Balanga City, Bataan—Behind the leadership of Mayor Francis Garcia and Vice Mayor Vianca Venzon-Gonzon, the city government has recently been cleaning rivers and drainages to prevent flooding.
Plastic wastes and other debris that have clogged open waterways were cleaned, the most recent report from City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) said.
“Drainages in Virgen Mary Subdivision in Brgy. Jose were cleaned; the river in Brgy. Tenejero was dug up and cleaned; and drainages along Capitol Drive were unclogged,” CENRO reported.
Garcia and Venzon-Gozon have appealed to city residents to dispose of their garbage properly and refrain from throwing them in water tributaries.
“We saw the good result of the waterways cleanup, just the other day there was rain, and we experienced no flooding,” CENRO said. Butch Gunio
The environment office said Garcia and Venzon-Gozon seriously want to solve flooding in the city.