BAGUIO CITY — Mayor Benjamin Magalong today, July 22 issued an advisory for the public to prepare as the city expects abnormally heavy rainfall due to enhanced monsoon rains particularly on July 24 and 25.

As garbage continues to be a major concern due to flooding issues,  the mayor reminded punong barangays to ensure that no garbage will be left uncollected starting 3 p.m. today.

He also reminded the public to refrain from indiscriminately throwing their garbage to prevent them from ending up into the drainage inlets and causing flooding at the City Camp lagoon.

“I hope we had learned our lessons from our recent experience at the City Camp lagoon where sudden heavy downpour caused flooding at the basin after inlet screens were clogged due to wastes carried by rainwater,” the mayor said.

“Improperly discarded waste can exacerbate flooding and environmental hazards. This should serve as a compelling lesson on the importance of proper trash disposal for all of us,” he stressed.

He said people shoud be conscious of their waste disposal habit.

“Dispose of trash responsibly by using designated bins and avoiding littering in streets, gutters and waterways.  Additionally, ensuring that waste is properly bagged and securely tied helps prevent debris from entering the drainage systems,” he said.

General Services Officer Eugene Buyucan reminded barangays on the waste management protocol during typhoons or rainy days.

He said that in anticipation of the typhoons or heavy rains, punong barangays should advise their constituents not to bring out their garbage and instead keep them properly wrapped and stored within their premises to avoid being scattered or carried by floodwaters into the streets and waterways.

Buyucan said the garbage will be picked up as soon as the weather condition improves and immediate coordination will be made with the barangay officials before the pick-up schedule.

He said garbage collection during bad weather is suspended for the protection of garbage collectors and waste pickers.

He said this usually results in backlogs in the collection but they immediately work them out as soon as they can.