MR. CLEAN Makes a Surprise Visit to Barrio Barretto!
Last Thusday afternoon the monthly meeting of Barrio Barrette and Baloy Beach business owners was held. Along with many of the local business owners, also in attendance were a couple of key officials from the Olongapo City Mayor’s Office who were there to address many of the issues that the business group deals with.
During the meeting the subject of garbage collection was discussed and it was noted that Barrio Barretto was in need of an additional trash collection day and additional trash bins for the use by the local public and businesses. It was discussed that prior to the two weekly collections that often excess rubbish was found on many of the streets. In the end everyone agreed that the issue would be further addressed at the next monthly meeting.
The next day, (Friday) MAGIC happened in Barrio Barretto. At about mid-afternoon I was walking up my street and it looked like a scene in a movie! All of the normal street rubbish was gone, the trash bins were lined up like soldiers at attention. When I reached the National Highway, it was more of the same. Areas that previously were covered in trash were now “spot-less”! I rode a trike up to near General’s and noted that it was the same all along the way. When I pointed the surprise out to a number of business owners and locals, they all noted the same thing, it was amazing.
No one knows as to how or when the clean-up took place. It was as if “MR. CLEAN” had made a pass through the area and swept everything away! It was truly amazing as you can see in the attached photos.
I’m glad to report that the National Highway area is still looking good. I wish that I could say the same for the street that I live on. Other parts of the Philippines are spot-less with people caring about their surroundings. It’s clearly a different situation in the Olongapo area. Hopefully over time this can change.
In the mean-while, we’ll keep you advised when we can determine details about “Mr. Clean’s” visit and how they cleaned everything up with no-one noticing. It truly was amazing!
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