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Residents  appeal to motorists to avoid dumping  waste along Marcos Highway in Tuba

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (PIA) – Residents along the  Palispis-Aspiras Road, more  known as  Marcos Highway  in the municipality of Tuba, appeal to motorists not to make the national road as a dumpsite.


 “Sana po huwag gawing tambakan ng basura ang Marcos Highway. Kawawa na po ang mga taong naglilinis sa mga kalat na iniiwan sa kalsada,”  Poblacion, Tuba Punong Barangay and Liga ng mga Barangay – Benguet Chapter president Oliver Paus Paus said during the recent clean up drive as part of the Barangay at Kalinisan Day (BARKADA) Project.

(We hope that Marcos Highway will not be used as a dumping site. People cleaning the trash  left along the road are pitiful.)


Paus  said most areas along  the highway  under the jurisdiction of Taloy and Poblacion,  and even Baguio City are the  usual dumping sites of wastes by motorists.


It was observed that truckers  avoiding the truck ban in the city of Baguio,  and tourists who  are stopping by to view are   among the major culprits of the dumped wastes.


Paus expressed gratitude to the volunteers who support  the barangay in their efforts in cleaning up not only the barangay premises but also the stretch of Marcos Highway.


 On Feb. 17, at least  100 volunteers, employees from local and national  government agencies, students, teachers, and community  members participated in the BARKADA clean-up activity along Marcos Highway in Tuba.  


More than 600 kilos of wastes were  collected during the one-day clean up drive.


The BARKADA clean-up drive aims to sustain the momentum of the Kalinisan sa Bagong Pilipinas program  that aims to raise public awareness and participation in environmental responsibilities through proper waste management.


This convergence program  aims to strengthen community engagement and capacitate the local government units in order to provide and maintain a safe and healthy environment, explained Mory Paleng,  Tuba municipal local government operations officer.


Under Department of  the Interior and Local Government  Memorandum Circular 2023-133, barangays  are enjoined  to conduct a weekly clean-up drive and pass  a  resolution declaring one day of the week as BarKaDa Day. (JDP/RMC PIA-CAR)

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