Caloocan City cited anew for Manila Bay rehabilitation efforts

The Caloocan City government on Friday, Dec. 17, was named as "Top Performing Local Government Unit (LGU)" in terms of implementing the Manila Bay rehabilitation program.

 This is the third time that Caloocan City was recognized in the yearly assessment of the LGUs’ compliance with the Manila Bay Clean-up Rehabilitation and Preservation Program (MBCRPP).

The city's latest award from the Manila Bay Task Force and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) was received by Engineer Maria Numenia Obina, city assessor and concurrent officer-in-charge of the Housing and Resettlement Office, and Ms. Marda Alina Dumaoang of the DILG field office in Caloocan. 

Mayor Oscar "Oca" Malapitan thanked the task force and the DILG for inspiring the city to continue improving projects which focus on maintaining cleanliness.

"Bilang mga mamamayan at lingkod-bayan, responsibilidad natin na panatilihing malinis ang ating kapaligiran (It's our responsibility as citizens and public servants to keep our environment clean)," Malapitan said.

The local government said it continues to coordinate with the DILG and the 188 barangays in the city in adopting programs that promote the rehabilitation of Manila Bay and protection of the environment.   

The MBCRPP is the DILG's initiative to clean, rehabilitate, maintain, and preserve Manila Bay for a balanced and healthy ecology for the Filipino citizens.