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DENR eyes outright semis in UNTV Cup

Games Sunday (Pau Ar na, Manila) 3:30 p.m. — DENR vs PhilHeatth 5 p.m.— Malacanang PSC vs Agriculture Denied the last time to nail the second outright semis berth, Department of Environment and Natural Resources tries again tomorrow when it battles PhilHealth in the 8th UNTV Cup at the Paco Arena in Manila. The crucial match is set at 3:30 p.m. with the DENR Warriors out to leave behind a stinging 74-64 defeat to the streaking PITC Global Traders in their bid to secure a Final Four slot in the annual event reserved for public servants. DENR's defeat two weeks ago put an end to an impressive six-game winning streak and gave Judiciary, National Housing Authority and PITC slim hopes of advancing automatically to the semis. On the strength of their 100-96 win over the PhilHealth Plus, the Benneth Palad-mentored Builders finished the second round with a 6-3 mark, slightly ahead of the streaking Judiciary Magis and Malacafiang-Philippine Sports Commission Kamao. Both the Magis and Kamao are sporting 5-3 records in the event offering P4 million to the chosen charity of the champion team with the chosen charity of the runner-up team getting P2 million. Already in the semis is defending champion Armed Forces of the with a 7-1 mark. The Kamao can draw level with the Builders if they beat the also-ran Department of Agriculture Food Masters at 5 p.m. The third to sixth placers will play another round in the quarters with the top two finishers completing the semis cast while 7th and 8th placers will be eliminated outright in the event organized by UNTV president and CEO Dr. .

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UNTV: Warriors out to nail second outright semis berth

Games Sunday event offering £4 million to the Agriculture Food Masters at 5 (Paco Arena, Manila) chosen charity of the champion p.m. 3:30 p.m. — DENR vs PhilHealth team with the runner-up's own The third to sixth placers 5 p.m. — Malacaiiang-PSC charity getting £2 million. will play another round in the vs Agriculture Already in the semis is de- quarters with the top two fin- fending champion Armed Forc- ishers completing the semis Denied the last time to nail the es of the Philippines with totes cast while 7th and 8th plac- second and last outright semis a 7-1 mark. ers will be eliminated outright berth, Department of Environ- The Kamao can draw level in the event organized by ment and Natural Resources tries with the Builders if they beat UNTV President and CEO Dr. again tomorrow when it battles the also-ran Department of Daniel Razon. Phill-lealth in the 8th UNTV Cup at the Paco Arena in Manila. Game time is at 3:30 p.m. with the DENR Warriors out to put be- JULIUS hind a stinging 74-64 defeat to Casaysayan the streaking PITC Global Traders hopes to lead last month in their bid to secure the Department a Final Four slot in the annual of Agriculture event for public servants. Food Masters DENR's defeat two weeks ago to victory put an end to an impressive six- against the game winning streak and while Maleeetiang- giving Judiciary, National Housing Authority and P1TC slim hopes of PSC Kamao advancing automatically to the when they clash semis. on Sunday in On the strength of their 100-96 the UNTV Cup win over the PhilHealth Plus, the at the Paco Benneth Palad-mentored Builders Arena. finished the second round with a 6-3 mark, slightly ahead of the streaking Judiciary Magis and Malacanang-Philippine Sports Commission Kamao. Both the Magis and Kamao are sporting similar 5-3 records in the

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PAGE 1/ DATE Manila eyes strict garbage segregation By Pat C Santos

After resolving the issue of obstruction in crowded areas in Manila, such as Divisoria, C. M. Recto Avenue and Quiapo, Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso now focuses on garbage collection, particularly waste segregation. The mayor said the implementation of this campaign will initially cover establishments that contribute to the huge amount of garbage being collected on a daily basis. He reiterated his earlier call for business owners and residents to practice "waste sorting" by segregating their wet and dry trash, as well as those that are recyclable and not. Domagoso said he will be meeting with the concerned city offices, such as the Department of Public Services and the Barangay Bureau, to discuss a program of information dissemination for huge establishments down to the grassroots level on the importance of waste management. Garbage classification is the most difficult tasks in a congested city like Manila. Reports said its wet markets produce the highest volume of trash, while households owners fail to be responsible for their garbage by not separating them.

