Clean-up drive versus poll materials begins
The Dagupan City government buckled down to work on the litter and vandalism committed during the campaign and on election day.
In a memorandum dated May 15, 2007, one day after polling, City Administrator Rafael Baraan ordered City Engineer Virginia Rosario to implement a massive clean-up drive to remove all campaign materials posted and hung all over the city.
Rosario confirmed this and reported that her personnel had already started tearing down all posters, streamers and other campaign paraphernalia.
She vowed to finish the work in the downtown area alone on or before May 20.
Rosario said barangay officials had also assured her of their full support for the clean-up efforts.
She said she expects the city to be rid of all political campaign materials by June and before the onset of the rainy season
Meanwhile, a 45-man team has been deployed by the Second Pangasinan Engineering District based in Lingayen to remove the campaign materials illegally posted along the different highways, bridges, public buildings, other infrastructure, and even on trees around the province.
District Engineer Rodolfo Dion told The PUNCH that the 10-day clean-up mission started last May 15, will cost about P103,950 to pay the workers detailed by “Kalsada Natin, Alagaan Natin (Our road, let us take care of it)” project.
Dion said there was less illegal postering in this mid-term election compared with the presidential election in 2004 after a warning message was posted near the bridges prohibiting the placement of any campaign material.–APE/ EVA
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