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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAUDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources
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A collaborative undertaking between
& among the Estero Community,
Donor-Partners, LGUs, other
government agencies & the DENR to
promote and achieve a cleaner, safer and healthier environment
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To clean the esteros and water bodies
by mobilizing estero communities &getting them involved in clean-up
activities & implementing planstowards cleaner esteros and water bodies
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To institutionalize the program within the LGUs,particularly barangays, towards communityempowerment;
To ensure sustainability of the program and
benefits derived;
To boost public-private sector partnership
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Sustained community mobilization programssuch as :
o regular clean-up activities and increasedparticipation rate of residents in the community;
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o Continuing IEC campaigns and community trainingprograms;
o community livelihood program relating to wastes (e.g.vermin-composting, recycling, crafts from recycled
items, seedling production, etc.)
o successful clean-up of water bodies
Before After
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RO Water bodies Signed MOA
1 11 11
2 12 67
3 6*(3) 11*(3)
4-A 13 *(1) 13*(1)
4-B 2 11
5 11 13
6 1 15
7 3 11*(1)
8 13 11
9 9 9
10 6 12
11 21 2312 3 9
CARAGA 22 14
CAR 12 12
NCR 10 *(1) 12 *(1)
TOTAL 155 *(160) 254 *(260)
To date , there are 160 adopted esteros & 260 MOAs signed
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Tullahan River (Valenzuela, Malabon and Quezon City)
Manila North Tollways Corporation
San Miguel Corporation
Caritas
Diliman Creek (Quezon City)
Philippine Mine Safety and Environment Association(PMSEA)
Palico Creek (Makati, Muntinlupa)
AMKOR Technology Philippines, Inc.
Maricaban Creek (Manila)
Skyway Operations and Maintenance Corporation
Some of our Partners and the Esteros they adopted:
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Tripa de Gallina (Parañaque) Philippine Coastal and River Guards Agroupation
Estero de Balete (Ermita, Manila) Adamson University (AdU)
Mauling Creek (Taguig City) Udenna Environmental Services Inter-Continental Waste Disposal Systems
Marikina River PETRON Corporation
Some of our Partners and the Esteros they adopted:
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Some examples of
Stakeholders duringSupport Activities forAdopt-an-Estero/Water
Body Program
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Active Participation in Orientations, Seminars, and Trainings
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Active Participation in Orientations, Seminars, and Trainings
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• Conduct of simultaneous estero clean-up by barangays
along the Diliman Creek every last Sunday of the month
• Distribution of the cleaning implements by adoptingpartner PMSEA for the clean-up.
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Participation in the Conduct of Perception Survey
•A survey was conducted, with Quezon City LGUOfficials (for the PEMSEA adoption of the Diliman Creekand its tributaries) and Malabon, Potrero residents (forthe San Miguel Adoption of the Tullahan River) asrespondents
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As part of the Philippine Environment Month Celebration, theEMB conducted a Mural Painting Contest for 33 barangays
traversing Diliman Creek and its tributaries. The winning muralswere awarded last June 24, 2011.
MURAL PAINTING CONTEST FOR
BARANGAYS ALONG DILIMAN CREEK AND
TRIBUTARIES
With the support of
“Sama-sama Tayo Tungo sa Malinis na Katubigan at Luntiang
Kapaligiran”
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The winning murals were awarded last June 24, 2011 at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and WildlifeCenter. The Awarding Ceremony was also a tool for the barangays to report on their initiatives
for Save the Diliman Creek Program.
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Community Dialogues & Council meetings
A meeting with the Muntinlupa City’s Lake Management Officewas held at the Barangay Buli last Feb. 14, 2011 for Amkor’sAdoption of Palico Creek .
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News Releases
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Environmental Education and Information Division
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU
Department of Environment and Natural Resources