Matanglawin
Sept. 1,2010
I was once had the priviledge to study in Japan and I saw the difference of Japan and Philippines in terms of cleanliness of our environment.
I happened to visit North Harbour last night together with my japanese friend and it was him who noticed how dirty the place was. I noticed it too but I tried to ignore from that topic for it might end up to a bad discussion. I'm a mylot subscriber and onced mentioned it too as one of my topic, however it fell into a depht ear.
I have seen other places like Australia, Canada, Japan, US, Europe and Singapore and truly these places are clean and beautiful. It is appalling to compare the Phillipines with them. I understand that the Philippines is a poor country but, the more that I felt poorer the way I looked at the dirty places of Navotas, Tondo area, and going home as we passed by Divisoria. It is natural thing to be poor, but being dirty is abnormal.
In my simple way, I tried helping cleaning the seashore along baywalk area but time by time the garbage is accumulating more and more. At home in Mandaluyong at least garbage management is a little bit better and people are digging old canal to prevent them from clogging up which will also help in preventing flooding in the area during this rainy season. Truly, it was a relief that our area is clean which is too a reason for a good health of the community.
Yes, I am happy in my area but I always feel a sting in my heart every time I see places such as last night. Oh yes, I too remember every saturday as I accompany my wife going to market and at the back of the market was a river, a stingking and dying river full of garbage. As I sat and wait for my wife doing the marketing, I always thought of how I could help this river.But how? Yes it need money to do it but it can be done. I remember once i tried too, and stopping a lady trying to dump her garbage in the river and what I got was a " Mura, putang ina mo wala kang pakialam dito". Oh well yes; why should I care anyway and I simply smiled away.
I think, we can clean our environment if we have will to do it like other countries around us. The support of the government will play a big role, if not, soon our place will be a dying world. We can always develop and raised the livelihood of the poor, but cleanliness is always part of progress.
Matanglawin.
Sept.3,2010 Friday
I was in front of the tv news this morning and I was happy to see the action of government to distribute leaflets along MRT stations, bus station and giving the passing public the information on rules of littering, and have apprehended a guy who disposes a candy wrapper just elsewhere is fined of 500 pesos to 1000 or be given a community work of cleaning the street.
It is a good sign by the government to promote and has the will to implement cleanliness and protection of environment. If this move will go on, little by little, we can educate everyone the proper disposal of garbage and soon our environment will be clean
Matanglawin
Sept.3,2010-1830H
It looks like not one soul wants to read my topic, but I love writing anyway. And one of the issue this morning was about cigarrete butts. Yes, maybe we cannot stop people from smoking but at least this people should learn how to dispose their cigarette butts properly and smoke only on designated areas.
Singapore was one of the model places to imitate. In Singapore, the government have set up smoking areas along the roads where people use to wait, a big ashtray made of cement can be seen to signify a place where people can smoke and a place to dispose their butts. Last July, I visited Davao and they are following the same style, stablishment where people use to meelee are often with an asthray. Makati was one of the places with stringent rule on smoking but you will not find an ashtray somewhere. Therefore, smokers tend to sneak and find ways to smoke, but their buts are thrown away elsewhere too that will add up to rubbish along the streets.
I heard of cases where smokers are apprehended by police and being find, but this again are ways for police to do bribing for not one police had ever apprehended the smoker and turn over his loot to the government.
I think, let the smoker smoke in proper places, they too are paying taxes but at least they should be provided with an asthray. Smoking is not good for the health but it is an old generation vice that not one government in the world that succeded in stopping them.
Not unlike the japanese with discipline to smoke, they donot just dispose their butts elsewhere as they like, they are provided with a cigarette butt pocket.
Matanglawin
I was once had the priviledge to study in Japan and I saw the difference of Japan and Philippines in terms of cleanliness of our environment.
I happened to visit North Harbour last night together with my japanese friend and it was him who noticed how dirty the place was. I noticed it too but I tried to ignore from that topic for it might end up to a bad discussion. I'm a mylot subscriber and onced mentioned it too as one of my topic, however it fell into a depht ear.
I have seen other places like Australia, Canada, Japan, US, Europe and Singapore and truly these places are clean and beautiful. It is appalling to compare the Phillipines with them. I understand that the Philippines is a poor country but, the more that I felt poorer the way I looked at the dirty places of Navotas, Tondo area, and going home as we passed by Divisoria. It is natural thing to be poor, but being dirty is abnormal.
In my simple way, I tried helping cleaning the seashore along baywalk area but time by time the garbage is accumulating more and more. At home in Mandaluyong at least garbage management is a little bit better and people are digging old canal to prevent them from clogging up which will also help in preventing flooding in the area during this rainy season. Truly, it was a relief that our area is clean which is too a reason for a good health of the community.
Yes, I am happy in my area but I always feel a sting in my heart every time I see places such as last night. Oh yes, I too remember every saturday as I accompany my wife going to market and at the back of the market was a river, a stingking and dying river full of garbage. As I sat and wait for my wife doing the marketing, I always thought of how I could help this river.But how? Yes it need money to do it but it can be done. I remember once i tried too, and stopping a lady trying to dump her garbage in the river and what I got was a " Mura, putang ina mo wala kang pakialam dito". Oh well yes; why should I care anyway and I simply smiled away.
I think, we can clean our environment if we have will to do it like other countries around us. The support of the government will play a big role, if not, soon our place will be a dying world. We can always develop and raised the livelihood of the poor, but cleanliness is always part of progress.
Matanglawin.
Sept.3,2010 Friday
I was in front of the tv news this morning and I was happy to see the action of government to distribute leaflets along MRT stations, bus station and giving the passing public the information on rules of littering, and have apprehended a guy who disposes a candy wrapper just elsewhere is fined of 500 pesos to 1000 or be given a community work of cleaning the street.
It is a good sign by the government to promote and has the will to implement cleanliness and protection of environment. If this move will go on, little by little, we can educate everyone the proper disposal of garbage and soon our environment will be clean
Matanglawin
Sept.3,2010-1830H
It looks like not one soul wants to read my topic, but I love writing anyway. And one of the issue this morning was about cigarrete butts. Yes, maybe we cannot stop people from smoking but at least this people should learn how to dispose their cigarette butts properly and smoke only on designated areas.
Singapore was one of the model places to imitate. In Singapore, the government have set up smoking areas along the roads where people use to wait, a big ashtray made of cement can be seen to signify a place where people can smoke and a place to dispose their butts. Last July, I visited Davao and they are following the same style, stablishment where people use to meelee are often with an asthray. Makati was one of the places with stringent rule on smoking but you will not find an ashtray somewhere. Therefore, smokers tend to sneak and find ways to smoke, but their buts are thrown away elsewhere too that will add up to rubbish along the streets.
I heard of cases where smokers are apprehended by police and being find, but this again are ways for police to do bribing for not one police had ever apprehended the smoker and turn over his loot to the government.
I think, let the smoker smoke in proper places, they too are paying taxes but at least they should be provided with an asthray. Smoking is not good for the health but it is an old generation vice that not one government in the world that succeded in stopping them.
Not unlike the japanese with discipline to smoke, they donot just dispose their butts elsewhere as they like, they are provided with a cigarette butt pocket.
Matanglawin
