Water is life. Sadly, however, many rivers of major cities have been used as dumping sites for human and industrial waste. Las Piñas has not been spared.

Las Piñas has two major river system.
Las Piñas River: 12.6 kilometers
Zapote River: 18.3 kilometers

Both linked to each other and sharing 25.1 kilometers of tributaries
wherein marine life has been lost due to pollution. The program launched on December 13, 2002 with Sen. Manny Villar donating a backhoe on a barge, a speed boat and a dump truck to celebrate his birthday. Thus far, 7.5 kilometers have been dredged, equivalent to 13% of the entire project coverage.

Equipment donated:
2 Backhoes
2 speedboats
1 dump truck

Structure constructed:
C-5 Ext. Wharf - project office/training center
Naga Road Wharf - equipment station
Wire Mesh Strainer at Zapote River - to filter waste debris

Communities involved: 78; 69 in Las Piñas and 9 in Cavite

Total River Watch Teams: 78
Total Volunteers: more than 1,000 individuals

Complimentary Activites
Community Training with Couples for Christ - OIKOS
Volunteer couples train communities in Values Formation and Waste Management every Saturday

Pagtatanim Para Sa Kinabukasan with DENR-NCR
Planting of Giant Bamboo anf Kawayang Tinik
3,100 plants are helping prevent riverbank erosion

Training on Bamboo Propagation and Management

Zero Waste Management Training with Zero Waste Recycling Movement of the Philippines, Inc. - Train 20 Las Piñas Barangays - All Principals, PTA Presidents & Teachers' Association President of all 27 Public School in Las Piñas