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Reviving Manila's esteros

  • Estero de San Miguel, Nepomuceno bridge this month.
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    Estero de San Miguel, Nepomuceno bridge this month.

    Estero de San Miguel, Nepomuceno bridge this month.
  • Estero de San Miguel, Nepomuceno bridge in 2011.
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    Estero de San Miguel, Nepomuceno bridge in 2011.

    Estero de San Miguel, Nepomuceno bridge in 2011.
  • Estero de San Miguel in 2010.
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    Estero de San Miguel in 2010.

    Estero de San Miguel in 2010.
  • Estero de San Miguel this month.
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    Estero de San Miguel this month.

    Estero de San Miguel this month.
  • Estero de San Miguel, Mendiola in 2010.
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    Estero de San Miguel, Mendiola in 2010.

    Estero de San Miguel, Mendiola in 2010.
  • Estero de San Miguel, Mendiola this month
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    Estero de San Miguel, Mendiola this month

    Estero de San Miguel, Mendiola this month
  • Estero de San Miguel, P. Casal bridge in 2010.
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    Estero de San Miguel, P. Casal bridge in 2010.

    Estero de San Miguel, P. Casal bridge in 2010.
  • Estero de San Miguel, P. Casal bridge this month.
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    Estero de San Miguel, P. Casal bridge this month.

    Estero de San Miguel, P. Casal bridge this month.
  • Estero de San Miguel, San Rafael before the clean up.
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    Estero de San Miguel, San Rafael before the clean up.

    Estero de San Miguel, San Rafael before the clean up.
  • Estero de San Miguel, San Rafael this month.
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    Estero de San Miguel, San Rafael this month.

    Estero de San Miguel, San Rafael this month.
  • Estero de Paco before the clean up.
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    Estero de Paco before the clean up.

    Estero de Paco before the clean up.
  • Estero de Paco this month.
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    Estero de Paco this month.

    Estero de Paco this month.
  • Estero de Paco before the clean up.
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    Estero de Paco before the clean up.

    Estero de Paco before the clean up.
  • Estero de Paco this month.
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    Estero de Paco this month.

    Estero de Paco this month.
  • Estero de Paco headwater before the clean up.
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    Estero de Paco headwater before the clean up.

    Estero de Paco headwater before the clean up.
  • Estero de Paco headwater this month.
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    Estero de Paco headwater this month.

    Estero de Paco headwater this month.
  • Estero de Paco MRF Pool before the clean up.
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    Estero de Paco MRF Pool before the clean up.

    Estero de Paco MRF Pool before the clean up.
  • Estero de Paco MRF Pool this month.
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    Estero de Paco MRF Pool this month.

    Estero de Paco MRF Pool this month.
  • Estero de Paco before the clean up.
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    Estero de Paco before the clean up.

    Estero de Paco before the clean up.
  • Estero de Paco this month.
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    Estero de Paco this month.

    Estero de Paco this month.
  • Estero de Paco near the Paco Market before the clean up.
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    Estero de Paco near the Paco Market before the clean up.

    Estero de Paco near the Paco Market before the clean up.
  • Estero de Paco near the Paco Market this month.
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    Estero de Paco near the Paco Market this month.

    Estero de Paco near the Paco Market this month.
  • Estero de Paco along Pedro Gil before the clean up.
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    Estero de Paco along Pedro Gil before the clean up.

    Estero de Paco along Pedro Gil before the clean up.
  • Estero de Paco along Pedro Gil this month.
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    Estero de Paco along Pedro Gil this month.

    Estero de Paco along Pedro Gil this month.
  • Estero de Paco near Quirino before the clean up.
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    Estero de Paco near Quirino before the clean up.

    Estero de Paco near Quirino before the clean up.
  • Estero de Paco near Quirino this month.
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    Estero de Paco near Quirino this month.

    Estero de Paco near Quirino this month.
  • Estero de Paco before the clean up.
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    Estero de Paco before the clean up.

    Estero de Paco before the clean up.
  • Estero de Paco this month.
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    Estero de Paco this month.

    Estero de Paco this month.
  • Paco Market in 2009, before rehabilitation.
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    Paco Market in 2009, before rehabilitation.

    Paco Market in 2009, before rehabilitation.
  • Paco Market in 2012.
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    Paco Market in 2012.

    Paco Market in 2012.
Estero de San Miguel, Nepomuceno bridge this month.
Estero de San Miguel, Nepomuceno bridge in 2011.
Estero de San Miguel in 2010.
Estero de San Miguel this month.
Estero de San Miguel, Mendiola in 2010.
Estero de San Miguel, Mendiola this month
Estero de San Miguel, P. Casal bridge in 2010.
Estero de San Miguel, P. Casal bridge this month.
Estero de San Miguel, San Rafael before the clean up.
Estero de San Miguel, San Rafael this month.
Estero de Paco before the clean up.
Estero de Paco this month.
Estero de Paco before the clean up.
Estero de Paco this month.
Estero de Paco headwater before the clean up.
Estero de Paco headwater this month.
Estero de Paco MRF Pool before the clean up.
Estero de Paco MRF Pool this month.
Estero de Paco before the clean up.
Estero de Paco this month.
Estero de Paco near the Paco Market before the clean up.
Estero de Paco near the Paco Market this month.
Estero de Paco along Pedro Gil before the clean up.
Estero de Paco along Pedro Gil this month.
Estero de Paco near Quirino before the clean up.
Estero de Paco near Quirino this month.
Estero de Paco before the clean up.
Estero de Paco this month.
Paco Market in 2009, before rehabilitation.
Paco Market in 2012.

ABS-CBN Foundation, through the Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig campaign, has been rehabilitating Manila's esteros in an attempt to clean up the Pasig River.

The campaign has transformed Estero de San Miguel and Estero de Paco from trash-choked streams into tree-lined waterways.

(Photos courtesy of Faizza Tanggol of ABS-CBN Foundation Inc.)