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#1,0001t.ataglanet. " e;( • . . . - I , s •••.' , ' CORDILI:ERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION: BAGUIO CITY I. . 7-yean after closure Order • THE 52-hectare Irisen open dumpsite In Baguio City has been confirmed to be still , operating despite iclosure.order issued by the. National Solid Waste Management , Comnilsgion in 2012: During a visit to the site list week, Department of Environment .and Natural Resources (DEN) Undersecretary for Solid Waite ilariageMent and Local Government Unit Concerns Benny D. Antiporda (right photo) directed the Environ: .inental Managenkent Bureau In the Cordillera Administrative Region to immediately , issue icease and desist order (CDO) to the Baguio CitibOvemment. Mc Antloorda 4. . „„ ' • * OEM r said the COO Will be Issued pending explanation of non-compliance to theaclostire order and the submiisionof a Site ClOsure ; and Relikilltation Plan aireOulred under Reptiblic Act No. 900j, the Ecological Solid Waste Management Ad of 2000. ; . Ilk ST IlA I ITGIC I I Lk. CONIII ii INICA I ION TANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON A3 STORY STORY INI I IA I IVES PAGE lOWER '1"."."...... "' SIT.1 IVII • It - 01 JUL 2019
TINE: DATE Rehab of Baguio's Balili River sought
mental Management Bureau in the By Rio N. Araja Cordillera Administrative Region showed that the river's fecal coli- HE Department of Environment and Natural form level was at 1.6 trillion most Resources is eyeing the rehabilitation of Balili probable number per 100 milliliters River in Baguio City, which it said was worse (mpn/100m1). T "This is far worse than Manila Bay than Manila Bay. which holds a record of 35 million mpn/100mL" Antiporda said. :- Ordered the Underseicietary for .SOfiilWir&ie Mani-rplant as Tait'cif thd2praiiiied iliaiiTitàtT -Fattier, the- DENR temporary closure of Irisan dump, agement and Local Government Unit tion of the country's summer capital. Concerns Benny Antiporda said the riv- Antiporda said he was alarmed af- also in Baguio City, after finding out er has a high coliform level that is even ter finding out that the Balili River, to during a surprise inspection it was operating as an open dump, which is worse than that of the Manila Bay. which the treated waters of the sewer- He, along with the other officials age treatment plant drains, has severely a violation of Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Manage- from, the central office, inspected the deteriorated. city's 33-year-old sewerage treatment Data from the DENR's Environ- ment Act of 2000.
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, Baguio . Balili River rehab isusunod ng BEN ' MAtAPOS ang•pagpaPasara :rehabilitation sa Itinirturing na syunal Kering 1986 at cf nesenyo sa bison dumpsite, Idnokon- summer capital rig bansa. para mag-treat nw8,500 critic alders nflepartment of En- Naalarma ang grupo ni M- meters (cam) per day. So kasa- vironnient and Natural Re- tiporda matapos malita ang Ba- lukuyan ang pasifidad ay nag- sources ang rehabllitasyon lili River na ang SW na nagldi- lilinis rig 6,500 cbm/day at um- as Baguio City's Balla River nis sana rig tublg sa IN ay 9°1)- abot pa sa 12,000 cu.mfday sa na ang label ng colifomi ay ra fang krma. panahon ng tag-ulan.. mas masahol pa an Manila Ayon sa data mula sa DENA Nitong nakalipas na Oldub- Bay. Environmental Management re 2018 ang DENR ay inapruba- ltinuon rig DENR ang Icon- Bureau sa Cordillera Adminis- han ang compliance action plan yang atensyon sa Balili River trews Region ay nagpapakita para sa SIP pursuant sa DAC matapos mag-inspeksyon ang na ang fecal coliform level ng 2016-08. Mg CAP ay nirebisa mge 01)1sval ng 013414 sa Pair ilog ay nasa 1.6 trillion na lina- at inapnbahan nitcog nakalipas nguna ni Undersecretary for tayang ang number per 100 na Abel at may validity hang- Solid Waste Management and. milliliters , (mpn/100m1). gang Disyembre 2022. LGU Concerns Behny b. Anti- • "This is far worse than Ma- Nauna rito, iniutos rig DENR porda sa may 33- aong Sewe- nila Bay which holds a record of ang pansamantalang pagpa- rage Treatment Plant ng km igiud 35 million mpril100m1," aril pa ni pasara sa ldsan dumpsite mata- bilang b,ahagi ng 'sinagawang Antiporda. pos makita sa isinagawang son. Nabafid pa sa teat na base presang inspeksyon na isina- sa DENR Administrative Order gawa ng grupo ni Usec. Anti- 2016-08 ang tanggap na fecal porta na nag-ooperate ito Wang coliform level para sa Class A open dumpsite 'na mahigpit na rivers gaya ng Balili River ay ipinagbabawal sa ilalim rig Re- dapat lang ay 4 mpn/100m1; pubic Act 9003 o ang Ecologi- Ayon pa sa DENA ang STP cal Solid Waste Management ._ay nagsimulang — maging _ opera-
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We have the r-ight-to do what we want and we will CTALK die here." Twenty five years later it took a hard line CITO BELTRAN President to cleanup the mess and now he has to sort out who are the legal owners, dummy owners and dummy corporations that have turn "Paradise" into a center of commerce on white sand! Baguio: An urban Lazarus While writing this column,! tried to figure out how a "low lander" like Mayor Magalong could possibly illions of Filipinos who handle the proud people of Baguio and for some Jove Baguio City for- strange reason the memory of another tough cop and merly known as the City former Baguio Councilor came to mind. He is none M other than the former police chief and former coun- of Pines have long mourned the slow decay or death of the coun- cilor Bobby "Builgo" Ortega and his nom de guerre try's "Summer Capital." They "Markang Bungo" refers to his legendary reputation of ten say "Sayang" or "What of being the angel of death for hard core criminals a loss" referring to one of the who use to reap terror and mayhem in the streets of country's top tourist attractions. , Baguio and nearby vicinities. The true residents of .There was a time when Baguio City's biggest prob Baguio come from a proud race of warriors and they lem was having too many tourists. But,today, that is honor men and women with noble intent, who pos- hardly the case. What Baguio City has too much of sess wisdom, who bring visions and solutions to the are: air polluting PUVs, too many houses, top much table with respect and more importantly one who is construction that violate building code, too much resolute in the presence of "warriors". garbage, and too much conflict of interest of vested Having spent many summers and evenings with interest at the expense of this once beautiful .and "local relations", I have learned that in Baguio City, historic city. Compared to the city you walked in the things get done through "the tribe and their