Don’t make creeks your garbage bin: MMDA reminds public

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Don’t make creeks your garbage bin: MMDA reminds public

Marilyn Cahatol,

ABS-CBN News

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Updated Jul 22, 2025 12:47 PM PHT

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MMDA personnel, along with local government workers and volunteers, conduct the “Bayanihan sa Estero” cleanup drive at Maligaya Creek near La Loma Cemetery in Barangay 120, Caloocan City, on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. The initiative is part of the agency’s broader flood control and environmental rehabilitation program, which aims to clear clogged waterways and improve drainage systems across Metro Manila during the rainy season.Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News.

MANILA — As the southwest monsoon or habagat continues to bring rain on various parts of the Philippines, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Tuesday reminded the public not to throw garbage on creeks that may further exacerbate the flooding.

“Huwag po nating gawing basurahan ang estero. Responsibilidad ng bawat isa ang tamang pagtatapon ng basura,” it noted.

The agency lamented the loads of garbage retrieved by its Tripa De Gallina Pumping Station, which included old furniture, wheels, tree branches, and other small garbage.


MMDA highlighted that disposable materials and trash should not be dumped in creeks as it could damage parts of the pumping stations.

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“Problema ang dala nito dahil maaaring magdulot ng pagkasira ng trash rake at iba pang bahagi ng pasilidad na humihigop ng baha, ngayong malakas na pag-ulan,” MMDA said in X (formerly Twitter).

MMDA chairman Romando Artes earlier said that there are 71 pumping stations operating at full capacity across Metro Manila, operated by the agency.

He added the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will also be constructing additional pumping stations.

Habagat, enhanced by tropical storm Crising, brought floods to various roads in Metro Manila.


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