 2009. To improve the health and living conditions of our fellow Filipinos that were exposed to polluted waterways and to improve the quality of water through the reduction of untreated solid and liquid wastes dumped in the Pasig River.
The objectives of this medical outreached program are the ff: (1) To provide the JCSV community medical care and who have no access to and who cannot afford. (2) To provide health assessment so that the community attains a greater degree of self-sufficiency; and (3) To intensify PRRC’s Information, Education and Communication Campaign by providing high level of public awareness in taking care of the environment.
The activity was participated in by medical doctors, physical therapists, optometrists, nurses, PRRC, partner agencies and JCSV community as recipients of the said project. “These health missions are significant because it does not only provide healthcare services to our relocated families even after nine years since they were rescued from the banks of the Pasig River, but most importantly, it also encourages the community to assume responsibility for their health and their environment”, avers PRRC Executive Director Jose Antonio E. Goitia.
As mandated.. “The goal of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission is to improve the water quality of the Pasig River system that supports and sustains aquatic life and resources – conducive for transport, recreation and tourism. To achieve this, PRRC is committed to deliver quality programs, projects and activities in easement recovery, riverbanks development, waste and water quality management, and public awareness resulting to the revitalization and development of the Pasig River system. (VerGarciaBlogs)
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