Philippines: Officials Aim to Reduce Carangan Creek Pollution

Trash traps made of fabricated steel have been installed by the Ecological Strengthening Through Environment Rehabilitation and Orientation (ESTERO) project of the Misamis University Community Extension Program (MUCEP) in Carangan Creek, Ozamiz City.

The project aims to determine the necessity of and the possible plans for dredging and de-silting of the creek and involve interventions, such as planting of bamboo and other plant species along the creek banks, rip-rapping and regular clean-up, Grace Villanueva, MUCEP Program Director, said.

She said regular clean-up of the creek has been conducted by the students taking up the National Service Training Program (NSTP) in MU, beneficiaries of the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the MUCEP staff.

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Press Release, May 22, 2013