{"id":225133,"date":"2019-07-30T23:06:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T03:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=225133"},"modified":"2025-01-17T18:57:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T23:57:58","slug":"mmda-lgus-join-forces-for-sustainable-cleanup-of-baclaran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/07\/30\/mmda-lgus-join-forces-for-sustainable-cleanup-of-baclaran\/","title":{"rendered":"MMDA, LGUs join forces for sustainable cleanup of Baclaran"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-225133 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/07\/30\/mmda-lgus-join-forces-for-sustainable-cleanup-of-baclaran\/bbva2734\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/bbva2734.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-225134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/bbva2734.jpeg 415w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/bbva2734-300x188.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-225134'>\n\t\t\t\tFILE: RECLAIMING BACLARAN. (From left) Para\u00f1aque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim, Pasay City Mayor Imelda Calixto-Rubiano, and MMDA General Manager Jose Arturo \u201cJojo\u201d Garcia lead the cleanup of the streets of Baclaran on Tuesday (July 30, 2019). The move is in compliance with President Rodrigo R. Duterte\u2019s directive to reclaim all public roads being used for private purposes. (PNA photo by Raymond Carl Dela Cruz)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/07\/30\/mmda-lgus-join-forces-for-sustainable-cleanup-of-baclaran\/img6745\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img6745.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-225135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img6745.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img6745-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img6745-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img6745-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-225135'>\n\t\t\t\t(PNA Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/07\/30\/mmda-lgus-join-forces-for-sustainable-cleanup-of-baclaran\/ltqn5328\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4608\" height=\"3456\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ltqn5328.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-225136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ltqn5328.jpeg 4608w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ltqn5328-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ltqn5328-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ltqn5328-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4608px) 100vw, 4608px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-225136'>\n\t\t\t\t(PNA Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/07\/30\/mmda-lgus-join-forces-for-sustainable-cleanup-of-baclaran\/xyzd1990\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4608\" height=\"3456\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/xyzd1990.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-225137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/xyzd1990.jpeg 4608w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/xyzd1990-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/xyzd1990-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/xyzd1990-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4608px) 100vw, 4608px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-225137'>\n\t\t\t\t(PNA Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the local chief executives of Pasay and Para\u00f1aque on Tuesday teamed up in clearing the streets in Baclaran\u00a0in compliance with President Rodrigo Roa Duterte\u2019s directive to reclaim all public roads being used for private purposes.<\/p>\n<p>MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim, MMDA General Manager Jose Arturo \u201cJojo\u201d Garcia, Pasay City Mayor Imelda Calixto-Rubiano, Para\u00f1aque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez along with other officials from the MMDA and the local governments led the operation.<\/p>\n<p>With the project being far from the first attempt to clear the streets of ambulant vendors, Garcia said a cleanup can be sustainable with determination from both the national and local governments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Dati naman kasi kaya pabalik-balik &#8216;yan, sabi ko nga hindi ganoong kaano &#8216;yung mandato eh. Kumbaga napagbibigyan. Pag ginusto talaga, mawawala, hindi babalik<\/em>\u00a0(In the past, the reason why ambulant vendors keep coming back is because of lack of will to enforce a mandate against the private use of public roads. In other words, they were indulged. But if we really want it, they could be removed and we won\u2019t let them come back),\u201d Garcia said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy modafinil online <a href=\"https:\/\/care.aanviihearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/modafinil.html\">https:\/\/care.aanviihearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/modafinil.