Elders" '60s to '70s most who dare to visit Baguio now limit whether it is clans, bararigays or business groups and their activities to the Camp John Hay premiseg;, the especially churches. Many lowlanders don't notice Loakan area because the over commercialization and it and folks in Baguio tend to take it for granted, but "illegal" urbanization of Baguio City has rendered it Baguio City probably has one of the biggest number practically dead. of Christian churches in the country, they have many But beginning today, there is hope that Baguio radio programs on radio daily, and their members City might just be able to become the equivalent of form a large population of Baguio city. As Mayor, an Urban Lazarus that could rise from the grave or Benjie Magalong may now be the Chief among all grave state that it's in. A new mayor steps into City chiefs, but he must sit down with each chief, give hall today namely Mayor Benjamin "Benjie" Mag- him the honor to lead on a specific project and let all along who made a name for himself in the Philippine of Baguio know that Chief so and so and his tribe is National Police as head of the Criminal Investigation in charge of the project or the problem. By so doing and Detection Group (CIDG) as well as the lead in- the honor is given, the reputation is on the line and vestigator on the Mamasapano Massacre where 44 the challenge is made public. uniformed men of the Special Action Force (SAF-44) If the good Mayor would allow me, just one more were massacred in Mindanao. Weeks after winning suggestion, on the matter, he should move heaven the election, many business people and residents of and earth to organize, consolidate and incorporate as Baguio City have responded positively to the entry of many women of Baguio to be directly involved in the Magalong. People I know have said that they are go- many redemption projects for the City. As a "Baguio ing to volunteer their help and resources to Magalong Boy" Bey* Magalong would know that in Baguio, because Baguio is in desperate need of resuscitation the men talk but the women lead, the women push, after years of neglect. Many in fact applaud the an- they'll even nag, but they get more things done than nouncement of Magalong that the first official meet- most men. In the Ilocano nation, the power is with ing of the city leaders will be held right at the frisan the woman! Garbage Dump "so city officials can experience the As for all of us Low Landers who Loye Baguio, stench and see the trash" that has been ignored for try to help out through social media, word of mouth more than a decade". prayers or volunteerism. Join tree-planting projects, The greatest challenge of Mayor Magalong will give money or create a fund or start up your own be making 'the real people of Baguio understand project to help restore Baguio City so we can pass on that it is their place and therefore they should be the the legacy to the next generation. If Mayor Magalong first to take ownership of the problems, admit that gets to read this piece: Please count me in! * * * they have been part of the problem and the resur- E-mail: [email protected] rection and rebirth of Baguio will happen through _ them and not through Magalong or the millions of Filipinos who are from the lowlands but whose love for Baguio lead them to call themselves "Baguio Boys" or "Baguio girls". The situation reminded me of a rime in Boracay some 25 years ago when I joined local business and property owners on the island and they were warned about selling their heritage to foreign or "Manila-based" investors and abusing the environment. The locals pushed back with a tinge of pride claiming their right to self-determination and one islander going so far as saying "We born here.
STITA I EDIT SANDER COMAII INICATION PAGE I EDIFORIAL CARTOON STORY STORY elk INI I IA I IVES PAGE Irdeind""...# SIMVICIr 0 1 JUL 7019 Bambang GE I/ DATE opens P65-m sanitary landfill BAMBANG, Nueva VizciyaThe . local government in this town re- cently inaugurated its new P65- nillion sanitary landfill in bait- gay Aliaga here. 1. Lawyer 'Antonio Abawag, De- partment of Environment and Nat- Ural,. Resources Regional Execu- tive Director for Cagayan Valley, represented Secretary Roy Cimatu And, led the inauguration of the en- gineered waste 'management facil- ity, touted as the first of its kind in the region. He also extended the praise and ap- preciation of Cirnatu to the LGU of Bambang to address the garbage situ- ation in the municipality. I "Whether we like it or not, garbage will always bewith us and its volume VIM 'increase correspondingly as the population grows, hence, We. need.,,a iight place to dispose our garbagejn a proper manner without antriSki to public health," Abawag said: ' ..• I Quoting Cimatu's message, Abawag also reminded local officials to Exert donscioas effort to change the: cul- ture of insensitivity and indiseretion among the people, "Conceiving and enfor.eing, Ways-to keep our surrounding clean will be fu- tile as long as some people and entities ?plain thoughtless and wanton In the disposal of their wastes," he 'added.' I Abawag also expressed .optiniiim that municipalities Will follow:Snit hi properly managing .solid wastes Tor a clean environment.— 3. I He also reported thaCriver and e Istero. cleanups are now 'regularly conducted by the DENR. With the stakeholders. For his part, Bambang outgoing I mayor, 'lawyer Flaviano Balgos Jr., said waste'segregation should start at i•F source for the facility to last. He also challenged the incoming I administration. to be forwardiook- mg and always consider the future oil the children as he emphasized that the government is serious in the en' forcement of environmental laws. TO ensure the prbtection of pub- lic heilth and environment, the lo‘ cial aliernment units are mandat- 4 1.