“One concrete objective is to set up a waste management system whereby at least 75% of trash in the Luneta and Quiapo grounds are properly collected, segregated, and processed with the assistance of volunteers and the employment – to help in their livelihood – of at least 100 jobless and homeless from the Luneta and Santa Cruz areas,” she added. ‘Filipinos can do it’ As a note of encouragement Korean priest Ji Young Hong, who is in the Philippines for a few days for a seminar, shared his country’s experience during Pope Francis’ visit to Korea in 2014 for the 6th Asian Youth Day and the beatification of 124 Korean martyrs. “In every gathering with the Pope, especially as he led the beatification ceremony before a crowd that filled the huge city square in central Seoul, every participant made sure to keep his own trash and to pick whatever litter was found in his sector,” recalled Hong.