MMDA to seize hung laundry

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METRO Manila Development Authority Chairman Bayani Fernando said yesterday MMDA agents will confiscate clothes hung outside houses in the metropolis as part of its “Metro Guapo” beautification program.

Fernando said members of the sidewalk clearing operation unit of the agency will seize laundry or whatever other things that are hung to dry on clotheslines, especially in front of houses.

The confiscation of clothes and other eyesores is part of the agency’s Metro Guapo project, which aims to beautify Metro Manila.

“You should stop hanging your lingerie and other clothes outside your houses, particularly in front of your residences. Our people would confiscate if they see them,” Fernando yesterday warned Metro Manilans during his radio program.

He said clothes that are hung in front of homes is not a pretty sight and some residents even hang their clothes in the streets.

“We should be disciplined enough to avoid using the streets and roads as a place for our clothes. These things could obstruct the pedestrians passing these streets,” he said.

Meanwhile, as part of the agency’s Metro Guapo project, the MMDA chief also warned shirtless, or “topless,” men from wandering in the streets.

“Before you go out of your houses, make sure you are dressed appropriately,” he said, noting that topless men are also considered eyesores.

Shirtless men caught by MMDA personnel will be told to return to their homes and put on clothes before they could go back outside.

The banning of shirtless men originated in Marikina City, where Fernando used to serve as mayor years ago.

The ordinance in the Shoe Capital of the Philippines is still in effect and is now being implemented by Fernando’s wife, incumbent Mayor Marides Fernando.