Several truckloads of scrap materials were collected during a barangay road clearing operation in Cagayan de Oro.

Authorities focused on junk shops around the bus terminal in the city whose scrap materials have already encroached the road.

“Naay mga mentalidad sa atong mga kaigsuonan nga kung dili mapahimangnuan nagtoo sila nga sakto sila,” Barangay Lapasan Chairman, Julito Ogsimer, said.

Ogismer added that the road clearing operation remains a challenge.

“Katong gipang-clear monitor to ug naay mo balik badlungon hantod mo abot sa panahon nga mahasulan nana sila ug di na nila makwenta pila na ilang gasto nga dako na di na gyud na mo balik,” he said.

A junkshop owner admitted that they have a problem with their location but they are asking officials for understanding.

“Naay katunga nga uyon katunga nga dili pero ila mana mo sabay na lang para sa kaayuhan sa tanan. Naa unta silay pagsabot sa amoa mao ra baya among panginabuhi,” junkshop owner, Sunnyboy Lugsanay, said.