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TAGALOG NEWS: TAMANG PAMAMAHALA NG BASURA SA TUPI SOUTH COTABATO, TINUTUTUKAN
Thursday 9th of May 2013
LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 9 (PIA)--Nakasentro ngayon ang atensyon ng pamahalaang bayan ng Tupi, South Cotabato sa tamang pamamahala ng basura sa lugar.
Kaugnay nito, puspusang ipinatutupad sa bayan ang Republic Act 9003 o ang Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.
Ito ay upang maging maayos ang lugar pagdating sa pagliligpit ng mga basura.
Nabatid na ilang dumping sites na ang ginawang eco-park at vegetable farm sa iba’t-ibang mga barangay sa bayan sa pangunguna ng pamunuan ng Barangay Poblacion.
Kabilang din sa mga ginagawang aktibidad sa pamamahala ng mga basura ay ang malawakang paglilinis at ang pagtuturo ng...
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29Aug2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Agosto 29 (PIA) -- Kung matutuloy ang plano, maaring sa South Cotabato magaganap ang National Convention on Solid Waste Management ngayong taon. Kinumpirma ni Acting Provincial Environment Management Officer Engr. Seigfred Flaviano, mismong mga opisyal ng Solid Waste Management Association of the Philippines (SWAPP) ang nagpanukala sa plano matapos nilang binisita ang South Cotabato at nakita ang matagumpay na pagpapatupad ng mga i...
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24Aug2012ILOILO CITY, Aug 24 (PIA6) -- Iloilo City Environment and Natural Resources Office (ENRO) Information Officer Grepa Gallego asked the schools to strengthen their solid waste management programs and be the primary vehicles in developing values on cleanliness and health. Gallego and her team from the Iloilo provincial and city ENRO have been going around public elementary and high schools to embark on a sustaining campaign on solid waste management to combat adverse effects of climate change. ...
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22Aug2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Aug 22 (PIA) -- Some P95 million-worth of heavy equipment have been acquired by the Ozamiz City Government for its Solid Waste Management Program (SWMP). These equipment was acquired by the city government to help maintain its cleanliness and to support its program on solid waste management, which has been started for sometime now, Mayor Nova Princes E. Parojinog-Echavez said during the blessing ceremony done at the City Hall. Among these equipment are four un...
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17Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 17 (PIA) -- The member-agencies for the Caraga Regional Ecology Center (CREC) led by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) will be validating local government units’ best practices on Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) from August 22-25, 2012. CREC members will be validating seven municipalities in different schedules as follows: Aug. 22 – Hintauan and Carrascal, both in Surigao del Sur; Aug. 23 – Veruela, Agusan del Sur and Socorro, Surigao del Norte; Aug. 24 ...
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09Aug2012SURIGAO CITY, Agosto 9 (PIA) -- Himoon sa gobyerno ang nagkalain-laing mga pamaagi aron masulbad ang problema sa paglabog og basura dinhi sa nasod nga maoy sagad hinungdan sa nagkagrabe nga pagbaha labi na didto sa kaulohan, matud ni Pangulong Aquino. “In the future siguro (we can transform) waste into energy. Nung nasa London tayo may kompanya na nagdeklara na nakapasok na sila dito at naumpisahan na ang proyektong yan. So pag ang basura nagkaroon ng halaga, yan na rin ang magiging solusyon...
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01Aug2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Aug 1 -- The city council approved on second and final reading the inception report of the prefeasibility study for wastewater, watershed and solid waste management in Cagayan de Oro. This approval was set during its regular session this morning, July 31, presided over by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas. The proposed project seeks to address environmental concerns such as the water pollution of the Cagayan de Oro River due to the absence of a sanitary sewerage and efficient d...
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26Jul2012PASIG CITY, July 26 (PIA) -- The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), through the Center for Sustainable Human Development (CSHD), will help in strengthening the capacity of local government units in solid waste management by providing technical assistance and identifying environmentally sound technology (EST) under the “Converting Waste Plastics into Fuels” project. The said project provided technical assistance and granted a refus...
