MMDA to barangays: Join ‘estero blitz’

MANILA, Philippines - The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is urging barangays to join its anti-flood drive, which aims to clear waterways of trash and debris.

Last Tuesday, the MMDA resumed its “estero blitz” with the clearing of the Estero de Kabulusan in Pritil, Tondo.

MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino said yesterday 400 MMDA personnel will hold cleanup operations in two barangays every Tuesday and Friday and the agency expects barangay officials and residents to keep the waterways free of garbage.

The MMDA’s campaign is on its fifth year. For this year, the MMDA said it also intends to clean public markets in addition to creeks and esteros.