•to be primarily responsible in the implementation and enforce- mentl Li L___/ Lii 1-1 P19' ER PAGE: I nAtIllfill [1)110P?Al CA1110011 A -cl• 1±_I MIRY SIMI usuv PAGE LOWER 1:IIVIGulillecl and RIallual ss ir 1.1coai1meol of RATEGIC COMMUNICA1101,1 WWI IAIIVES SERVICE / JUL 2 019 Iftecis 'muyong stakeholdets'Supportikey to 'at can, healthy rive 7 BY JONATHAN L. MAYUGA yr@jonlmayuga S severe water-supply shortage for the cleanest rivers to give recogni- tion to individuals andinstitutions for grips Metro Manila with their efforts to protect and conserve the country's rivers. ' the water level at Angat The Lamut River in the Cordil- A lera Administrative Region (CAR) Dam reaching critical level, the was adjudged as the country's clean- est river when it bagged the first importance of finding and securing prize in the Rivers for Life Awards, new and reliable freshwater sources are while the Calbayog and Manaba rivers in Samar and Bohol, respec- highlighted anew. - Under the Clean Water Act, the tively, bagged the second and third DENR also seeks to declare Water prize. Environment Secretary Roy Quality Management Areas all over A. Cimatu handed the awards. the country and implement a strict Maynilad Water Services Inc. and management regime that will ensure lfugao's 'muyong' system Manila Water Co., the two private wa- the sustainable use of water in identi- ONE of the primaryrivers in theprov- ter concessionaires of the Metropoli- fied water bodies, depending on their ince of Ifugao, Lamut River's water tanWaterworks andSewerage System, water quality. comes from watersheds sustained are already drawing water from the An island archipelago comprising through the muyong system,a tradi- Laguna de Bay, the country's largest of 7,641 islands andislets, the country tronal knowledge system andpractice freshwater lake, to augment the water is endowedwith 18 major river basing, of the indigenous people of Ifugao. supply from Angat Dam. 421 rivers and 79 natural lakes. Various literature has been writ- Recognizing the threat of water Thus, the importance of rivers as ten about muyong. Moises Butic, scarcity, EnvironmentSecretaryRoyA. a freshwater source cannot be over- then-OK of the Ifugao Provincial Cimatuhas calledonMetro Manilawa- emphasized. It is the life vein of the Environment and Natural Resources ter consumers to conserve andpractice planet. Without rivers, the forest, (Penro), and Robert Nidlo, assistant rainwaterharvestingfor nonessential including all wildlife, will not sur- professor in Silviculture at the De- water uses like washingcars, watering vive. Rivers are important for human partment of Forestry in Ifugao State plants and flushing toilets. survival, as the water it provides are College of Agriculture and Forestry, Some of the major programs of used for irrigation, to grow food and said in a paper that muyong "gained the Department of Environment and raise livestock. international recognition as an ideal Natural Resources (DENR) aim to pro- Protecting and conserving rivers forest management strategy that is, vide a lasting solution to the perennial are a global concern. The Sustainable deeply ingrained in the culture of water-supply shortage affecting the Development Goals No. 6 qn Clean the Ifugao people." SilvicultUre is National Capital Region every sum- Water and Sanitation highlights the the process of tending, harvesting mer, which is compounded currently need to protect and restore water- and regenerating a forest. by the El Nino phenomenon, or the related ecosystems, such as forests, Muyong can also be viewed from so-called dry spell. mountains, wetlands and rivers, if we different perspectives, either as a are to mitigate water scarcity. forest conservation strategy, a wa- 'Clean water' programs tershed rel abilitation technique, THE DENR has an Adopt-an-Estero/ Rivers for Life: Lamut River a farming 9istem or an assistant River Program, which aims to reha- ON its 32nd anniversary on June 14, natural regeneration strategy. bilitate some of the country's dirti- the DENR announced the first Rivers est rivers, with the hope of restoring for Life Awards winners. them to their pristine state, atbest, or Launched last year, Rivers, which at least, for the ecosystem to continue stands for Recognizing Individuals/ to support life. Institutions Towards Vibrant and En- hanced Rivers, is a nationwide search / Ii I PAGE I DAIIIMA El/110111AI. CARR:PPM 510111 MORI PAGFSS 10,1U1 01 JUL 2019 Depailniefil of linvlionnictit and 1,1nlouil in .TRATEGIC COMMUNICA1101,1 U,1111A1 IVIES SERVICIE. .1 hoitlo ibukinc11 HATE 0,1 cikt k(. 11,-f,bicc R, If Traditional forest management SolidAvaste management education and communication [cam- THE paper, titled "Muyong forest of TO ensure that Lamut River is kept paign], and told them about Lamut Ifugao: Assisted natural regeneration clean and healthy, the municipality of River as our entry. The communities in traditional forest management," Lamut strictly implements the sched- were a big help because, after that, concluded that indigenous forest uled collection of garbage, especiallyin regular cleanups were conducted with management systems, such as the the town's central business districts the help of the communities" he said Ifugao's muyong, could be very good and surrounding barangays. in mixed Filipino and English. tools in promoting forest develop- On the other hand, Municipal Pacio said the Lamut model will' ment and watershed management, Ordinance 3 requires all house- likely be implemented in rehabilitat- including agriculture. holds to have their own backyard ing other rivers in Ifugao and the rest As an assisted natural regenera- compost pits, hence, only nonbio- of CAR. tion strategy, the muyong system uses degradable waste are left out for "The Rivers for Life [award] was a agroforestry and multiple cropping, collection and disposal. big help, and our experience in Lamut enrichment planting and protection Ordinances against littering, encouraged us to enhance our efforts to enhance diversity, efficient silvicul- throwing and dumping of garbage in other areas," he added. tural systems characterized by thin- were also enactedbythe municipality. ning, cleaning, pruning and salvage Also, policies at the municipal and Every Filipino's responsibility cutting of trees to enhance thegrowth barangay levels, such as disposal of CIMATU said the award aims to raise and development of natural stands. recyclable wastes, were implemented. public awareness on the need to pro- Harvesting of timber crops is highly The municipality has also signed a tect and conserve the country's rivers selective bynature, andseasonal, except memorandum of agreement with a lo- as the lifeblood of the Earth. inextremecaseswherewoodisurgently cal junk shop in Santiago, Isabela, for "We aim to tap concerted action to needed, and with whole tree harvest- proper disposal of recyclable waste. protect the country's rivers from degra- ing and goodwood utilization practice. The DENR-CAR, meanwhile, dation andpollution, and ensure their collaborated with the government suitability, sustainability and further Multiple-use river of Lamut for the construction of improvement," the DENR chief said A41.82-KILOMETER river with nine - engineered sanitary landfill with a during a brief speech. tributaries, the Lamut River covers the materials-recovery facility (MRF) Cash prizes of P100,000, P75,000 towns of Asipulo, Kiangan and Lamut for proper waste segregation. and P50,000 were given to the first, in Ifugao. Each barangay in Lamut is also second and third prize winners, re- Its water drains to the Magat River required to have its own MRF and