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Moreno to implement waste segregation plans to practice 'waste sorting' amount of wastes to com- By ITCHIE G. by separating their wet and ply with the waste segrega- CABAYAN dry trash and those that are tion scheme. recyclable and not. Having been used to ek- PLANS for the strict im- According to Moreno, ing out a living and finding plementation of the waste he will be meeting with con- food by going through gar- segregation in Manila are cerned departments such bage in his younger_ years, in the works. as the department of pub- Moreno said it would be a This was learned from lic services and the baran- lot easier for scavengers to Mayor Isko Moreno, who say bureau for the ample just pick up the recyclables said that the implementa- information dissemination that have been put together tion will initially cover es- from the huge establish- inasingk garbagebag,even tablishments in the city ments down to the grass- as it would also be less which contribute to the roots level about the im- messy. huge garbage being collect- portance of waste segrega- 'Mas madali 'rung ed in the city on a daily tion kukunin na tang nila yung basis. Moreno said the city inga pakikinabangan 'rasa Moreno also reiterated government is appealing kakalkalin ang basura ta- Mayor !ski) Moreno and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna earlier calls for establish- specially to establishments anan ang pinaglcal- discuss plans for Manna for the year 2020. ment owners and residents which produce huge ' he said. Photo by Jerry S. Tan STRATEGIC f 1 I UPPER PAGE! MANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION DOPLES STORE STORY ea,INITIATIVES JOURNAL PAGE OWEN SERVICE p 01-04-2°

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Food waste cut to spur growth pushed THE chairperson of the House Com- mittee on Economic Affairs has stressed the role of food-waste re- duction in spurring economic growth and improving agricultural produc- tion. Citing the recently.published 2019 State of Food and Agriculture Report by the Food and Agriculture Organi- zation, AAMBIS-OWA Party-listRep. Sharon Garin underscored that Con- gress must create an enabling environ- ment for private actors that wOULD encourage them to invest in the effec- tive implementation of food waste management and reduction. Garin said public-private partner- ship investments are vital to reduce food loss and waste as she pushed for the immediate passage of House Bill 3370, which aims to reduce the coun- try's food waste through donations and waste recycling. The bill calls for the mandatory donation of edible food surplus for charitable purposes and the creation government unit) based on the stan- information-communication cam- of food banks. dards to be set by the NNC (National paign, with a comprehensive, multi- I "Upon its enactment, owners of Nutrition Council) and FDA (Food sectoral approach. covered establishments such as res- and Drug Administration). Only upon "We remain optimistic that provi- taurants, cafes, diners, fast food the certification of edible food surplus sions that can help bolster economic chains, or hotels; supermarkets with can it be donated to accredited food growth can still be added to this bill," ) at least 500 square meters of selling banks and distributed among food- the lady partylist lawmaker added. " space; and culinary schools will be insecure Filipinos," she added. She said the proposal is in line with required to segregate their edible and The bill also seeks to create a sys- numbers 2 and 12 of the Sustainable inedible food surplus," Garin said. tem that would effectively address the Development Goals, which aim to elimi- "The food surplus shall then un- problem of food wastage in the coun- natti hunger and foster responsible con- dergo inspection of the LGU (local try through a proposed education- sumption and production. LAC STRATEGIC jr-Or -r th.s.saltr I I AP 4 COMMUNICATION UPPER PAGE 1 EARNER EDITORIAL CARTOON 4 STORY STORY 64A IN

