But despite all that royal moniker and being in league with the most elite (elite my ass!) cities in the country, I was wondering why the city couldn't afford even trash cans. Yes, the simple bins where we throw in rubbish and every refuse imaginable!
From Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) to Robinsons Mall Fuente, not a single trash can was in sight on the pavements along the busy boulevard, which stretches over a kilometer long.
Thank goodness to only two private enterprises that mind that cleanliness is indeed next to godliness. So basic, isn't it? Carry on, 7-Eleven and Robinsons! The segregation bins you had placed outside your buildings were the only saving grace every Cebuano should be thankful for!
No wonder the city is flooded with litter! Even though every Cebuano should have taken the higher ground in the first place by not throwing away their garbage anywhere (discipline, people!), the absence of trash cans perpetuates the idea that it's OK to do the ugly deed, because the government doesn't even care.
Is it really so hard to think that heaps of trash in the city invalidates the beauty of Cebu's beaches and waterfalls? Can't we make the streets sparkling clean alongside the city's growing number of shiny skyscrapers? Can't we make Cebu a clean and green city?
So for now, I am yelling this: Shame on you, Cebu City government! A dirty city doesn't make it first world! Trash cans aren't made of gold, are they?
