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Jekki Pascual

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<p>MANILA - San Miguel Corp is no longer pursuing the construction of the proposed Pasig River Expressway (PAREX), the company&#x27;s President and CEO Ramon Ang said on Monday.</p><p>&quot;Yung project, hindi ko itutuloy (The project, I won&#x27;t push it anymore),&quot; Ang said citing opposition to the controversial proposed tollway.</p><p>PAREX was supposed to be a 19-kilometer 6-lane elevated tollway running the length of the Pasig River.</p><p>It was expected to reduce travel time between the Eastern and Western sections of Metro Manila and connect Rizal province to Manila.</p><p>In 2021, the Department of Transportation said San Miguel signed a Supplemental Toll Operations Agreement (STOA) for PAREX, signaling the start of the project.</p><p>However, environmentalists and heritage advocates opposed the project saying it would further damage the already polluted Pasig river and would be an eyesore along Metro Manila&#x27;s main waterway.</p><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="1783934"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><p>Transport advocates also doubted that the expressway would lessen congestion in Metro Manila.</p><p>&quot;If the public thinks that it is not good to the public welfare, hindi namin gagawin yun (we won&#x27;t push through with it),&quot; Ang added. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/21/21/san-miguel-takes-step-closer-to-pasig-river-expressway">San Miguel Corp, govt officials sign agreement on Pasig River Expressway</a></div><div><a href="https://news2.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/10/01/21/why-transport-heritage-advocates-are-against-parex">What we stand to lose if the P95-B PAREX gets built, according to concerned groups</a></div><p>Last week, a newspaper also reported that San Miguel and Metro Pacific Investments Corp were mulling elevated expressways over C5 and EDSA.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/3/15/elevated-tollways-not-solution-to-traffic-biz-group-1314">Elevated tollways not solution to traffic: biz group</a></div><p>San Miguel is set to take over the operations of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport this year, even as it builds another international aiport in Bulacan.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/3/18/san-miguel-led-group-dotr-sign-naia-rehab-deal-905">San Miguel-led group, DOTr sign NAIA rehab deal</a></div>

<p>San Miguel Corp is no longer pursuing the construction of the proposed Pasig River Expressway (PAREX), the company's President and CEO Ramon Ang said on Monday.</p>

San Miguel Corp is no longer pursuing the construction of the proposed Pasig River Expressway (PAREX), the company's President and CEO Ramon Ang said on Monday.

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San Miguel chief Ang says Pasig River Expressway project scrapped

Jekki Pascual,

ABS-CBN News

Published March 18, 2024 04:19 PM PHT

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