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                    [Summary] => Sagip Batis, a program involving the massive clean-up of creeks, rivers and other waterways in Quezon City, has reduced flooding incidents from 38 barangays in 2004 to only 25 at the height of tropical storm Florita in the last two days, a top city official said yesterday.  


Manuel Sabalza, chief of the Department of Public Order and Safety (DPOS), said that as of yesterday noon, the city disaster coordinating center has monitored only minor flooding in at least 25 barangays.


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                    [Title] => QC preparing for rainy season
                    [Summary] => The Quezon City government has mobilized its various departments to ensure that all emergency measures are in place before the onset of the rainy season that may bring flash floods and water-borne diseases.


In a meeting with the city’s department heads, Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said that all flood prone areas in the city must be fully safeguarded before the rainy season.


The mayor issued the directive after hearing reports of various departments, which laid down their plans. 


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                    [Title] => Singapore model for QC development eyed
                    [Summary] => Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said yesterday his administration wants to replicate the success of Singapore in the implementation of social, environmental and development programs for his 2.4 million constituents.


In his New Year message to City Hall employees, Belmonte said he is looking at Singapore as a model in terms of discipline, cleanliness and the promotion of community involvement.


"We are looking at a Singapore model for Quezon City," the mayor said.


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                    [Title] => Belmonte urges tight watch on waterways
                    [Summary] => Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. has urged the Environment Protection and Waste Management Department in the city to keep a tight watch against illegal dumping of garbage in creeks and rivers to prevent clogging of waterways that may trigger unnecessary flooding during rainy days.


Belmonte told Frederika Rentoy, EPWD chief to mobilize residents along waterways to help in preventing the illegal dumping of garbage in their respective localities. The mayor appealed after he personally saw piles of garbage in one of the major creeks in the city.


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                    [Title] => QC implements door-to-door garbage collection
                    [Summary] => The Quezon City Environment Protection and Waste Management Division (EPWD) has implemented a door-to-door garbage collection as part of the local government’s "clean city" initiative in all 142 barangays.


Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said that apart from the regular garbage collection being undertaken by the city’s blue garbage trucks, narrow alleys in the city are being cleaned up through door-to-door collection using mini-collection equipment manned by barangay eco-boys.


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                    [Title] => QC resumes cleanup of waterways
                    [Summary] => The Quezon City government is bracing for the rainy season with the resumption of its "Sagip Batis" program, which involves the massive cleanup of the city’s river channels and other water tributaries.


Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. has mobilized about 1,000 barangay volunteer-workers to clear the city’s rivers, creeks and esteros of garbage and other debris  in a bid to prevent the unnecessary loss of lives and properties brought about by flashfloods during heavy downpours, especially in the city’s low-lying areas.


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                    [Title] => Disaster management experts hail Sagip Batis
                    [Summary] => A team of international disaster management experts cited yesterday the Sagip Batis (Saving the Streams) program of the Quezon City government as among the most sound practices in reducing the risk of casualties in times of disaster.


US-based  Earthquake and Mega-Cities Initiative (EMI) said the Sagip Batis Program implemented by Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. reduces the risk to residents during earthquakes, floods and other calamities that may hit Metro Manila.


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                    [Title] => QC set to launch TXT Basura
                    [Summary] => The Quezon City government is set to launch "TXT Basura," a massive information campaign that would allow residents to get information on garbage collection schedules and report uncollected garbage by just sending text message to the city’s Environment Protection and Waste Management Division (EPWMD).


The TXT Basura program is part of the Clean and Green program being pursued by Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. It will allow residents easy quick access to information on the delivery of basis services to their respective barangays.


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                    [Title] => Belmonte commends Sagip Batis volunteers
                    [Summary] => Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. commended yesterday 1,000 "Sagip Batis" volunteers who carried out the massive clean-up of silted rivers, creeks and waterways in various parts of the city.


Belmonte made the commendation after the volunteers close to three metric tons of garbage from waterways in the past six months.


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                    [Title] => QC steps up declogging of canals, waterways
                    [Summary] => The Quezon City government has intensified the declogging of canals, waterways in a bid to further reduce flooding during the rainy seasons.


Acting Mayor Herbert Bautista said the "Sagip Batis" program, a massive clean-up operation to clear the city’s creeks and other waterways, is currently being carried out by the city government and the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA).


Bautista said that there was a significant drop in the number of flood prone areas last year when the Sagip Batis was jointly launched by the city government and the MMDA.


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In a meeting with the city’s department heads, Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said that all flood prone areas in the city must be fully safeguarded before the rainy season.


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Acting Mayor Herbert Bautista said the "Sagip Batis" program, a massive clean-up operation to clear the city’s creeks and other waterways, is currently being carried out by the city government and the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA).


Bautista said that there was a significant drop in the number of flood prone areas last year when the Sagip Batis was jointly launched by the city government and the MMDA.


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