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WASTE SEGREGATION ISTRIKTONG IPATUTUPAD SA MAYNILA 1STRIKTONG ipatu- ces (UPS) at Barangay Bu- tupad sa Maynila ang reau para sa sapat na in- waste segretation scheme. formation dissemination Ito ang inihayag ni pan sa mga business esta- Mayor Isko Moreno kung blishments hanggng sa mga saan sakop sa alintuntu- kabahayan para sa waste nin ang mga establisimi- segregation campaign. yento sa siyudad na naka- Gayundin, umapela si pag-aambag sa rnalaking Moreno sa mga establi- butte ng basura na kinu- simiyento an lumilikha ng kolekta araw-araw. rnaraming basura na sumu- Una nang nanawagan si nod sa waste segregation Moreno sa mga may-ani ng scheme. establisimiyento at mga Base sa kanyang kara- residente na magsanay na nasan bilang nangangalakal sa paghihiwalay ng mga ng basura, sinabi ni More- basura kung saan dapat no na mas madali sa mga na ihiwalay ang basa at basurero kung ang ko- tuyong basura at iyong kolektahin nilang basura ay ibang recyclable at hindi iyong mapapakinabangan na basura. pa kesa kalkalin ang sama- Ayon kay Moreno ma-, saman& basura at pagkata- kikipagpulong siya sa De- pos ay iiwanan na lamang. partment of Public Servi- (Audi Garcia) STRATEGIC PIIIIILNPUSICte 6.4A UPPER PAGE I BANNER EDILORIAL CAR190/4 COM 51 UN IC AT ION STORY STORY ...... 01•••••• INITIATIVES RAGE LOWER •••••••••••R SER VICE IRROR -...e•-• AMIN NO KATO WI IA N AN • ' 0 - 0 4 - 20

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WASTE SEGREGATION ISTRIKTONG IPATUTUPAD SA MAYNILA ISTRIKTONG ipa- Ito ang inihayag lisimiyento sa siyudad araw-araw. at mga residente na mag- tutupad sa Maynila ni Mayor lsko Moreno na nakapag-aambag Una nang nanawagan sanay na sa pagbubukod- ang waste segretation kung saan sakop sa all- sa malaking bulto ng si Moreno sa mga may- bukod ng mga basura scheme. tuntunin ang mga estab- basura na kinokolelcta an ng establisimiyento kung saan dapat na ihiwa- lay ang basa at tuyong ba- sum at iyong ibang recy- clable at hindi na basura. Ayon kay Moreno, makikipagpulong siya sa Department of Public Services (DPS) at Baran- gay Bureau para sa sapat na information dissemi- nation para sa mga busi- ness establishment hang- gang sa mga kabahayan para sa waste segregation campaign. Gayundin, umapela si Moreno .sa mgla estab- lisimiyento na lumilikha ng maraming basura na sumunod sa waste segre- gation scheme. Base sa kanyang karanasan bilang nanga- ngalakal ng basura, sinabi ni Moreno na mas madali sa mga basurero kung ang kokolektahin nilang basura ay iyong mapapakinabangan pa kaysa kalkalin ang sama samang basura at pag- katapos ay iiwanan na la- mang. VERLIN RUIZ

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from urban problems attributed He said big developers had to overcrowding, its impact on By Vincent Cabreza offered to build a new Baguio @vincentcabrezaINQ neighboring towns is ultimately public market While transport what most of these projects aim firms had presented their un- BAGUIO CITY—Barely six to solve, Magalong earlier told a solicited engineering plans to forum organized by the Depart- months in office, Mayor Benja- develop new bus terminals out- min Magalong bared on Thurs- ment of Tourism (DOT). side the downtown area. He cited as an example the day redevelopment projects for These projects would be pre- Baguio for 2020 that would in- city's outdated sewage system sented on the second week of that had been contributing to clude a cable car system linking January to Tourism Secretary Ber- the city with La Union province nadette Romulo-Puyat, Environ- the pollution of rivers. and the towns of Tuba and La ment Secretary Roy Cimatu and Sense of urgency Trinidad in Benguet province. Interior Secretary Eduardo Arlo. The first projects would "Rued River [which joins the fix the city's sewage system La Union river system via Ken- Overcrowding non Road] has a coliform level and overhaul the century-old Once these projects were Burnham Park, Magalong said, of 380 billion mpn.(most prob- completed, it would increase able number) per loo milliliter. adding that these would be Baguio revenues, Magalong as- launched between January and Balili River [which discharges sured city officials. into La Trinidad where straw- March using funds from vari- While Baguio is suffering ous tourism agencies.

