Newly elected councilor leads removal of his tarpaulin campaign materials, recycle as tote bags

by Nimfa Estrellado May 15, 2022 Taytay, Rizal Councilor Tobit Cruz (Photo from his FB Page) TAYTAY, Rizal - Councilor Tobit Cruz personally...

by Nimfa Estrellado
May 15, 2022

Taytay, Rizal Councilor Tobit Cruz (Photo from his FB Page)

TAYTAY, Rizal - Councilor Tobit Cruz personally led the removal of his tarpaulin campaign materials, which he will recycle as tote bags to be sewn by a woman's organization as a source of income and livelihood, just hours after the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) proclaimed him as one of the elected councilors of Taytay, Rizal, on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.

"Wala pa yatang 20% ang natanggal namin na tarps, pero bukas ulit. Nakakatuwa kasi may mga nagvo-volunteer sumama at tumulong kaya bubuo kami ng isa pang team. Kumpara nung 2019, walang pagsidlan ang puso ko sa pasasalamat sa lahat ng pagbati ng mga taong nakita namin ngayon. Salamat po sa inyo" said Cruz.



Cruz made election history in Taytay, Rizal, not only by removing tarps to be recycled as tote bags to create revenue and livelihood, but also by making sixth in the council on 100% election and unofficial returns.

Cruz is a current member of Brgy. Sta. Ana is the first independent councilor candidate to be elected.



"Sa totoo lang, mas malaki ang takot ko ngayong naipanalo na natin ang laban. Mas malaking trabaho ang ating haharapin. Alam ko ding mas lalong susubukin ang ating pagkatao, paninindigan at mga pagpapahalaga. Kaya kailangan mas maging matatag. Tulungan ninyo po akong hindi magbago. Punahin kung kinakailangan at patuloy na paalalahanan sa mga pangako ko sa inyo. Padayon tayo," wika pa ni Konsehal Tobit matapos opisyal na iproklama ng Comelec ang mga nanalo." he said.

Meanwhile, 4 tarpaulins toner bags and campaign materials have been collected at Don Mariano Santos Avenue (DOMSA) in Barangay San Isidro sa Angono.



Following the Memorandum of Regional Director Ariel O. Iglesia of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) dated May 4, 2022 regarding the proper management of campaign waste materials, MENRO and GSO carried out the strip tarpaulin along DOMSA in collaboration with Brgy. Friday, May 13, 2022, San Isidro MRF, with assistance from Geocycle and Councilor-elect Dodie Canlas.

The tarpaulins were forwarded to Brgy. San Isidro MRF so that such wastes can be recycled or disposed of properly.

Part of the work is the task of the father and son team in Angono, Rizal in the program Mayor Vice Calderon and Mayor Jeri Mae Calderon to immediately remove campaign materials from public roads in the ZERO Waste program and keep our environment clean.