spectively. Irrigation System on the boundaries • is mandated to strictly monitor and "Rivers and creeks drain to bigger of Alfonso Lista in Ifugao and Ramon implement various environmental water bodies andaffecttheir condition. in Isabela. Lamut River's water has laws, particularly the Clean Water This is similar with Pasig River, which four primary purposes—irrigation, Act and the Ecological Solid Waste drains to Manila Bay. Thus, ensuring domestic, industrial and hydroelectric. Management Act. the cleanliness of rivers is among our The DENRCARhassustainedpart- top priorities," he said. nership with various stakeholders for • Communitysupport,cooperation For his pin, Efuiironfrnient Under- the benefit of the river andcommuni- FLORENCIO PACIO, the Community secretary forSolielWaste Management ties that share the river. Environment and Natural Resources and Local Government Units concerns From March to April, readings from officer for Lamut, attributed the pris- Benny D. Antiporda said the Rivers for water samples obtained from th ree wa- tine state of the river partly to the Life Awards is the DENR's eye-opener ter quality monitoring stations along time-tested muyong system. for all Filipinos to bear in mind that the river revealed that biochemical However, he said the cooperatiot the conservation andprotection of the oxygen demand is consistently 1 mil- of the communities, was key to the country's rivers are the responsibility ligram per liter, which means it can river's bagging the first-ever Rivers of every Filipino. sustain aquatic life and ecosystem. for Life Award. "After all, the riverS are the lifeblood In terms of dissolved oxygen, read- 'Since the Rivers for Life [award] of the Earth," Antiporda said. ings reveal above-minimum standard was announced, we sought the coop- The award, he said, is also a great for Class C Freshwater, which is 5 mil- eration of the communities. Through opportunity to work with different ligram per liter. • the LGU, we conducted information, stakeholders to prevent further pol- lution and degradation of rivers in L The Rivers for Life [award] was our country. 4w a big help, and our experience in "The key here are collaboration and support toward a common goal: Lamut encouraged us to enhance our clean and healthy rivers for us and the next generations. The Rivers for Life efforts in other areas."--PAcio reminds us that it's not too late for every Filipino to have adcess to cleari water," he added. Li iL 11-1 PAGE I PANIPPR El 11101! CARIOCA! 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I As of 6 a.m. on Sunday, the Residents reeling from a elevation at Angat was record- water shortage atross Metro ed at 158.64 meters above sea Manila and nearby provinces, level (masl), up by o.68 from however, should not yet fully the previous day. If rejoice as the gradual,rise or fall marked the first time A4 h, STItAl ItGIC I , El METTER PAGE I PANDER EDITORIAt CARTOON CONIMUNICATIIIN STORY STORY smassarimENNEE PAGE aimmEsEmalm. SIrltV11•1: NINIENEPEar " 0 1 JUL 2019 TIDE : tIE STILL FAR FROM RELIEF It rained for several days but only a slight increase of 0.68 meter was reported on Sunday in the water level of Angat Dam, the main source of water for Metro Manila. Sunday's reading of 158.64 meters above sea level was still below the critical level of 160. —WOG C. MONTEGRANDE ANGAT DAM WATER UP SLIGHTLY province, and was moving Orendain advised the public to FROM Al west-northwest at 30 kin per conserve water as service in- • hour. terruptions may continue As a tropical depression, it across the metropolis and adja- that the water level rose after it is a weak storm, as it packs cent provinces. breached the critical level of maximum sustained winds of He said the watershed 16o masl on June zo. 55 kph near the center and needed about 370 millimeters Pagasa hydrologist Richard gustiness of up to 65 kph. of rainfall during a single occa- Orendain said the continuous Egay is, expected to exit the sion to mine it to the normal heavy rains over the dam's wa- Philippine area of responsibili- operating level of ifio masl. tershed had contributed Co the ty by Wednesday. The middle of July often increase. • Orendain said the monsoon marks the recovery period for The watershed is part of the might weaken, which means Angat, as more and more rains Sierra Madre Mountain Range, less rain, if no other low-pres- begin to replenish the deplet- near the boundary, of Quezon sure area (LPA) would build up ing stock. and Rizal provinces, where it after Egay. rained heavily in the past fecv "Frankly speaking, the in- La Mesa Dam days. II crease in the Angat Dam may Orendain noted that the "By Monday, even if there is not continue once 'we have a Metropolitan Waterworks and no rainfall, we can expect that monsoon break. But if we have Sewerage System had not yet the water level will still in- another LPA after Egay, then drawn water anew from La crease• as the water from the the rains may persist," he said. Mesa Dam even if it had bene- mountains will take some time fited from recent rains. to travel to the watershed," Another LPA On Sunday, La Mesa's wa- Orendain told the Inquirer. The state weather bureau is ter level was recorded at 71.5 monitoring another LPA, this masl, up by 0.55 meters from Tropical Depression 'Egay' time over the West Philippine the previous day. Its low criti- , The rain showers t are Sea. cal mark is at 69 masl. caused by the southwest mon- "But it may only bring a few Consumers hit by the ser- soon enhanced by Tropical De- rain showers because it will pull. vice interruptions had been pa- pression "Egay," located east of the clouds toward its center, so tiently hoping for more rains the country. instead of the rain falling on the over the watershed. While Egay is not expected western side of the country, we Several areas in Metro to make landfall, it will still might even have fewer show- Manila and nearby provinces, bring monsoori rains fo Metro ers," Orendain said. such as Cavite, had been reeling Manila, Calabarzon, Mitniropa— The new LPA May bring from 12 to 17 hours of no water 'and the provinces of Bataan, rains to the western section of supply due to the receding wa- Pangasinan and Zambales on northern and central Luzon, ter level in the dam, after the Monday. 