BANTARGEBANG, Indonesia (AP) — Long before dawn breaks over Indonesia ’s largest landfill, Nur Wencih joins thousands of waste pickers climbing mountains of garbage, searching for anything they can sell. The 35-year-old widow has worked at the site on Jakarta’s eastern edge for two decades,...
Stressing the need to improve waste disposal, President Marcos said the decades-old Ecological Solid Waste Management Act will be updated. "Sa kabila ng mga ginagawa nating ito, kailangan pa rin nating iwasto ang ating pamamaraan sa pagtapon ng basura (Despite all these efforts, we must still...
Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares reminded residents to properly dispose of and manage all types of waste and chemicals following a foam overflow in a portion of Sitio Oreta that reached several nearby homes. On Wednesday, July 22, Ynares said the city government immediately inspected the area to...
What does it take to wake up the Philippine government? If the visual horror of a pristine forest turned into a mountain of trash isn’t enough, you would think the combined social media firestorm of multi-awarded actress Nadine Lustre and multimedia superstar Anne Curtis would do the trick....
The Department of Energy (DOE) revamped its clean energy bidding program, expanding the installation targets for waste-to-energy projects while temporarily halting its offshore wind auction to adjust for grid and regulatory bottlenecks. In a statement, the DOE said the adjustments aim to attract...
To address concerns over electronic waste entering Port of Subic, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has called for a meeting with various government agencies, including the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). In a statement on Saturday, June 27, the BOC said the meeting follows public...
The Department of Energy (DOE) expanded the capacity target for its upcoming special Green Energy Auction (GEA) round, seeking to attract more project developers by raising the installation limits and extending operational deadlines for waste-to-energy technologies. In a statement on Friday, June...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte was conferred the Good Stories Award by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for the city’s environmental governance initiatives. The award was presented during the DENR Good Stories Awarding ceremony, which recognized Quezon City’s...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor said Tuesday, June 16, that the city is open to reviewing and strengthening its solid waste management policies, as several private firms explore possible partnerships to help address the city 's garbage challenges. Speaking at the Pulong-Pulong sa...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has given Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte five days to explain recent waste-dumping incidents outside its Region XI office, while separately filing a criminal complaint against the owner of a vehicle allegedly used to dump...
The Philippines has sought World Bank backing for a $1-billion program aimed at tackling the country ’ s plastic waste problem, starting with Metro Manila. In a June 10 document, the World Bank said that the proposed Clean Philippines Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA) is designed to improve...
The Philippine government has formally entered into a partnership with Dutch-based non-profit The Ocean Cleanup, signing a five-year agreement aimed at removing floating waste from the Pasig River and the introduction of low-cost innovative technologies for a rigorous scientific data exchange and...