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28Jun2012MAKATI CITY, June 28 (PIA) -- A new Executive Order (EO) signed by Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay that specifically distinguishes between primary and secondary packaging materials and exempts certain products from the plastic ban will take effect next week. In a statement posted on its website, the local government said Executive Order No. 007, Series of 2012 amends an earlier EO implemented last year that prescribed the implementing rules and regulations of Sections 21, 22 and 23 of the S...
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26Jun2012MAKATI CITY, June 26 (PIA) -- The local government will deploy today 45 teams from the Plastic Monitoring Task Force (PMTF) to inspect 738 establishments in the city, a statement posted on its website said. The statement said the deployment is primarily to obtain the current stocks inventory of these establishments on their plastic and other non-biodegradable materials that will be the basis for subsequent evaluations of their compliance with the Solid Waste Management Code of the city. Mayor ...
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24Jun2012ANGELES CITY, Pampanga, June 24 (PIA) -- The Angeles City government recently trained all its employees on Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) in partnership with the Mother Earth Foundation (MEF) to intensify the implementation of Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act. Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan said “we targeted the first participants of the training which is our employees and officials by practicing at the city hall compound itself where we are working, the city...
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11Jun2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, June 11 (PIA) -- With the celebration of Environment Month this June, the city government of San Fernando along with the Mother Earth Foundation (MEF) recently launched the community-based ecological solid waste program. “This program, which barangay officials are tasked to their part well, is aimed in fighting garbage problems within their communities wherein each of them should instill proper waste disposal and contribute to the wellness of mother earth,” M...
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25May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 25 (PIA) -- A town in the province of Agusan del Norte in Caraga region was added to the list of municipalities that are subject for the assessment of the solid waste management implementation. The municipality of Las Nieves, some 20.7 kilometers away from this city, is now added to the six municipalities that will be assessed or evaluated by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)-Caraga. In a phone-patch interview with Forester Joy Maagad, EMB-Caraga technical staff, he sa...
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23May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- The regional office of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in Caraga is set to assess/evaluate the six municipalities in the region on the implementation of Republic Act 9003, otherwise known as Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. Forester Jay Managad, EMB-Caraga technical staff said on July 2012, EMB-Caraga will be evaluating how the municipalities of Carrascal and Hinatuan in Surigao del Sur, municipalities of Esperanza, Veruela and Trento in Agus...
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22May2012DAGUPAN CITY, May 21 (PIA) -- Operating sanitary landfills might be the last resort for local governments to comply with the provisions of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act but the lack of social acceptance for such prevents them from doing so. Engineer John Lioanag of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said in an interview Friday that communities refuse the construction of landfills in their areas for fear that sanitary landfills are unsanitary. The Ecologica...
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21May2012MAKATI CITY, May 21 (PIA) -- The mayor of Makati has called on city residents, traders, workers, and city visitors to refrain from littering as a sign of respect towards others, in line with the citywide observance of "Civility Awareness Month" this May. According to a press release posted in Makati City’s website, mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay has also ordered the city’s Department of Environmental Services (DES) to intensify anti-littering operations in the Central Business District (CBD),...
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11May2012HINGYON, Ifugao May 11 (PIA) - - The municipal mayor here has issued an executive order reconstituting the municipal solid waste management board (MSWMB) of the municipality. In his Executive Order No. 07, Mayor Mario Buyuccan ordered the reconstituting and expanding of members MSWMB to carry out the environmental protection programs of the municipality for the welfare of the populace. The re-constitution and expanding of members of the board is in cognizant with Republic Act 9003 otherwise ...
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26Apr2012MARIKINA, April 26 (PIA) -- The city government of Marikina, through the City Environmental Management Office (CEMO), is currently converting styrofoam wastes into paving blocks which are used in park beautification projects in the city. The said project themed “From Waste to Landscape” is in line with Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. It also aims to increase the 55 percent waste diversion rate of Marikina. The CEMO collects wastes like used styrofo...
