Hundreds of
employees gamely changed to white uniforms Saturday morning (Sept. 17, 2016) in
support of Mayor CTQ’s push for waste segregation and proper solid waste
management and in time for National Clean-up Day.
Armed with
trash bags, sacks, broomsticks and dustpans, they went around the Poblacion
areas sweeping, raking, plucking and collecting discarded objects lying around.
Before the
employees from various departments were sent out to their respective assignments,
however, Solid Waste Management Office chief Rogelio dela Peña briefed everyone at the Municipal Covered Court.
“This is
the day you will prove for yourself that most Filipinos are hard-headed when it
comes to following the law on waste segregation and solid waste management.” Dela
Peña reminded everyone of the existence of a law on solid waste management,
Republic Act 9003.
In behalf
of Mayor CTQ, Vice-Mayor Raul Sabangan encouraged everyone by saying that the
day’s activity would encourage volunteerism among the citizenry in support of
the aim towards proper disposal of solid waste. “In one tourism seminar I had
attended,” he said, “I realized that we have no beach and we have no mountain
in Bayambang to offer tourists. But I have also realized that there is no need.
As long as our town is clean, Bayambang can be the best town in which to invest
and live.”
In a
touching gesture, members of the local senior citizens organization also made
their presence felt by joining the clean-up drive, unmindful of the humid
weather.
Their
unspoken message, of course, rang loud: “No excuses – everyone must get
involved in the clean-up drive.”
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