SATURDAY may be a time for relaxation from a long and tiring week but for some Davao Light and Power Company personnel it is going to be all about cleaning up.
Hence, last January 21, the Power Plant and Safety Departments of the electric utility conducted a canal waterway clean up activity dubbed “Oplan Clean-up Estero” in Barangay 19-B behind the company›s Bajada Power Plant.
Some 30 personnel and volunteers banded together to declog and clean the esteros which have caused flooding and the spread of the dengue virus in the area.
The campaign, spearheaded by Engrs. Ferdinand Cabalhin and Edelito Fernandez, department managers of Power Plant and Safety, respectively, stemmed from the successful participation of Davao Light in the Linis Estero campaign of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources last June 2011.
We want to show the residents how vital it is to have unclogged esteros through this clean-up effort,” Fernandez said. “We also want to continue this project in other areas within our franchise in the hope of reducing flooding in the metropolis, especially during heavy rains,” Cabalhin added.
The activity was also participated in by Brgy. Kagawad Edwin Sobrecary and Purok Leader, Gloria Butron, whom Davao Light coordinated with to conduct the activity.
“Our barangay is fortunate to have been chosen as part of this campaign, which proves that Davao Light really cares for us,” Butron said.
The clean-up drive is a proven strategy that is cheaper, easier, and a more effective solution for floods in the city. Hopefully, more barangays will be part of the campaign and more residents will be encouraged to start cleaning their own waterways according to Fernandez. [DLPC PR]
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