CBD villages named dirtiest
AN IRRITATED Mayor Mauricio Domogan ranted about the filth of areas at the Central Business District which made it to the list of the dirtiest in the city.
“This is what being seen by our visitors,” as the chief executive rued the results of the concluded search for the Clean and Green Contest of the city.
Making it to the bottom of the barrel are the areas of Kayang-Hilltop, Abanao Zandueta-Kayang-Chugum-Otek (AZKCO), Upper Magsaysay, Malcolm Square-Perfecto (Jose Abad Santos), Harrison-Claudio Carantes, Upper Market Subdivision, North Sanitary Camp, Imelda R. Marcos (La Salle), St. Joseph Village and the Rizal Monument area.
Domogan said the 10 dirtiest was reported to by Dr. Julie Cabato, head of the panel of judges of the clean and green contest to have piss, spit, graffiti and garbage upon inspection of the areas.
The chief executive said a talk during one of the Association of Barangay Council meetings will be done to gather all barangays to address the problem on cleanliness.
“We will call these areas and talk about how we can address
the problem,” the mayor said.
On the other hand, cited as the cleanest villages were Green Water, Sto Tomas Proper, Hillside, SLU/ SVP, Middle Quezon Hill, Lualhati, West Bayan Park, Imelda Village, Irisan and Happy Hallow.
Domogan is advocating to institutionalize the search for the cleanliest and greenest barangay and make the event an all year round activity in a bid to keep the 128 barangays in tip top condition.
The concept of the contest is to become a venue for the preservation of the environment and the maintenance of the cleanliness of the city.
A cash prize of P50,000 will be given to the cleanest village followed by a P30,000, P20,000 and P5,000.
Ratings are based on overall cleanliness of the area, orderliness, greening and beautification, social participation and ordinances, education and information campaigns, waste management, livelihood components, presence of graffiti, barangay initiative and maintenance. The contest started after the 1990 earthquake with the city searching for the cleanest and greenest barangay in an effort to promote cleanliness and urge residents to maintain their surroundings.