Pasig River

The Pasig River is a river that passes through the capital of the Philippines, Manila. It is named after the city Pasig. It has a drainage basin that is bigger than 4,000 square kilometers,^[1] but is only 25 kilometers long. It is very polluted.^[2]

Gallery

Pasig River Media

1847 painting by José Honorato Lozano showing a casco barge and sampans traversing the Puente de España bridge (replaced by the Jones Bridge)
View of the Pasig River in 1826–1829
Casco barges, steamers, and other sailing vessels in Pasig in 1917
Original caption (cropped out): A bend in the Pasig River, Manila Description: (cropped out): *In the foreground is an old cigar and cigarette factory. Farther up is a sugar house, where a poor grade of refining is done. The cathedral spire and dome of the Church of San Francisco, the oldest church in Manila rise in the distance.
Aerial view of Fort William McKinley and the Pasig River, c. 1930s
River Pasig, showing Russell and Srugis's Former Office (Manila, 1900)
The Pasig River connects Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay and bisects the Philippine capital of Manila into northern and southern halves. Manila, Philippines.
The Pasig River near Quiapo
View from Fort Santiago

References

↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2018-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Pasig River Rehabilitation Program". Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2018-11-26.

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[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2018-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Pasig River Rehabilitation Program". Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2018-11-26.

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