Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)
Lingap sa Barangay Manila
■ Overview
The “MMDA Lingap sa Barangay” is a component of the Agency’s community outreach program and is in line with its broader mandate to implement programs on solid waste disposal, flood control and sewerage management, urban renewal and health and sanitation. All of which are geared towards the enhancement of ecological balance in various communities within Metro Manila, in coordination with the local government units (LGUS) concerned. The said clean-up campaign aims to stem the dire effects of flooding and the reported spate of dengue cases in Metro Manila.
■ Period of Implementation
- The “MMDA Lingap sa Barangay” program started with a massive clean-up drive last September 3, 2010 up to present.
■ Features
- The MMDA deploys 600-man MMDA workforce in alternate shifts to chosen barangays per day every week from Friday to Sunday. The contingent team consists of road clearing, sidewalk clearing and construction and equipment personnel with cleaning, dredging implements and heavy equipment in tow to scour densely populated and depressed barangays, and to help local officials and residents clean the roadways, markets, drainage systems and other public places, including the destruction of possible breeding places of mosquitoes.
The MMDA field workers leave the venue 3 to 5 days after the start of the activities to finish the commitments.
■ Outcomes / Achievements
- A total of 30 barangays were visited from September 23 to December 21, 2010 and 22 barangays from January 22 to April 1, 2011. The activities conducted in the said area are as follows:
1. bundling of electric and cable wires
2. clearing and cleaning of roadways
3. declogging of canals and drainage
4. dredging of water ways
5. hauling of construction debris and spoils
6. removal of illegally posted tarpaulins and advertisements
7. removal of obstruction e.g. junk materials, flower pots, extended awnings
8. removal of worn out tires
9. trimming of trees and cutting of grass
10. distribution of information, education, and campaign materials on dengue prevention and Anti-Littering program
11. community training on disaster preparedness
12. fogging of public schools
There are 23 schools in Quezon City, Marikina, Caloocan, Paranaque, Malabon, Manila, Las Pinas and Pasay City with a total of 1,012 classrooms, where fogging operations were conducted and treated with fogging chemicals.
(NOTE: Barangay visits were suspended for two (2) weeks, from October 18 to 29, 2010 due to the October 25 barangay elections.)
■ Inquiries
- Health, Public Safety & Environmental Protection Office (HPSEPO),
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)
7th floor MMDA Main Bldg.
EDSA cor. Orense St. Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City
(Tel) +63-882-0870 or 882-4151
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