Mayor Honey Lacuna appealed to all Manilans for their understanding regarding the city’s garbage problem and vowed that collection will normalize soonest, as the city transitions its garbage collection to new contractors.
The city, it was learned, posted a 400 percent increase in trash volume during the holidays, with its outgoing contractor, Leonel Waste Management, abandoning collection and proper transition to the new collectors.
The services of Leonel, it will be recalled, was engaged by the past administration under ex-Mayor Isko Moreno.
In her message at Monday’s flagraising ceremony, Lacuna owed up to the problem and asked for everybody’s understanding and cooperation amid the changing of the city’s garbage contractor amid the old one’s failures, deliberate or not.
“Kukunin ko na din ang pagkakataong ito para humingi ng paumanhin sa hawat isang Manilenyo sa nangyaring problema natin sa basura. ‘Wag po kayong mag-alala.Sisikapin po natin na matugunan ang problemang ito sa pinakamabilis na panahon at sisiguraduhin po natin na magbabalik sa normal ang atin pong paghahakot ng basura.
“Ang akin lang pong hiling ay ang inyong ibayong pang-unawa at pakikisama nang sa gaton, sa lalong mas mabilis na panahon, ay matapos natin ang problemang ito.’Wag ho kayong mag-alala. Hindi po nayin pababayaan ang bawat isang pamilyang Manilenyo. Kung tayo po ay sama-sama, gaya po ng aking laging sinasabi, wala pong imposible,” she added.
Lacuna also urged all Manilans to stand as one to face the challenges this year.
The lady mayor said that no matter what everyone’s differences may be, taking the path towards the same goal will ensure the success of the city.
“Hinihingi ko rin po ang kooperasyon ng bawat isa sa atin nang sa gayon ay mapanatili ang pagtitiwala sa atin ng ating mga kapwa Manilenyo,” Lacuna said.
