Back to nature: QC gov’t launches La Mesa eco park
April 29, 2004 | 12:00am
Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. led yesterday the inauguration of the La Mesa Resort and Ecological Park in East Fairview, part of the master plan of the city government to transform Quezon City into a garden city.
Belmonte, assisted by Senate President Franklin Drilon, ABS-CBN Foundation managing director Gina Lopez and Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System administrator Orlando Honrade cut the ceremonial ribbon before joining other guests in a walkthrough tour of the park.
Amid the sounds of gongs, Belmonte narrated how the city government and the private sector joined hands in the rehabilitation of the La Mesa Resort.
He said the 33-hectare park used to be the subject of a tug-of-war between national and local government agencies, including the MWSS, the Quezon City government and Department of Tourism.
When he assumed office, Belmonte joined forces with ABS-CBN Bantay Kalikasan to bring nature back to the lives of the people in metropolis.
"La Mesa is one of the jewels of Quezon City," Belmonte said in his brief speech.
He said the rehabilitation of the ecological park is one of the priority programs of his administration in its vision to make Quezon City a quality community.
The newly rehabilitated ecological park features an orchidarium donated by Drilon, a 50-year-old swimming pool, hiking and biking trails, a museum, an eco center picnic area, a playground and boating facilities.
"No need to go to Baguio for boating," Lopez remarked, referring to the recreational facilities offered in the park’s lagoon.
The city’s ecological master plan includes the development of the Elliptical Circle as the focal point with fully planted corridors leading to La Mesa Dam Resort.
Aside from La Mesa, the city government, Manila Water and MWSS have also rehabilitated Balara Park, which used to be the center of entertainment and recreation in Quezon City. It featured an amphitheater where stage artists performed in the 1950s.
Belmonte, assisted by Senate President Franklin Drilon, ABS-CBN Foundation managing director Gina Lopez and Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System administrator Orlando Honrade cut the ceremonial ribbon before joining other guests in a walkthrough tour of the park.
Amid the sounds of gongs, Belmonte narrated how the city government and the private sector joined hands in the rehabilitation of the La Mesa Resort.
He said the 33-hectare park used to be the subject of a tug-of-war between national and local government agencies, including the MWSS, the Quezon City government and Department of Tourism.
When he assumed office, Belmonte joined forces with ABS-CBN Bantay Kalikasan to bring nature back to the lives of the people in metropolis.
"La Mesa is one of the jewels of Quezon City," Belmonte said in his brief speech.
He said the rehabilitation of the ecological park is one of the priority programs of his administration in its vision to make Quezon City a quality community.
The newly rehabilitated ecological park features an orchidarium donated by Drilon, a 50-year-old swimming pool, hiking and biking trails, a museum, an eco center picnic area, a playground and boating facilities.
"No need to go to Baguio for boating," Lopez remarked, referring to the recreational facilities offered in the park’s lagoon.
The city’s ecological master plan includes the development of the Elliptical Circle as the focal point with fully planted corridors leading to La Mesa Dam Resort.
Aside from La Mesa, the city government, Manila Water and MWSS have also rehabilitated Balara Park, which used to be the center of entertainment and recreation in Quezon City. It featured an amphitheater where stage artists performed in the 1950s.
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