1 1' but only light rains to Metro National Water Resources As sof 3 p.m. on Sunday, it Manila and the Visayas. Board slashed the water supply was spotted • 565 kilometers Due to the uncertainty over to '36 cubic meters per second east of Casiguran, Aurora Angat Dam's water level, from the original 46 cms. INQ I -I I , „ZI 11111 LI IIITEll I I Ipmirn:11 -• 5! I) 111110: E1011 .01 JUL MP, eimitment of 1-,rivluniment rind Nnlitinl Ileswipces MANILAPRULLETIN RATEGIC COMMIINICA110E1INII1AIIVE5 THE NATION'S LEADING NEWSPAPER, RAM • Rains bring water level at Angat up slightly 77:WKICALifii However, it is still below the 160m 'critical level for domestic water sup- The Monsoon rains have slightly ply. increased Angat Dm's critically low The National Water Resources water level, which have fallen consis- Board (NWRI3) is optimistic that the tently since the start of El Nifio early Angat watershed will continue be fed this year by the monsoon rains in the coming Based on the Monitoring of the days. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, Before Sunday noon, PAGASA said and Astronomical Services Admin= tropical depression "Egay," which in- istration (PAGASa), the water level tensified from a low pressure area last at Angat Dam rose to 158.64 meters Saturday night, was at 585 kilometers on Sunday, or 0.68 in higher than the] east-northeast of Virac, Cat- 157.96 m last Saturday. anduanes. Rains bring water... 41 It was mo4Ting at 20 kilometers per cidental Mindoro, Marin- hour (kph) northwest and may not make duque, Palawan, Rom- landfall over the Philippines. blon, Albay, Camarines Egay however will enhance the south- Norte, Camarines Sur, west monsoon or habagat that will bring Catanduanes, Sorsogon, monsoon rains over Metro Manila, Ilocos Masbate, Antique and Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Aklan. Abra,BengueLlfugao,Kalinga, Mountain Cloudy skies with Province, ASyao, Aurora, Bataan, Bu- scattered rain showers lacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and thunderstorms are Zambales, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, expected over the rest of Rizal, Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, Oc- Luzon and Visayas. .„ STRATEGIC 6ak BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMM! SICATION STORY ,,,..„„„...... Bal INI I iArEVES RAGE ,...•••••••...... „, SERVICE . AIL 01 JUL 2019 TITLE : PAGE I/ DATE WaterieVet ilfrAngattattrinches up By ROMINA CABRERA meters yesterday The increase was due to Tropical After months,of decline, water level in Depression Egay, which is expected to Angat Pam, the primary water source of bring more rains to most parts of Luzon Metro Manila, has finally increased. today. Data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Water level in Angat darn reached the Geophysical and Astronomical Services critical 160 meters on June 22, prompting Administration (PAGASA) showed that the the National Water Resources Board water level in Angat increased slightly to reduce water allocation to residents in from Saturday's 157.96 meters to 158.65 Metro Manila. STRATEGIC Malaya BPPE PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON tt COMMUNICATION STORY STORY .iidestiNTMENTDR INITIATIVES FACE Tlairier" _ . SERVICE Business Insi 01 JUL Z019 DATE TITLE : PAGE I/ Angat water level rises due to rains BY VICTOR REYES WATER level at Angat Dam, the main source of Metro Manila's water supply, rose by .68 meter yesterday, thanks to rains brought by the southwest monsoon. Angat had a water level of 158.64 meters as of 6 a.m, yes- terday, from 157.96 meters the previous day, according to the Phil- ippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Ad- ministration. Last January, Angat had a water level of 214 meters, four meters above the normal high level, but dipped to a year-low 157.96 meters as of last Saturday due to the El Nifio phenomenon. Angat Darn's normal operat- ing level is 180 meters that was breached on April 20. The dam registered its all-time lowest water level in July 2010, hitting 157.56 meters during a similar El Nitio phenomenon. Last Wednesday, National Wa- ter Resources Board Executive Director Sevillo David Jr. said the dam may register its new - all-time lowest elevation "in the next couple of days or before this weekend" if the needed rains AN GAT The dip in Angat's water level Casiguran, Aurora as of 3 p.m. Tuesday night or early Wednesday over the pas . months forced au- yesterday, with maximum sustained morning. would not come. thorities to it iplement rotational winds of 55 kph near the center Quidong said PAGASA is Moni- .Southwest monsoon rains, en- service interr iptions. and gustiness of up to 65 kph and toring a shallow low pressure area hanced by recent tropical cyclones, David has said they cannot moving west northwest. located 590 kms west of Laoag came in abundance over the past bring water llocation to the Weather specialist Genet Quit- City in Ilocos Norte as of 3 a.m. several days. normal level .even if Angat re- long said Egay is not expected to yesterday. QuitIong said the LPA Water level at La Mesa Dam gains its norn al operating level make landfall. is not expected to develop into in Quezon City also rose to of 180 metetis • He said they will Quidong said Egay is expected a tropical depression but said it, 71.50 meters as of yesterday continue to banage water al- to be 545 kms east northeast east along with Egay, are enhancing morning, from 70.95 meters on location to i isure consistent of of Casiguran, Aurora this the southwest monsoon, bring- Saturday. But jpo Dam's water water requirements for the rest morning, 105 kms northeast of ing more rains in Metro Manila, level dipped to 100.61 meters of the year. I Basco, Batanes on Tuesday morn- Calabarzon, Mimaropa, and in the yesterday, from 100.92 meters Tropical depression "Egay" ing, and will be out of the Philip- provinces of Pangasinan, Zam- the previous day. was estimated at 565 kms east of pine Area of Responsibility on bales and Bataan. STRATEGIC I I I I COMMUNICATION PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON STORY INITIKI IVES STORY Cala/salt. SERVICE sillessWorld TITLE: 'PAGE I/ Water level at Angat improves, but still below critical point ANGAT DAM'S water level moved up to 158.64 meters • after months of decline due to the enhanced southwest monsoon. As of 6 a.m. Sunday, the water level in Angat dam rose 0.68 meters from 157.96 meters, based on the ' • monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical. . and Astronomical Services Administration, but this iS stil below the critical level of 160 meters. PAG-ASA said that the increase was due to the southwest monsoon, which was enhanced by tropical depression Egay over the weekend. "Tuloy-tuloy ang pay-ulan... kasi noong previous da es, talagang na 'yung deficit n'ya... kaya lei - gang pataas na s'ya kasi tuloy-tutoy nga any pap-ulan sa (There has been continuous rainfall.., in the pronous'. da es, the deficit has been getting smaller... int).