rehabilitation of Mines View Park . Tourism Undersecretary Ar- berries are grown] has 1.6 tril- another popular destination. turo Boncato Jr., who spoke at He said private develop:T. lion mpnirril," he said. the forum, said the agency had "We look at these things ers had also proposed the been funneling resources into construction of an integrated with a sense of urgency. It has repairing the sewage systems of nothing to do with politics transport terminal system that top tourist destinations follow- would link a northbound trans- ... All our projects to address ing the rehabilitation of Boracay these environmental issues port hub with southbound and Island in Aklan province. are strategic. We are looking at westbound vehicle terminals. The city government is re, 50 years from now. We deter- Burnham, Mines View parks viewing plans for a cable car sys- mined what would happen if The Tourism Infrastructure tem that will be financed by the we do not act now," he said. and Enterprise Zone Authority Magalong said the city's Department of Transportation, (Tieza) had authorized Magalong which is piloting a low carbon ur- Piz-billion budget for zozo to start bidding out the rehabili- would not be enough to shoulder ban transport system in Baguio. tation project for Burnham Park, The pilot projects include the cost of improving or mod- a popular tourist destination, for ernizing its public infrastructure. monorails, air quality programs, which it allocated Thitoo million. sophisticated pedestrian walk- The DOT, he said, promised Magalong also said the DOT to spend Poo million for re- ways and modern jeepneys suit- and the Tieza had expressed inter- NO pairing and upgrading the se- est in bankrolling a P317-million ed for Baguio terrain. wage system.

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DISADVANTAGEOUS TO GOV'T Th 'ONEROUS PROVISIONS OF KALIWA DAM PROJECT BARED "We, along with other orga- DJ Yap Finance (DOF) to make public by and construed in accordance By nizations, coalition and advo- @deejayapINQ the terms of the deal," he said. with the laws of China. Zarate was reacting to Pan- Under Article 8.5, the cates, like the Stop Kaliwa Dam Coalition, questioned the above After Malacafiang' vowed to elo's remark that those who HOng Kong International Arbi- onerous provisions of the loan review the terms of the Chi- drafted the agreement "know tration Centre will conduct the agreement. It would be well if na-funded Kaliwa Dam project in exactly whether or not these arbitration in case of dispute. Secretary Panelo can also read Quezon province, Bayan Muna provisions will be disadvanta- Under Article 8.9, the the petition," he added. Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on geous to the government." terms, conditions and the stan- Zarate argued that solving Friday listed down all the provi- The House deputy minority dard of fees of loan agreement the water crisis in sions he considered to be "oner- leader proceeded to enumerate will be confidential. could be done without building ous and disadvantageous" to the the "onerous and disadvanta- The loan agreement was a large dam near a fault line Philippine government geous provisions" as follows: only released to the public later The questionable terms, ac- Under Article 5.7, the Phil- on by the DOF due to the pub- "that will dislocate thousands of indigenous peoples, destroy cording to the Malcabayan law- ippines or any of its assets, un- lic outcry for transparency and maker, "are very apparent on less prohibited by the laws and accountability, Zarate noted in the environment and further bury the country in debt." its face that cannot simply be public policies, are not entitled a statement. "For starters, Manila Water ignored by Malacaiiang." to any right of immunity on the On May 9, 2019, Sayan and Maynilad should drastical- `. "Presidential spokesperson grounds of sovereign or any le- Muna along with other pro- ly reduce their water systems Salvador Panelo should have gal process. gressive party list groups filed loss because billions of gal- done some research on these Under Article Si, the Phil- a petition before the Supreme lons of water are wasted daily onerous provisions of the Chi- ippines irrevocably waives any Court questioning the constitu- from leakages in the existing ila-funded Kaliwa Dam project, immunity on grounds of sover- tionality of the loan agreement distribution infrastructure of especially after we exposed it eignty. between China and the Philip- Maynilad and Manila Water," early last year which also then Under Article 8.4 the pines for the construction of ptompted the Department of agreement shall be governed Kaliwa Dam. he said. INQ

