Hundreds of employees gamely changed to white uniforms Saturday morning (Sept. 17, 2016) in support of Mayor CTQ’s push for waste segregation and proper solid waste management and in time for National Clean-up Day.
Armed with trash bags, sacks, broomsticks and dustpans, they went around the Poblacion areas sweeping, raking, plucking and collecting discarded objects lying around.

Solid Waste Management Office chief Rogelio dela Peña briefed everyone at the Municipal Covered Court, together with Ma-lene Torio and Valentine Garcia of the Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator’s office. The team then sent out the employees from the various departments to their respective assignments.

“This is the day you will prove for yourself that most Filipinos are hard-headed when it comes to following the law on waste segregation and solid waste management,” Dela Peña said. He reminded everyone of the existence of a law on solid waste management, Republic Act 9003.

Vice-Mayor Raul Sabangan next spoke in behalf of Mayor Quiambao. He said that the day’s activity would encourage volunteerism among the citizenry in support of the aim towards proper solid waste disposal. “In one tourism seminar I had attended,” he said, “I realized that we have no beach and we no mountain to offer tourists. But I have also realized that there is no need. As long as our town is clean, Bayambang can be the best town in which to invest and live.”

Here is a Video of a Backhoe and Citizen in Action on Removal of Waste Trash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_dZw7WiEYc

In a touching gesture, members of the local senior citizens organization also made their presence felt by joining the clean-up drive, unmindful of the humid weather. Their unspoken message, of course, rang loud: “No excuses – everyone must get involved in the clean-up drive.” (PIO/Media Affairs)