The Parañaque River was once “relatively clean,” as the incumbent Parañaque City Mayor, Florencio “Jun” Bernabe, Jr., would put it. "The color of the water was green because of its lush vegetation. We would swim back and forth from our house in La Huerta towards Don Galo. As we grew up, we would jump to the river from the Parañaque Bridge and had lots of fun doing so.”
Through the years, however, the Parañaque River has, unfortunately, deteriorated that may only be attributed to neglect and lack of concern among the city's populace. The development of new residential communities and commercial establishments has caused the influx of migrants from other towns and provinces and contributed to the increased discharge of wastes into the river. People continue to swim in the river but, with a lot of health risks.
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