The Cleanest City in the Philippines (CAN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY DO IT?)

Bayawan is a coastal city located in Negros Oriental in the Philippines. This video talks about its unique distinction as one of the cleanest cities in the country and we’re here to uncover how they have achieved this. We’re taking you on a fun lesson on how this city has made sustainability as one of their core values as we learn about their sanitary landfills and the daily efforts that everyone is doing to keep their town clean and its people healthy.

Special thanks to:
Bayawan City LGU
Bayawan City Waste Management and Ecology Center

Jump to:
(0:00) Intro
(0:41) Pollution in the Philippines
(1:30) Bayawan City
(8:10) Waste Management Process
(18:30) Outro
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The Fat Kid Inside Studios

Erwan Heussaff - Founder
Kashka Gaddi - Content Producer
Eamonn Quizon - Cinematographer
Edel Cayetano - Story Producer
Harold Singzon - Story Producer
Mary Lournette Baligod - Story Producer
Kleo Balares - Supervising Producer
Hans Rivera - Multimedia Producer
Julius Rivera - Camera Operator
Steven Sune - Editor
Lorraine Santos - Editor
Dana Blaze - Editor
MK Tayona - Editor
Klyde Arce - Editor
Martin Narisma - Food Editor
Kathryna de Bustos - Content Manager
Chester Velasco - Production Assistant
Kevin Amponin - Production Assistant
Dustin Dagamac - Colorist
Sofia Paderes - Graphic Designer
Kim Manuel - Graphic Designer
Roanne Salvacion - Accountant
Donalyn Aranda - Accounting Assistant

Social Media:

[alinapatricia]

Wow - the waste manager is an intelligent man. He clearly knows what he's doing. This city is a model for the world.

[elenalina]

I've lived in Bayawan and I can say na hindi ito exaggeration in anyway. Napakalinis ng bayawan. Kahit wrap ng candy wala kang makikita sa daan hindi rin mabaho ang canals. Kung may baha man, sa river areas lang at humuhupa naman agad.
Napaka cooperative ng mga tao. Currently, nag iimprove ang Bayawan. May bagong projects and nakikita naman ng mga tao yung improvements. Kahit state university nila malaki at malinis. Good job, Bayawan

[johnlopez]

Garbage pickers don’t get paid enough in my opinion. They are one of the pillars of what is a civilized society. Being poor is not an excuse for being dirty and not taking care of the environment. That’s a responsibility that we all need to share

[chaymeeable]

Whoever legislated and continue to implement this great waste management are real PUBLIC SERVANTS! Together with them, the sense of DISCIPLINE by people in Bayawan city is really commendable.

This waste management deserves to be featured in the upstream media and be implemented country wide. As citizens of the Philippines, it is all our shared responsibility to reduce, reuse, and recycle our wastes.

Indeed, if government and people cooperate and coordinate, there is still hope we can make our places clean and green just like what people in Bayawan do!

Kudos po!

[axlaban]

As a technical person, I admire the manager's thoughtfulness to explain in simple words, some in tagalog, even though he clearly knows how to explain it better in bisaya/english. Kudos to you sir!

[cebuanagirl]

This city is showing what the rest of the Philippines can become with proper waste management. This documentary should be shown to all LGU’s around the country to be used as an example.

[jsu]

Thank you FEATR TEAM for sharing unknown stories to most Filipinos! I am a stranger to my own land but through these videos I AM LEARNING A

[theseeker]

The manager is very articulate. This should be highlighted in major news channels, role model city indeed.

[ramirodriguez]

this should be feature on mainstream media for other LGU’s to have an idea. at maging inspirasyon na den sa mga tao na posible. mahirap sa umpisa pero kakakayanin kung talagang gugustuhin. disiplina talaga at tamang implementasyon. isa sa kinahaharap ng problema ng mundo ang waste pollution. bukod sa increasing population.

[AngieMeadKing]

This is amazing, I cant believe we have this in the Philippines! Well done for sharing this and I wish everyone was as knowledgable as the waste manager there.

[kanorjunior]

I hope this documentary creates a ripple effect for the good of our country.
It is time to do our part.
Great Job to the City's leadership.
Great Job to FEATR.

[shindo]

I'm from bayawan and totoo malinis talaga, eco bag na gamit dito. Tapos kino collect talaga mga plastic kahit tagong sitio, at mga small community ay may clean up sa lugar nila, mga 4ps members dito samin nag cle clean up sa baybayin. Mga tao dito may garbage ticket talaga, proud na matawag yung lugar namin na malinis..

[jeromedeleon]

I like how this channel pivoted from food to fervor, from the self to public awareness and national advocacy

[titomondejardepablo]

I really liked how this video shows what exactly I learned in a whole semester of environmental science.
The processes of how LGU should regulates not just their solid but also yun mga maduduming tubig nanggaling sa mga bahay bahay.
Nakakatuwa lng kasi kung pano i eexplain ni kuya ang mga processes ay ganun din siya tinuro ng prof ko. Galing ni kuya manager mag-explain, very demure, very mindful.
I hope these kind of implementation will continue with the rest the country
THANK YOU BAYAWAN! THANK YOU FEATR.

[godblessj]

This waste management practice should be rolled out to the entire country. That manager and his team should be sent to Singapore for further development of their processes/system.

[SUPER_ORION]

The City of Bawayan stands as a shining example for other communities to follow. Their leaders should be commended for introducing and maintaining practices that will undoubtedly benefit both their environment and citizens. A special acknowledgment to the manager and the lady enforcer, whose pride, passion, and intellect shine through their words. Their people's cooperation with their local government is truly admirable. Their collective efforts have created a model community that deserves to be emulated nationwide. While we may have strayed from the values of discipline, respect, and cleanliness as we grew older, it's never too late to make a change and choose the path of righteousness and discipline.

GREAT JOB BAYAWAN CITY!
GREAT JOB FEATR!

[jestynick]

THIS IS INSPIRING! I hope maimplement ito on a national level hindi yung puro corruption ang iniisip ng mga politiko.

[TonyAlberto-qo]

CONGRATULATIONS !!! Bayawan is showing the rest of the country how to tackle the pestering problem of solid waste management. It's a model that should be emulated by every city and municipality as a serious respect to the environment. The spokesperson is doing an incredibly effective job of underscoring the urgency of this challenge.

[gliceltamonang]

The good thing, too is other cities in Negros Oriental also benefit from their waste management center like Dumaguete. Our city pays Bayawan city to manage our trash. Segregation has always been done for years in Negros Oriental, too. Thank you for featuring this! I hope this can be replicated throughout the Philippines. 🎉

[potski]

I've been to Bayawan noon and I can say it is indeed clean po. It's not only the implementation of the solid waste management program and legislation but also the cooperation, attitude and discipline of the people living in Bayawan because they think that being disciplined in terms of cleanliness for their surroundings they are concerned much for the good of all and for nature. Saludo ako sa people of Bayawan and the government working together to make your place better if not the best. Dapat tularan ng buonglugar sa Pilipinas to make it waste free. If you can do it then the rest can do it also. They just need the cooperation, right attitude and discipline to make their place waste free.❤️👍👏