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| Tullahan River |
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| Tullahan Bridge |
August 11, 2010, Wednesday, we went to Tullahan River in Caloocan, boundary of Valenzueala and Caloocan for the conduction of this research paper. While walking on the Tullahan Bridge, we looked down and we saw how polluted the river is. There are lots of garbage’s on the side of the river, on the water and even beside the Tullahan Bridge. Both sides of the river have residents, on the right side, “Kalye Onse” and the left side the Apple Ville. We chose to conduct this research paper in Apple Ville instead of “Kalye Onse” because we heard that “Kalye Onse is not a safe place for us to go. We arrived in Apple Ville and we saw that only few houses are resided there, not more than ten. We went down and took some pictures.
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| Me, Nanay Kuring and Cris |
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| Ramon, Nanay Kuring |
We met the Gallado family. Gallado family is living in a small house, not far from the river. Lisa Gallado 34 years old and her husband Lito, 36 years old has six kids and Nanay Kuring, 62 years old, mother of Lito composed the family. Since Nanay Kuring is the eldest in the family, she is the best person to interview about the river. Nanay Kuring said that she have been living there for 50 years already and claimed that she is the care taker of the lot that there house was standing, we can’t confirm if this is true or not. We started to ask her about the river and we were curious what does the river look like 50 years ago. Nanay Kuring started to tell stories. She said way back before, Tullahan River was far from the river that we saw today. Young people are enjoying bathing in its clear and cool water, she said. They also manage to wash their clothes in the river, she added. According to her, fresh water fishes and turtles are visible in the river.
While she was telling stories about the river years ago, we could see that she is very proud about it. Then we ask her about the wastes and garbage’s that are scattered around the river. She said as time passed, the river is being polluted little by little by people. We asked her if they are being approached by garbage truck to get their trashes and she said yes, months ago. Nanay Kuring said that they are able to dispose their trashes before but now no more garbage trucks is coming to pick up their trashes. She also told us the mass of wastes we saw at the foot of the Tullahan Bridge were came from their Barangay Captain which is recently being featured in TV news, her statement also supported by other residents there. According to her, their Barangay Captain is the person to blame of throwing garbage’s to their place. We saw wastes from Hospitals like bottles of medicine, injections and other. We also saw wastes from food establishments like plastic cups, spoons, forks and Styrofoam’s.
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| Mang Lito |
The man on the picture is Mang Lito, he is picking up “talbos ng kamote” (sweet potato sprout) in front of their house to sell. Aside from kamote (sweet potato) they also grow kangkong plants (water spinach) that can serve as their food.
We all agreed to make a garbage stand along the street in Apple Ville where the garbage truck can easily pick up wastes of the residents. October 4, 2010, Monday, we went to Apple Ville to do the garbage stand, we brought materials like garbage sacks, woods, nails and hammer. First, we ask the resident’s permission to put up a garbage stand on their corner. We explained that we are students of Sta. Cecilia College and we would like to offer them a garbage stand to at least to manage their garbage’s. We all know that putting up one garbage stand on their area won’t fix the problem of pollution in Tullahan River, but we all want to imply that we are concern and we care. We would like also to at least open their eyes that they themselves must do the move to change their situation, a polluted area that could be a danger to their health. Then we started to work. One of the curious residents helped us in making it. Some are watching us doing it. Finally we’re done, our very own version of garbage stand and we call it “Tripod Garbage” because it is a three-legged rack with three garbage sacks hung on it.
While she was telling stories about the river years ago, we could see that she is very proud about it. Then we ask her about the wastes and garbage’s that are scattered around the river. She said as time passed, the river is being polluted little by little by people. We asked her if they are being approached by garbage truck to get their trashes and she said yes, months ago. Nanay Kuring said that they are able to dispose their trashes before but now no more garbage trucks is coming to pick up their trashes. She also told us the mass of wastes we saw at the foot of the Tullahan Bridge were came from their Barangay Captain which is recently being featured in TV news, her statement also supported by other residents there. According to her, their Barangay Captain is the person to blame of throwing garbage’s to their place. We saw wastes from Hospitals like bottles of medicine, injections and other. We also saw wastes from food establishments like plastic cups, spoons, forks and Styrofoam’s.