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23Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 23 (PIA) --In 2006, the Iloilo City General Services Office (GSO) had organized people living in a dumpsite into the Uswag Calajunan Livelihood Association (UCLA). It also provided livelihood trainings to for better practices and people’s participation in the management of the site. UCLA was formally registered with the organized Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2009, with the full support of the Iloilo City government and the Solid Waste Management for Local ...
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15Apr2012MAKATI CITY, April 15 (PIA) -- The local government has received a Certificate of Recognition for its “sustained good performance in the implementation of R.A. 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000,” a statement said. It said that Makati garnered the award from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), and the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) headed by DENR Secretary Ramon Paje. The said cer...
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14Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 14 (PIA6) -- Solid waste management advocates and practitioners will now have a venue for developing capacities through the first ever diploma course offered by Central Philippine University (CPU). The course is a graduate program which will officially start in June 2012 and every semester thereafter, under the CPU College of Agriculture, Resources and Environment Sciences. Engr. Aries Roda D. Romallosa contact person of the college and member of the Regional Ecology C...
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03Apr2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, April 3 (PIA) -- The city government of Lucena urged the women sector to help the government in mitigating the effects of climate change by simply segregating solid waste in their respective homes. Solid Waste Management and Environment Protection Division (SWMEPD) Officer-In-Charge Ibarra Quinto said the general services office (GSO) collects almost 55 tons of unsegregated garbage everyday. “It would be a great help to the local government if the 53,000 households in th...
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29Mar2012ILOILO CITY, March 29 (PIA) -- Constraints in funding and the inadequacies of the law are not real hindrances in effective solid waste management, if there are responsible, committed local leaders, a legislator said. Deputy house speaker Lorenzo “Erin” Tañada, in his message during the Fifth Solid Waste Management Summit yesterday, said if local leaders can manage their wastes responsibly, there is no need for the Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Law. He proposed...
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20Mar2012MAKATI, March 20 (PIA) -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), in partnership with the Metro Manila Mayors’ Spouses Foundation Inc. (MMMSFI), launched today the “Search for Cleanest and Best in Solid Waste Management Barangay”in Metro Manila at the MMDA grounds in Makati City. The search aims to encourage all barangays in the metropolis to maintain and sustain cleanliness in their areas in line with MMDA’s program to keep Metro Ma...
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20Mar2012ILOILO CITY, March 20 (PIA 6) -- The 5th Solid Waste Management (SWM) summit on March 28 to 30 will focus on building healthy communities through technologies and sustainable practices and lifestyle. The summit, which is initiated by the Environment Management Bureau (EMB-DENR) through the Regional Ecology Center (REC), seeks to enhance SWM practices in the barangay level. REC Coordinator Armando Dayrit said the event will bring in local government officials who will share thei...
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15Mar2012Honorable Maria Olivia B. Pascual, former mayor of Lallo, Cagayan and now board member of the 1st district, is one lady official who championed solid waste management in her serious implementation of the solid waste management law. Tagged as “Babaeng Maaasahan,” Pascual is a catch-all line for all the efforts she does as a local chief executive and a legislator of her vision for every Cagayano. She was a business woman turned politician and a known environmentalist. ...
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13Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 13 (PIA) -- Five municipalities in South Cotabato recently received recognition from the national government for sustained and good performance in the implementation of Republic Act 9003 otherwise known as Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. Cited for their accomplishments were the local government units of Banga, Polomolok, Sto. Nino, Surallah and Tampakan. The munici...
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01Mar2012TRECE MARTIRES CITY, CAVITE, March 1 (PIA) -- Governor Jonvic Remulla recently signed an order reconstituting the Cavite Provincial Solid Waste Management Board (CPSWMB) in order “to ensure the efficient management of solid waste generated within the province.” Executive Order No. 01-Series 2012 known as “An Order Reconstituting the Cavite Provincial Solid Waste Management Board and for Other Purposes” shall be chaired by Governor Remulla was signed last January and ...
