People obtain the most basic and mundane government services at the barangay, and its small inefficiencies and petty corruption snowball into a huge challenge for the city's new mayor.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS. Vico Sotto supporters gather at the Pasig City Hall. Photo by Rob Reyes/Rappler
The recent toppling of the Eusebio dynasty from Pasig City Hall by the young new mayor, Vico Sotto, has drawn the country’s attention to this riverside nook whose namesake river has long been associated with the metropolis’ putrefaction. Then, quite interestingly, just as Metro Manila denizens began to notice signs of new life flowing into the Pasig River after years of sporadic efforts to revive it, Pasig, the city, now seems to be catching on.
Problem is, there were hundreds of them. The older ones brought a relative or helper to assist them, so the crowd swelled and not everyone could fit under the canopy. Kind souls gave up their spot to the poorSince nobody could tell at what time the mayor was arriving, someone from the barangay decided to serve the food early. It was supposed to be a Christmas party.
Enterprising as always, she managed to reserve seats on the bus for her relatives who lived in another barangay, still in Pasig, even though they were not local government employees. She had worked at the barangay for many years, and she knew how to do what she wanted to do.
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