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Increased irrigation allocation from Angat Dam sought MALOLOS - Bulacan crease its allocation for irriga- farmers have appealed for tion from 10 cubic meters per increased allocation for ir- second to 20 cms. The normal rigation as the water level in allocation is 40 cms. Angat Dam continues to rise. "We are reviewing current Data from the Bulacan rainfall data with the continu- provincial disaster risk reduc- ing increase in the water level tion and management office in Angat Dam. This should (PDRRMO) showed that the give us some basis on how dam's water elevation was much increase can be con- recorded at 203.71 meters sidered on t9p of the current as of 8 a.m. yesterday, an allocation," NWRB executive increase of around one meter director Sevillo David Jr. told compared to Thursday. The STAR. The PDRRMO said mon- Only farms in Baliwag, soon rains until Monday are parts of Calumpit, Pulilan, expected to fill Angat Dam. San Ildefonso and San Rafael Bulacan Gov. Daniel Fer- in Bulacan as well as San Si- nando set a dialogue of farm- mon, , Candaba and er leaders and officials of the San Luis in Pampanga are National Irrigation Adminis- currently receiliing irrigation tration yesterday in response allocation from Angat Dam. to the request of farmers to The darn supplies the bulk intercede on their behalf with of water to irrigate 12,000 the National Water Resources hectares of rice fields in Bu-. Board (NVVRB). thrall and 9,000 hectares in Fernando said it is likely Pampanga. that the NWRB' would in- - Ramon Efren Lazaro

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- --- FOUR-YEAR LEGAL STANDOFF ON ROAD-WIDENING PROJECT ENDS COURT LIFTS ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ORDER ON 26 UNCUT TREES IN NAGA CITY

A judge in Bicol has lifted the of Public Works and Highways saved were agojo, santol, tali- temporary environmental pro- (DPWH). Santos earlier issued say, pine, mahogany, avocado, tection order (Tepo) on the re- the Tepo against the DPWH to kakawate and mango. maining 26 uncut trees that are prevent the implementation The remaining ii trees, within a road-widening proj- of a special tree cutting per- including mango, acacia and ect in Naga City, as the parties mit (STCP) along the San Fe- other species, are now deemed agree to an amended compro- lipe-Panicuason Road. okay for cutting to expedite the mise to end their four-year le- project. gal standoff. Adopted In a consent decree issued The decree adopted the New permit needed on Dec. 16, Judge Soliman San- deal's provision that the DPWH Before the DPWH could tos of the Regional Trial Court "need not cut for now" 15 trees cut down the trees, however, Branch 62 approved and ad- that are within the 20-meter it must renew the STCP earlier opted for his final decision road right of way, but are out- enjoined by the court and which the compromise agreement side the 15-meter width of the has now expired. The new STCP reached by plaintiff Allan Reiz road project. must no longer include the 15 Macaraig and the Department Among the tree species trees that they have agreed not

and an arborist. vironmental advocates, the He said the new plan could to cut down anymore. conceding of those five trees - Santos said the settlement pave the way for a "pedestri for cutting, is a sacrifice ... that an and environment-frie 1d- "showed that there is a viable, should not be in vain, [and] can alternative way to resolve en- 1 four-lane road that would only be justified or compensat- include a drainage that would vironmental disputes with due ed for by the concerned govern- ,' respect and regard for, and with double as a bike lane and tree ment agencies giving due and strip and sidewalk on both fair balancing of, the interests serious consideration to the of the concerned." proposed streetscape master sides. In his decree, Santos also He also said the compro- plan," Santos wrote. mise was the way to move for- 1 ht the government noted ward with their advocacy of miglith'ave avoided protrac4d . Environment friendly litigation by anticipating signif- having green-oriented and pe- Macaraig said he agreed to destrian-friendly road designs. icant environmental impacts, compromise after they came , "rather than merely being reac- --REPORTS FROM KRIXIA SUBINGSUBING up with the plan with the help REV ANTHONY OSTR1A AND MAR S. AR- tive to these conflicts? of a technical group of archi- "It should be clear that for tects, environmental planners, GUELLES INQ the plaintiff and the other en-

