The Marcos administration is pursuing an “all-out” campaign against garbage and flooding while urging local governments and communities to strengthen discipline in waste disposal, Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said. Recto said this after leading a meeting of key government agencies and local...
While the government is eyeing the completion of upgrades and the construction of 13 pumping stations in Metro Manila, President Marcos admitted that these measures alone will not solve the perennial flooding problem in the metropolis. In an interview during his inspection of the Tripa de Gallina...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) welcomed the proposal of the mayors of Metro Manila to implement a Garbage Single Ticketing System in the metropolis following the tons of garbage that floated on a river system in Parañaque City last week. MMDA chairman Don Artes said the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, Aug. 14, directed police commanders nationwide to tighten compliance with waste segregation and disposal rules as the government stepped up efforts to address the country’s growing garbage problem. Police Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., PNP...
Malacañang has called out some beneficiaries of the government 's emergency employment program for allegedly posing as cleaners of waterways for photos and videos while failing to perform the work for which they were hired. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro...
President Marcos has directed the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to accelerate the clearing and waste collection operations at the Baclaran River in Parañaque City, which recently drew public attention due to the massive garbage...
President Marcos said the country is facing a serious garbage problem but rejected describing the situation as a “garbage crisis,” while stressing that tougher penalties for littering must be matched by adequate waste disposal facilities. In an interview during the inspection of clearing and...
President Marcos has pushed for the continued implementation of the government 's waste-to-energy program and has appealed to local governments and Filipinos to properly dispose of their garbage, saying that waste dumped into waterways has worsened flooding in parts of Metro Manila. Speaking...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it has widened specialized instruction for its personnel handling explosive-related incidents as part of efforts to improve operational readiness against emerging security threats. Police Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., PNP chief, said the police force...
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...
A suspicious package delivered to a home in an exclusive village in Muntinlupa caused alarm, prompting the involvement of a bomb disposal unit and the police. The Muntinlupa police, together with an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team, inspected the package, which had exposed wiring, and later...