* gong up due to continuous rain in the catchment ng Angat," Jason Bausa, hydrologist from PAGASA,teld. Business World in a phone interview. National Water Resources Board (NWRB) Executive Director Sevillo D. David, Jr., said adjustments for Water allocations are yet to be de ermined., "No adjustments, yet. • Level (is) still below critithl • level. Allocation is main- tained at 36 cubic meters • pe second (CMS)," Mr. Da- vid told BusinessWorld in a' Read the full story by scanning the OR code with text message when sought your smariphone or by for comment.— Vincent typing the-link Martel P. Galang clalY/AngatWaterLevet> STRATEGIC UPPER PAGE 1 BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION STORY STORY IN PAGE LOWER maffmm, SERVICE Nanita time5 1 JUL 1019 DALE PAGE 1/ TITLE: Angat water rises a tad, but still at critical level BY GLEE JALEA AND FRANCIS EARL CUETO barzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, It has low chances of making land- Rizal and Quezon), Mimaropa fall, but it might intensify into a HE recent monsoon rains that drenched (Occidental Mindoro, Oriental tropical depression in the next 48 Metro Manila and nearby provinces Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon hours, Rojas added. and Palawan) and the provinces of Monsoon rains will prevail over Thave slightly raised the water level of Zambales and Bataan. Metro Manila, Mimaropa, Bicol Angat Dam. Visayas and the rest of Luzon Region, Pangasinan, Zambales, will experience scattered rains, Bataan, Cavite, Batangfist Antique As of 6 a.m. Sunday, the water Atmospheric, Geophysical and while Mindanao will have partly and Aldan. level was recorded at 158.64 me- Astronomical Services Adminis- cloudy to cloudy skies with iso- The rest of Luzon and Visayas ters, still below the critical level of tration (Pagasa) is monitoring lated rains. will be cloudy with scattered rain- 160 meters. tropical depression"Egay," spotted Pagasa is also monitoring a low showers and thunderstorms. The National Water Resources 810 kilometers east of Daet, Cama- pressure area (LPA) west of Bataan, On Monday morning, Egay is Board reduced the water allocation rines Norte, packing maximum that may intensify into a storm. expected to be 360 kilometers east for the Metropolitan Waterworks sustained winds of 55 kilometers The weather bureau expects two southeast of Basco, Batanes. It will and Sewerage System and its per hour (kph) and 65kph gusts. to three tropical cyclones to hit the exit and weaken into an LPA by concessionaires, Maynilad Water According to forecaster Benison Philippines in July. Tuesday night. Services and Manila Water, when Estareja, Egay has a "very low According to weather special- Monsoon rains will persist on the reservoir hit its critical level chance" of making landfall, but ist Ariel Rojas, these storms are Monday over Metro Manila, 'locos last month. it would enhance the habagat or likely to hit Southern, Central and Region, Cordillera Administrative Angat supplies 90 percent of southwest monsoon until Tuesday. Northern Luzon. Region, Central Luzon, Mima- Metro Manila's water requirement. Heavy rains are expected in An LPA was also spotted 360 ropa, Calabarzon, Bicol Region, Meanwhile, the Philippine Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cala- kilometers west of Central Luzon. Antique, Aklan and Western Iloilo. STRAliTGIC I 1 TETE PAGE I TAN TIE DITORIAt CARTOON COMMUNICATION STORY STORY V.' ,,,..„„„e„,,fiwarnen/ INITIATIVES PAGE ROWER tristess^.""""if SERVICE 0 1 JUL 2019 DATE TIRE PAGE I/ Arigat water inches up but remains low MONSOON rains brought by tropical depression "Egay" raised the water el- evation of Angat Dam, which supplies 97 percent of Metro Manila's water, the weather bureau said Sunday. As of 6 am. Sunday, water level at the dam reached 158.64 meters, up from Saturday's 157.96 meters. This was still . below the critical level of 160 meters, however, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. The low level. at the darn has led to water service interruptions in Metro Ma- nila, where two private concessionaires are grappling with the supply shortage.' As water level reached its critical level on June 20, the National Water Resources Board reduced the water allocation for the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System and its concessionaires, Maynilad Water Services and Manila Water. Weather forecasters said more rains were expected Sunday as Egay enhanc- es the southwest monsoon. Next page Angat. From Al Egay sped up slight while moving over the Philippine Sea east of Northern Luzon on Sunday afternoon. As of' 4 -p.m., the center of Egay was estimated at 545 kilometers east of Ca- siguran, Aurora. Packing maximum sustained winds of 55 funs per hour near the center and hUstiness of up to 65 kph, it was moving westI northwest at 30 kph. I While Egay is not expected to make andfall, it will continue to bring mon- soon rains. jThe southwest monsoon will bring ight to moderate with at times heavy monsoon rains over Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Bu- acan, Cavite,' Batangas, Mindoro provinces, Romblon and Northern Palawan. Rio N. Araja sii•R,.vn,,;i(- PAGE] MINTIER EDIT:ORIN CARTOON tj UPPER ( 1 / RINI 11NIC.11 ion STORY STORY ...,....,./..a.a INE1 1ATIVES PAGE ER Suialmsesuass_.„.'sj SISRVICl/ -1••••••••••"""'" 01 JUL 2019 DARE TITLE: PAGE 1/ Water level ng Angat Dam tumaas pero kritikal pa rin UMANGAT ang water level sa Angat Dam dahil sa mga pag-ulan dulot ng Tropical Depression Egay. • . Nifong alas-sais nang umaga Hunyo 30,._na- sukat ang water level ng Angat sa 158.64 meter, bahagyang mataas sa 157.96 meter level .nitong Sabado, ayon sa Pagasa.. Sa kabila nito, mababa pa rin ito sa critical level na 60 meters. . Ang Angat Dam ang pangunahing pinagkukuz nan ng water supply ng Maynilad at Manila Water at s mula nang bumaba ang label ng tubig dooh ay pinatupad naman rig dalawang. toncessionaire ang mahabang water interruption sa mga consumer. Si Egay ay riaispatah sa layong 810.1tilometro sa slangan ng Daet, Camarines Norte dakohg alas- tres nang madaling-araw dala ang hanging 55 ki- lometer per hour. , Bagamait hihdi ito inaasahang tatama sa kalu- paan; pinalalalcas namah nito ang hanging habagat hanggang sa araw hang Manes. , Ang mga malalcas fin ,pag-ulan ay posibleng -magdulot ng pagbaha at landslide sa Meth Ma- nila !locos Region, Calabarzon, Mimaropa at mga lalawigan ng Zambales.at Bataan. - - •- — UPPER PAGE 1 BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON PuILIPINC) IS STORY STORY LOWER latossmima St is 414444 M A( n Mt 04/1 ;IA I 0 4 PAGE warissius" ‘slioromiTy 01 JUL 2 019 Department of Environment and Natural Resources RO R. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES SERVICE SALAMIN NO ICATOTOHANAN • DATE Egay, pinalakas ang ulan sa Luzon oras mula sa dating 15 kilometro bawat oras. Habang isinusulat ang balitang ito, tag- lay-pa yin ni Egay ang WATER LEVEL maximum winds na 55 kilometre bawat oras at parehong bu0o na 65 kilometro bawat oras. Una nang iniulat ng Pagasa na maliirang ti- yansa na tatama sa lupa ang bagyo, pero nagba- bala pa rin hinggil sa mga posibilidad ng pagbaha at pagguho ng lupa sa Metro DAHIL UMANGATsa tuloy-tuloy meters. Geophysical. and Astro- Manila, Ilocos Region, na pag-ulan na inaasa- Ipmarating ng Na- nomical Services Ad- Calabarzon (Cavite-La- han hanggang sa araw tional Water Resources ministration (Pagasa) guna-Batangas-Rizal: tibang kalat-kalat na pag- ng Martes dulot ng Board (NWRiB)na inaasa- si Egay ay namataan sa Quezon), Mimaropa Bagyong Egay, nagsi- ban ang pagtaas ng lebel layong ..820 kilometers (Mindoro-Marinduque- Sa Manes ng gabi o simula nang umangat sa Angat Dam pagsapit ng sa silangan ng Infanta, Romblon-Palawan), madaling araw ng Mi- ang lebel ng tubig sa Hulyo matapos sabihin ng Quezon, o 760 kilometro Zambales at Bataan. yerkoles ay tinatayang Angat Dam. Pagasa na magkakaroon sa silangan ng Casiguran, Habang ang nala- lalabas ng Philippine area Mula Linggo ng uma- na ng normal na rainfa 1 Aurora., labing bahagi ng bansa ay of responsibility (PAR) ga, nasa 158.64-meter .na conditions. Kumikilo ito pa-hi- makararanas ng bahagya ang bagyong Egay. ang tubig sa Angat mula Ayon naman sa Phil- lagang kanluran sa bine hanggang sa maulap na BENEDICT sa critical level na 160 ippine Atmospheric, na 20 kilometro bawat panahon na may kasa- ABAYGAR, JR. STRATEI • UPPER PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON Co MMUNIE'ATION STORY STORY INIFIAlIVES PAGE LOWER SEIEVIE E 01 JUL 2019 TITLE: -LEVELNIANGAIDAMIUMAAL.:1 ..:21111YMILUB0.6 SA BAHA TUMAALlia ang-antas Ag kahapbn nanarnataansa 810 —Buse sa Ulat, ang rtaturang ,tublg atAngat Dam ngunit kilometers east sa Datil, Ca- mga baypn.ay Catch batin o blnaha naman-ang-Ilang- marines Sur) mababong lugat na pinag- bayan sa Buiaaan imata- , Pandang 3:00 ng rnadaling iipunan ngtubig dahil narin sa "poa ang malalakas né 'Sag- : araw ,ay kurhilos si Spay na mga baradong imburtial na ulari. may lakas ng hangin na 55 daluyan, ng tubig patungong Sa tala n PAGASA, mula kilometers per hour at bug- ilog. „ • , I sa 157.96 meters kamakala- song may lakas na 65kph. Ilang barangay rin sa Ba71 wa ay umabot na sa 158.64 Pahirapan $a mga moto- laps at Bulakan ang pina: meters ang antas• ng tubig sa rista ang pagdaart sa Mac sok .ng tubig-baha partikular_ dam. • Arthur Highway sa Maniac, at sa Bararigay ng Panginay at Inaasahang tataas pa an Meycauayan dahil sa ga-tu- Matungaodahil sa ulan at high tubig $a Angat matapos pw hod na tubig mula sa patuloy tide kahapon ng umaga, r Muck ang bagyong Egai na pag-ulap. - DICK MIRASOL III 1"6CTS:l: STRATIIGIC JLJ C0N1MunicAtioN PER PAGE I BAGNER EDITORIAl CARTOON STORY STORY Irwrrintivirs IIINESSI••• SIERVICIt PAGE TOWER NNESElm". YEE•YonlE (11Eterste on. Etmehnovg.1/etellherrite JU- c..•LOi CJ 1111E: PAGE I/ Tubig sa Angat Dam nadagdagan Bahagyang tumaas Hunyo 20 kaya nag- na bagyong Egay na any tubig sa Angat Dam desisyon ang National maghahataksa habagat. matapos any sunud- Water ResOurces Board Taglay nito any lakas sunod na pag-ulan dulot (NWRB) na magbawas ng hanging aabot sa fly moonsoon ains. ng distribusyon ng tubig 55 kph at pagbugsong Ayon sa PAGASA, ka- sa Metropolitan Water- papalo sa 65 kph. hapon ng alas-6 ng uma- works .and Sewerage Inaasahang lalabas ga ay umakyat sa 158.64 systeni (MWSS) at sa. Si Egay sa Philippine metro.ang tulYg sa na- 'concessionaires nito na Area of Responsibility sabing dam mas mataas Maynilad at Manila Water. sa Martes ng gabi o Mi- sa 157.96 meters noong Ang Angat Dam ang yerkules ng umaga. Sabado ng keparehong nagsu-suplay ng 90 por- Kahapon ay naram- oras. siyentong tubig sa Metro daman na ang pag- Ang nasab ng water Manila. - ,ulan sa Metro Manila, level kahapon ay nana- Inaasahan naman !locos, Mimaropa, till namang nasa critical na patuloy na tataas , Calabarzon, ZambaJes level na 160 meters na ang level rig tubig sa at Bataan. 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Pangilinan and the Ayalas at Angat Dam has gone down to its BACK of Manila Water are just raking in lowest Critical level level in 14 years? !r:is:l ilCHANNEL the profits without doing their part The sporadic rain in recent days failed for delivery and sewage management to augment water at Angat Dam and t i services." ,4.04 Re ALEJANDRO Atienza added that these two big the prospect of moie rain-during El DEL ROSARIO companies are collecting sewage Nino season looks dim with rationing lasting up to August. management fees from business THE Philippines is an archipelagic Lagunaide Bay: if cleared of alga establishments and ordinary nation with water all around. There is from those fish pens of the rich and residentia consumers, but do not use a 144-billion-cubic-Meter supply but powerful, could be a potential source them for the purpose of delivering only. about 40 percent is consumed. of water. But .government must have The rest is wasted. clean, potable water. He said it was the MMDA, the City of Manila and These facts and figures were" the political will to dismantle those the DENR which cleaned tip the provided by Buhay Party-List Rep. fish peps as we have enough fish in polluted Manila Bay waters. He said 'Lito Atienza who had access to this the WeXt Philippine Sea to feed our information when he was secretary of the two companies borrowed funds people, Atienza said. from the World Bank under sovereign Environment and Natural Resources. The obstacle to fishing.in the West This is also the reason he said he guarantee for sewage management. If Philippine Sea is• the presence of would file a resolution in the House they default, it would be the Philippine larger Chinese fishing boats, one urging President Rodrigo Duterte to government which will have to pay cancel the concessionaire contracts for loan default. Where will the government. get the of which rammed a Filipino and of Maynilad and Manila Water and abandonedilp of Os crew men. With return this service to the government. money to pay the World Bank? From us—the people—in the form of new the President announcing he would taxes, AV enza pointed out. let the Chinese fish in our exclusive Atienza said he is riot afraid of 200 mile economic zone, Filipino retaliation from the business tycoons fishermen know that their fishing haul "Imagine the would not be as plenty as the Chinese hardship of people who as he had always been the lone voice in the House speaking up on this have to line up for this issue. What can they do against me who use trawlers. basic service. llirn off the water from my faucet? This, of colt :lick up (he price Then they will have do that to the of fish in the.