13 Facts About Pasig River

Pasig River is a water body in the Philippines that connects Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay.

Pasig River is technically a tidal estuary, as the flow direction depends upon the water level difference between Manila Bay and Laguna de Bay.

Pasig River used to be an important transport route and source of water for Spanish Manila.

Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission was a Philippine government agency established to oversee rehabilitation efforts for the river from 1999 until it was abolished in November 2019.

Isla de Convalecencia, the only island dividing the Pasig River, can be found in Manila and is where the Hospicio de San Jose is located.

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One major river that drains Laguna de Bay is the Taguig Pasig River, which enters into Taguig before becoming the Pateros Pasig River; it is the border between the municipalities of Pateros and Makati.

The Pateros Pasig River then enters the confluence where the Napindan Channel and Marikina Pasig River meet.

The last bridge near the mouth of the Pasig is the Roxas Bridge from San Nicolas to the Port Area and Intramuros.

Growth of Manila along the banks of the Pasig River has made it a focal point for development and historical events.

Pasig River's main watershed is concentrated in the plains between Manila Bay and Laguna de Bay.

Pasig River is vulnerable to flooding in times of very heavy rainfall, with the Marikina River tributary the main source of the floodwater.

Pasig River served as an important means of transport; it was Manila's lifeline and center of economic activity.

In 1990, the Pasig River was considered biologically dead by the Danish International Development Agency.