Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso has vowed to sustain the city’s intensified cleanup drive, promising to scrub the streets back to cleanliness after years of neglect—while urging residents to help preserve these efforts.
In a Facebook post, Domagoso showed photos of a cleaned-up Divisoria in stark contrast with how it used to look like – piles of garbage everywhere, vendors occupying the streets, and sidecars and e-trikes plying everywhere.
“Good morning, Manila! Narito ang sitwasyon ng Recto Avenue, Divisoria ngayong umaga,” he wrote.
“Patuloy ang pagpapaligo natin sa mga lansangan at hindi tayo titigil hanggang hindi nawawala ang kadugyutan,” the mayor said.
Domagoso’s first day in office started and ended with a series of cleanup activities in major streets in the city.
During his inspection, Domagoso stated that no more trash was visible on the streets after days of garbage pileups in the city.
He confirmed that the area had already been flushed and cleaned the day before.
“Ganyan namin iniwan ‘yan eh, for three years. Consistency lang,” he said.
When the roads were finally cleared of trash and other debris, some vendors still tried to set up their stalls on the sidewalks.
Domagoso reminded the public and authorities to keep it that way. (Diann Calucin)
