22/10/2025
TWICE WEEKLY CLEANUP: LEGAZPI MAYOR ISMAIL KICKS OFF SUSTAINED 'SPAGHETTI WIRE' CLEARING CAMPAIGN‼️ 🏙
LEGAZPI CITY – Mayor Hisham B. Ismail has fulfilled his commitment to clean up the city, personally launching a major, sustained operation to clear the dangerous and messy "spaghetti wires" plaguing Legazpi's utility poles.
The initiative commenced today, Wednesday, October 22, 2025, along Rizal Street in Barangay Lapu-Lapu, and WILL SYSTEMATICAY COVER THE CITY'S MAIN THOROUGHFARES.
Mayor Ismail successfully secured a key commitment from the project partners—the LEGAZPI CITY ENGINEERING OFFICE, the Albay Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ALECO), and the VARIOUS CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDERS—to ensure rapid results.
TWICE A WEEK, these teams will be deployed to actively untangle, consolidate, and remove the unused and hazardous lines. This frequency is intended to transform the visual landscape of the city center quickly.
The Mayor announced a clear target for the completion of the major clearing operations: BEFORE THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. The goal is to make Legazpi a safe and happy place, free from dangling wires, allowing residents and visitors to enjoy the holiday festivities.
"This is not a one-time operation; this is a sustained effort for a 𝗕𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗽𝗶," Mayor Ismail stated. "We are addressing the 'spaghetti wires' because they are not just eyesores, they are serious 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀. The commitment from ALECO and the telcos to work 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 is crucial, and we will hold them accountable to this schedule."
The Mayor lauded the immediate cooperation of the stakeholders and the local government workforce.
"Thank you for heeding our call to fix this immediately. This collaborative spirit—𝗔𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘀—proves that when 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, we can achieve real change," the Mayor added.
