EMPLOYEES of the Provincial Government of Misamis Oriental are ordered to participate in the year-round clean up drive around the premises of the Capitol compound.

The initiative started Friday, August 10 and will be done regularly every first Friday of the month.

Provincial administrator Jocelyn Lood-Mateo said that capitol workers must lead in maintaining the cleanliness and sanitation.

Capitol officials have seen the said move as an effective method to encourage the public to also clean their respective surroundings to ward off illnesses such as dengue and other health problems.

Mateo said all department heads and chiefs of offices are also joining the mass grooming of all trees stood within the vicinity of the capitol once every six months.

Governor Yevgeny Emano lauded the said effort to educate people the value of cleanliness to prevent diseases even as he urged the public to join the activity.

The activity falls under the capitol's health program which is among the eight pillars of the Emano administration.