The Metro Manila Council (MMC) expressed its support for the Department of Energy 's (DOE) waste-to-energy plan aimed at converting the cities ' garbage into fuel, ushering in a new dawn of renewable energy in the National Capital Region (NCR). During a meeting at the Metropolitan Manila...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded the administrators of hospitals owned by the provincial government of Camarines Norte to dispose of their medical wastes properly to safeguard people's health and the environment. The reminder, contained in COA's annual audit reports, was issued to...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Thursday, January 4, urged Filipinos to shun the use of single-use plastics and to be more practical in terms of waste disposal. Legarda made the call as the country observes Zero Waste Month, as she renews her call for the Philippines to...
Photo courtesy of the Manila Public Information Office/MANILA BULLETIN Around 100 sacks of garbage were collected by the Manila Department of Public Services (DPS) during a clean-up operation at Baseco Beach in Barangay 649, Port Area, Manila, on Sunday, June 30. “Bumabagyo man, hindi nagpatinag...
More than 300 sacks of garbage were collected from a waterway in Barangay Ulingao, San Rafael, Bulacan, as part of the "Mabiyayang Kalikasan at Malinis na Kapaligiran" program of Gov. Daniel R. Fernando on Tuesday, March 1. The Bulacan Environment and Natural Resources Office (BENRO) and the...
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has warned the local government units of Cebu City and Gapan City in Nueva Ecija over their reported negligence on solid waste management. Cimatu said the two LGUs must seriously manage their waste management, or "face consequences" based on the existing laws and...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has forged a partnership with a private firm in Davao City to address the country’s problems on medical waste management and disposal. (PIXABY) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña reported that DOST Region XI partnered with Bluelander...
President Duterte has called for the proper disposal of garbage, including medical waste, after observing the rise in plastic pollution during the coronavirus pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address from Davao City (Photo/Office of Sen.Go) The President sought to raise...
