After more than four months, the La Mesa Ecopark in Quezon City – dubbed as Metro Manila’s last green frontier – finally reopened to the public yesterday.
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte joins Manila Water president and CEO JV Emmanuel de Dios, Bloomberry Cultural Foundation Inc. president and Manila Water chief regulatory officer Donato Almeda and MWSS chairman of the board Elpidio Vega in a short walking tour and unveiling of a new logo during the soft re-opening of Phase 1 of the La Mesa Ecopark in Quezon City yesterday.
During the park’s reopening, the mayor led the ceremonial signing of the memorandum of agreement for the stewardship of the ecopark with Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System chairman Elpidio Vega, Manila Water Company president and chief executive officer J.V. Emmanuel de Dios and Manila Water Company chief regulatory officer Donato Almeda, who also chairs the Manila Water Foundation.
La Mesa Ecopark last underwent renovation in 1999 when the ABS-CBN Foundation was in charge. The late environmentalist Gina Lopez was among the significant figures who led the park’s renovation. Admission to the park is free for Quezon City residents, while non-residents need to pay a minimal fee of P20. The park is open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.“Since the area is within the jurisdiction of Quezon City, we allotted a particular area, which we call a campsite. It will manage the campsite,” he said.
Visitors must present the email confirmation and – if a Quezon City resident – QCitizen card or government ID at the park’s entrance on the confirmed schedule. A bill that waives the entrance exam fees for students with an excellent academic background and of a certain household income..."Even if she gets a penalty of deportation, if she is convicted in any of the cases, she will first have to serve her sentence...
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