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28Feb2012SAN JUAN, Batangas, Peb. 28 (PIA) -- Patuloy ang pagpapatupad ng "no segregation, no collection policy" sa bayang ito bilang pagtalima sa RA 9003 o Solid Waste Management Act, ayon kay Municipal Administrator Frank Illustrado. Sinabi ni Illustrado na ang naturang polisiya ay kanilang ipinapatupad upang matugunan at maisaayos ang solid waste management disposal sa kanilang bayan. Aniya, lahat ng mga barangay na sakop ng Poblacion at palengke kung saan dalawang beses sa isa...
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06Feb2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA) -– Tropical storm Sendong survivors are encouraged to observe sanitation in bathing, cooking and washing. Proper sanitation, maintenance of hygiene and concrete practice of solid waste management were among the health concerns highly promoted by doctors and nurses of City Health Office (CHO) in a relocation site and 39 evacuation centers, this city. Cleanliness of comfort rooms, shower rooms and drainage mainte...
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03Feb2012DAGUPAN CITY, Feb. 3 (PIA) — Garbage would be less of a problem if the barangays do their part in managing it. Leduina ‘Wendy’ Co, head of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office, said that waste management will be more efficient if the barangay officials would implement the provisions of the Solid Waste Management Act. Under the Solid Waste Management Act or R.A. 9003, each barangay should ensure that garbage are that can be recycled and residual wa...
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31Jan2012KALIBO, Aklan, January 31 (PIA) -- Inmates of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Aklan were oriented recently on the importance of proper waste management through an orientation/seminar on Ecological Solid Waste Management conducted by the local government of Kalibo. A report released by Kalibo’s Public Affairs, Information and Community Development (PAICD) bared that the orientation/seminar, conducted by the Municipal Solid Waste Management Services, aime...
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07Jan2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 7 (PIA) -- Bohol governor Edgar Chatto urges local government units (LGUs) in the province to find creative solutions in waste management and garbage problem or Bohol government may be sued administratively for failure to comply with Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Program. Chatto admits that “no LGU in Bohol could sufficiently say they have complied with the provisions of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Law.” &n...
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02Nov2011KORONADAL CITY, Nov. 2 (PIA) -- The local government unit here has created a technical working group (TWG) to conduct a thorough study on the city’s plan to establish its own sanitary landfill (SLF). Koronadal City Mayor Peter B. Miguel said, the primary objective of the TWG is to study and plan the city’s SLF in accordance to Republic Act 9003 otherwise known as "Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000." Members of the ...
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26Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 26 (PIA) -- The provincial government of North Cotabato is pushing for minimal use of plastic products in the celebration of its Kalivungan Festival and 97th Foundation Anniversary that started August 26 and will culminate on September 1. Gov. Emmylou “Lala” J. Taliño-Mendoza, a strong advocate of the environment awareness and protection, the provincial board, along with the organizers of the festival activities have ...
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24Jun2011KORONADAL CITY, June 24 (PIA) -- South Cotabato’s first cluster sanitary landfill (SLF) was opened yesterday in Barangay Colongulo, Surallah town. The six-hectare Category 2 SLF caters to the needs of the host town Surallah and nearby municipalities Norala, T’boli, Banga, and Lake Sebu for a common SLF where they can deposit their residual solid wastes in compliance with the provisions of RA 9003 otherwise known as “The Ecological Solid Waste M...
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19Mar2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, March 19 (PIA) -- The government, in partnership with private environmental network will soon launch Zero Basura Olympics (ZBO), an undertaking that will recognize best pratices of students and schools in solid waste management. ZBO will be jointly implemented by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Department of Education (DepEd), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and Earth Day Network Philippines (EDNP), a private organization. Roservirico ...
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16Mar2011KORONADAL CITY, Mar. 16 (PIA) -- The regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the city government of Koronadal recently agreed to work together for environmental improvement of Bulok Creek. Bulok Creek, which cuts across the city center, poses problems to residents here since it overflows during heavy rains. DENR 12 Regional Executive Director Alfredo S. Pascual and Koronadal Mayor Peter B. Miguel recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding under the ...
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