By Erma Edera The Roman Ongpin monument in the famed Chinatown district in Manila is now sporting a new look. (Isko Moreno Domagoso Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN) In yet another clean up job initiated by Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, the monument, which stands across the historic Binondo Church on Ongpin Street in Binondo district, was cleared of used bottles and graffiti, while the historical marker, that could barely be read in the past, was also refurbished. Moreno had instructed City Engineer Armand Andres and Department of Public Services Kenneth Amurao to clean up the monument that pays honor to the memory of the Filipino-Chinese businessman and philanthropist who helped Filipinos during the Spanish and American revolutionary wards. Just hours after Moreno issued his order, the monument was completely redone – a planter box that used to be filled with garbage now has flower-growing plants, and lights installed so that Ongpin's monument can now be seen even at night. The mayor's attention was also drawn to a half-open manhole that had been left unattended, and the presence of a post erected in the middle of the street. "This (manhole) is an accident waiting to happen. Ano ba ginagawa ng barangay chairman dito?," he said. The mayor also lamented the “utter disrespect” for the memory of Ongpin even after he already dismantled the makeshift barangay outpost that was built in the area. "Ako, hindi Chinese ha, pero nirerespeto ko ang naging ambag ni Ongpin sa ating bansa. Kaya nga pinatayuan 'yan ng monumento bilang pagkilala sa kanyang naging papel sa ating kasaysayan tapos binaboy lang," he said.