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Olivarez said a cleanup must be sustainable through cooperation between national and local government bodies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Ang ginagawa natin<\/em>\u00a0sustainable\u00a0<em>dapat, hindi &#8216;yung isang araw lang makikita natin malinis<\/em>, second day\u00a0<em>malinis<\/em>. So\u00a0<em>in<\/em>-organize\u00a0<em>na ng ating<\/em>MMDA,\u00a0<em>ng ating<\/em>\u00a0city government\u00a0<em>at ng yung mga barangay<\/em>\u00a0to be sustainable<em>\u00a0itong ating lugar na ito at kasama rin natin ang<\/em>\u00a0police<em>\u00a0dito<\/em>(What we\u2019re doing must be sustainable, we should see this clean not just for a day or two. So the MMDA organized this with our city government, the barangays to make this sustainable through the help of the police as well),\u201d Olivarez said.<\/p>\n<p>He added ambulant vendors who once clogged the streets of Baclaran may be put up in vacant commercial spaces for them to be able to do business legally.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy symbicort inhaler online <a href=\"https:\/\/care.aanviihearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/symbicort-inhaler.html\">https:\/\/care.aanviihearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/symbicort-inhaler.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Kung makikita natin dito sa<\/em>\u00a0Baclaran<em>\u00a0may mga bakante tayong mga<\/em>\u00a0building\u00a0<em>dito na<\/em>\u00a0commercial spaces\u00a0<em>naman, na doon natin ilalagay sila para maging ligal na sila doon sa kanilang pagtitinda<\/em>\u00a0(In Baclaran we can see vacant commercial spaces in buildings, then that\u2019s where we\u2019ll put the once illegal vendors to make their businesses legal),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Rubiano said she spoke with the Pasay City Council about establishing a night market or a free market for the displaced vendors in her area of jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Kinausap ko rin po ang aming konseho na mag ordinansa para magkaroon kami ng<\/em>\u00a0night market o free market\u00a0<em>dito sa Lungsod ng Pasay<\/em>\u00a0(I also have spoken with our council to come up with an ordinance that would provide for a night market or a free market here in the city of Pasay),\u201d Rubiano said.<\/p>\n<p>The MMDA said the move to rid the streets of ambulant vendors is not a move to displace them but one which aims for the common good.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Hindi kami<\/em>\u00a0anti-vendor.\u00a0<em>Inaayos lang natin, itinatama lang natin. Nililinis lang natin. Kasi nga &#8216;yung<\/em>\u00a0common good.\u00a0<em>Para madaanan ng mga motorista. Kumbaga kung may isang daang pamilya ang mga<\/em>\u00a0vendors,<em>\u00a0ang naaapektuhan niyan libu-libong motorista<\/em>\u00a0(We\u2019re not anti-vendor. We\u2019re just fixing this, making this right. We\u2019re just cleaning. It\u2019s for the common good. So, the streets can be used by motorists. If vendors have hundreds of family members, thousands of motorists are affected on the other hand),\u201d Garcia said.<\/p>\n<p>Vendors themselves are willing to participate in the cleanup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Kita niyo naman &#8216;yan ginigiba, pumapayag naman sila kasi alam nilang mali. Pag alam nilang mali, susunod &#8216;yan<\/em>\u00a0(As you can see it\u2019s being demolished, but vendors agree to it because they know it shouldn\u2019t be there. If they know it\u2019s wrong, they will comply),\u201d Garcia said.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the displaced vendors affected by the cleanup, Garcia said the MMDA along with the local governments are working to provide them with legal and sustainable livelihoods but their past work as illegal vendors must be sacrificed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Hindi natin pwedeng<\/em>\u00a0<em>i<\/em>-compromise\u00a0<em>&#8216;yung utos. Hindi natin puwedeng i<\/em>-compromise\u00a0<em>&#8216;yung kalsada. Kailangan may magsakripisyo<\/em>\u00a0(We can\u2019t compromise the order. We can\u2019t compromise the roads. There has to be a sacrifice),\u201d Garcia said.<\/p>\n<p>President Duterte, during his fourth State of the Nation Address on July 22, 2019, ordered the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to suspend mayors and governors refusing to clear public roads to address traffic congestion in the country.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Metro Manila mayors accepted the challenge of President Duterte and were given 60 days by the DILG to comply with the order of reclaiming public roads.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy furosemide online <a href=\"https:\/\/care.aanviihearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/furosemide.html\">https:\/\/care.aanviihearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/furosemide.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the local chief executives of Pasay and Para\u00f1aque on Tuesday teamed up in &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":225134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-225133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","mauthors-raymond-carl-dela-cruz","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225133"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":284994,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225133\/revisions\/284994"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/225134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}