Mffi 110111 S NM I 1.3d 1 iii rrtoli I DANNtll COMMUNICAIIIIN c? piMIRY 5 inn,' , INITIATIVES p1mormo.'" oWin SIM VI CI, II)e)Illilltito tine 01 - 04 - 20 Didipio mine still without new license BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO "We implemented the Trial Court in the province first underground tracking denied the writ of preliminary HILE it has been cited for system, enabling real-time injunction prayed by OGPI on monitoring of personnel and July 25, to enjoin the enforce- its best practices in health equipment engaged in under- ment of the order pending the Wand safety, the operation of ground activities. We also use determination of the case with the Didipio Underground Mine in remotely controlled loaders the local court, the company underground to avoid expos- went to the Court of Appeals Kasibu town in Nueva Vizcaya province ing personnel to unacceptable on July 29. There have been remains grounded. levels of risk," Way said. no new developments in the However, the long-delayed legal front. OceanaGold's Didipio Gold for workers. renewal processes of the mine's OGPI officials said a total of and Copper Project's 25-year "Our underground mine is FTAA remains unresolved. 1,546 employees were affected financial and technical as- equipped with safety features On June 25, the Nueva Viz- by the situation. sistance agreement (FTAA), and installations which can caya provincial government led Way said the blockade which was the company's min- be used by employees in cas- by Gov. Carlos Padilla did not also affects the community ing license with the Philippine es of emergencies including recognize the Department of from the suspension of over government, has not yet been modular polyethylene ladder Environment, and Natural Re- P300-million worth of social renewed since its expiration on tubes as escape, impact-re- sources-Mine and Geosciences development management June 20, 2019. sistant refuge chambers sup- Bureau's authorization as their and corporate social respon- David Way, OceanaGold plied with water, oxygen, permit to operate, is pending sibility projects covering 11 (Philippines) Inc. (OGPI) radio, portable toilet, and approval of their FTAA with the beneficiary villages with more general manager, said their food bars," Way said. Office of the President. than 15,000 residents. underground mine in Didipio He said ground support On July 1, Didipio village Also, major community village utilizes a world-class measures are also installed officials with a few individuals development projects are also ventilation system compliant to blasted sections with shot- with anti-mining sentiments on hold such as the Nueva to Australian standards, en- crete, wire mesh, and rock also started a blockade, clos- Vizcaya and Quirino road net- suring suitable quality and bolts. Also, stopes extracted ing access to and from the work, Didipio water system, quantity of air to maintain a are backfilled with paste to mine site in response to Padil- Kasibu sanitary landfill, and safe and healthy environment ensure ground stability. la's order. After the Regional Didipio gymnasium. APIllpIna Star &mann PAGES SANDER EDITORIAL CARTOON COP/IMUNICATION UPPER I A STORY STORY tio/S INITIAITVES PAGE LOWER 1.111.111111.1.1 SERVICE -411••• On, /m/1 01- 04- 20

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CASTELO AIDS QC FIRE VICTIMS. A woman in Barangay Vasra, is com- forted by Acting Mayor Bobby Castelo after her house was razed by fire during the New Years Day celebration. A top performing councilor in district 6, Castelo was ap- pointed by Mayor Joy Belmonte to perform her duties while she's away on a foreign mission. Castel° called on personnel of the QC SSDD and QC DRRMO to ensure the safety of the victims while they are sheltered at the DENR evacuation center which the acting mayor also visited to personally look into their plight.