The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) launched the “Bayanihan sa Barangay” project in six villages in Pasay City on Wednesday, May 3.
Photo from Pasay PIO / MANILA BULLETIN
Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano expressed her gratitude to the MMDA for mounting the “Bayanihan sa Barangay," which is a clean-up drive aimed at helping cleanse densely populated areas and bring the agency’s services closer to the public.
Rubiano said the project was conducted in Barangays 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, and 132 in Pasay.
She said the MMDA personnel conducted services like drainage declogging, cleanup of waterways, trimming and pruning of trees, sidewalk clearing operations, painting of pedestrian lane, misting, one-stop shop query service for settling of violations and repair of perimeter fences along Estero de Tripa de Gallina.
The mayor said the team of the MMDA’s Flood Control and Sewerage Management Office, Health, Public Safety and Environmental Protection Office, Sidewalk Clearing Operations Group, and Traffic Engineering Center joined in the activity.
Rubiano said with the city’s barangays working together with the MMDA, it will
definitely lead to better and greater achievements as a community and as a
city.
MMDA acting chairman Atty. Don Artes said that the Bayanihan sa Barangay is a revitalized project of the agency focused on cleaning waterways and drainage
systems.
“This project is a form of participatory governance where we pool our resources to address problems in a specific area with a goal to bring forth cleaner and
orderly communities and healthier Metro Manila residents,” Artes said.
He also said that the MMDA is coordinating with the World Bank for the development of an integrated drainage master plan for the entire Metro Manila.
“We will draft a plan for an integrated drainage system which is essential in
keeping continuous water flow and avoiding clogging and eventual flooding in
the entire Metropolis,” he said.