Mayor Isko, DENR's Cimatu inspect Manila estero cleanup

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno and Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu checked on an estero or estuary in Barangay 178 on Saturday, where several residents refused to evacuate to make way for the rehabilitation effort.

According to Mark Salazar's report on GMA News TV's Balitanghali, the polluted estero was cleansed, despite the resistance of several families to be relocated to Caloocan.

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno (in striped shirt) and Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu (in blue shirt and black jacket) inspect on Saturday, July 13, 2019, the demolition of houses built by illegal settlers on top of Estero de San Antonio de Abad in Malate, Manila. Moreno has joined Cimatu in his mission to clean up major waterways that lead to Manila Bay. Danny Pata

Moreno appealed to the remaining residents to reconsider, as he assured them that they would receive adequate assistance from the government. — Margaret Claire Layug/DVM, GMA News