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2 unusual facts about Pasig River


Annual events in Manila

Lavandero Festival - As part of the week-long Mandaluyong Day celebration, the unique festival focused on the city’s ancient tradition of washing clothes in the once clean and clear waters of the Pasig River.

Ynchausti y Compañia

This bridge spanned the Pasig River and connected the Binondo area (Muella de la Industria where the headquarters and warehouses of Ynchausti y Compañia were located) and Intramuros (the original Walled City of Manila).


Death of Mark Chua

Three days later his decomposing body, wrapped in a carpet, was found floating in the Pasig River near the Jones Bridge.

Legarda Street

Southwest of Concepcion Aguila, Legarda resumes as Pedro Casal Street heading into San Miguel and Ayala Bridge to Ermita on the southern bank of the Pasig River.

Manila Central Post Office

The location of the Post Office building in the Intramuros district of the city was part of the plan of Daniel Burnham for the city of Manila, which placed the building on the frontage of the Pasig River for easy water transportation of mails.

Marcos Road

The highway is an extension of Bonifacio Drive and Roxas Boulevard (Radial Road 1 or R-1) north of the Pasig River running north-south through the Manila North Port area serving the coastal Tondo and Navotas communities.

South China Sea

Major rivers that flow into the South China Sea include the Pearl, Min, Jiulong, Red, Mekong, Rajang, Pahang, Pampanga, and Pasig Rivers.

Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape

Near the boundary of Marikina and Pasig cities, the river meets the gates of the Manggahan Floodway, a controlled waterway used to prevent flooding in Manila during heavy rains by diverting most of the water of the Marikina towards Laguna de bay instead of Pasig River.


see also

Rehabilitation of the Pasig River

The Asian Development Bank gave the government of the Philippines a loan of $200 million to implement a 15-year slum upgrade program for Metro Manila which includes the rehabilitation of the Pasig River.