• 'With the Price of • whole neghliorhood and have more other food commodities already high angry people up in arms, he said in for local consumers. Thctonly good • In an interview over coffee, an news last week was the resignation of incensed Atienza punned that if answer to his own question. Agriculture Secretary Manny FIRM. the problem of water is too big No, he is not affected by the water . _ for business barons Ayalas and shortage but he said in he cannot, in Pangilinan to solve, then they should conscience, not feel the hardships of give it up and let government do it. the inop I particularly in depressed , "It is outrageous that Maynilad areas where they have to line up to and Manila— Water are asking for fill drumil:and buckets to have water rate increases when both should for daily be refunding zebbsumers for non- What are the alternative sources of delivery of tifirthisic need of the water supply considering the water Filipino people: Business tycoons Turn to AS 147.0ivatig STRNI EGIf PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION M \ STORY STORY INITIATIVES vaiim,,E0WO PAGE LOWER SERVICE 0 1 JUL 2019 DATE PAGE If :GO ,:ri" MP, C11, 014,::il WATER CRISIS BLAMED ON PAST ADMIN The water shortage plaguing Metro •Manila was the result of the inaction of the previ- ous administration of Presi- dent. Benigno Aquino Ill and the former Metropolitan Wa-. terworks and Sewerage Sys- tem (MWSS) management led by Gerardo Esquivel. This was the conclusion reached by the House: over- sight 'committee that con- ducted a special hearing to look into, the, water crisis in the metrepthiS, • thereby ab- solving the Duterte adminis- tration and the present MWSS leadership from culpability. Unimplemented plan MWSS Administrator Rey- naldo Velasco said during the hearing that the Aquino ad- ministration had failed to im- plement• a water supply mas- • ter plan completed in 1012. A UniversitY of the;Philip- pines study conducted in 2011 had warned that as early as 2016 there would have been 57 million liters a day (MLD) deficit in supply.. This deficit could balloon to 624 MLD in 2021 unless the water security infrastructure projects nut in place by the present adminis- tration are vigorously pursued. • These projects include Kaliwa Dam, which was pro- - posed in 2012 , but was shelved. The project is ex- pected to augment water ' supply by 600 MLD. s ItATECIC PAGE] BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON CONTATIINICATION STORY STORY INITIATIVES yes/RIESS PAGE SINTVICE 01 JUL 2019 DATE TITLE: PAGE I/ Compliant Boracay hotel rooms reach 13,064 By CATHERINE TALAVERA Boracay had roughly 15,000 to 16,000 avail- able rooms. The number of compliant Boracay ho- The government is limiting the number tels continues to grow with a total of 364 of tourists in Boracay to ensure the sustain- accommodation establishments accredited ability of the island, which was reopened by the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force in October last year after it was closed for (BIATF). rehabilitation for six months. In its latest bulletin, the BIATF said it A study commissioned by the DENR has given the go signal to six more Boracay showed that Boracay's carrying capacity hotels. is only 55,757 people per day, including its This brings the total to 13,064 rooms. residents. Only 19,215 tourists are allowed Only accommodation establishments to be on the island at a certain time, with that have complied with the requirements 6,405 tourists allowed to enter the island of the Department of Environment and per day. Natural Resources (DENR), the Depart- In a bid to ensure the carrying capacity ment of Interior and Local Government of the island is met, the Civil Aeronau- (DILG) and the Department of Tourism tics Board (CAB) earlier implemented a (DOT) are allowed to operate in the island. moratorium on the addition of new charter destination. flights to Catidan and Kalibo. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo- Tourism Undersecretary and spokes- Puyat earlier said the BIATF would contin- person Benito Bengzon Jr. emphasized the ue to accredit compliant accommodation moratorium only applies to new applica- establishments. • tions for chartered flights. "More rooms will be available as we "Ensuring that we protect the environ- continue with Phase 2 and 3 of the Boracay ment, all of these initiatives are in line with rehabilitation. We are making sure the task the objective we have kept for ourselves, force's requirements are complied with 100 both the government and the private sec- percent," Puyat said. tor," Bengzon said. • The task force urged the public to avoid "But the challenge here is to really booking with establishments that have no achieve an economic balance between permits from the DOT, DENR and DILG. such economic activity and protection of Before the island's closure in April 2018, the environment," he said. STRATEGIC I I I I UPPER COMMUNICATION PAGE! TANNER EDRORIAL CARIOON STORY RIORY Layikaaiwas/k/WERN !NEEL/MEER PAGE LOWER SERVICE BusillessWorld 0 1 JUL 2019 RILE: PAGE I/ DATE ISUZU TURNS OVER MODERN PUVS TO BORACAY TRANSPORT COOPERATIVE main terminal in Boracay Island. By Manny N. de los Reyes been a strategic part of this reha- These two units form part of the bilitation. With a cleaner, more total 15-vehicle fleet that BLT- ,organized Boracay, you will now RESIDENTS and tourists of MPC has acquired from IPC. also see Isuzu modernized PUVs Boracay Island will not only These modernized PUVs will serYicing'the island's residents get to enjoy one of the world's ply the main circumferential and tourists." best beaches, they will now also road that goes around the inte- He added that Isuzu's modern get to travel around this tropi- rior of the island, picking up and PUVs have also been designed cal paradise in utmost comfort, dropping off passengers at desig- and built in accordance to the - convenience, and safetyOnboard nated stops. objective of the Boracayrehabili- the Isuzu modern public utility Joseph Bautista, IPC Sales tation efforts to make the island vehicles (PUVs). Division head, described the environmentally sustainable. Isuzu Philippines Corpora- turnover as happening at just "The modernized PUVs tion (IPC), the country's leading the right time. "In the past few are assembled using the Isuzu nianufactuter and distributor of months, we have seen the earnest QKR77 platforni which Was been commercial vehicles and trucks, rehabilitation of Boiacay Island; modified for PUV use. These are turned over recently the initial from its beaches toward the road powered by the 3.0-liter 4JH1- two units of its modernized PUV network and infrastructure. TC CRDI diesel engine that de- to the Boracay Land Transport And now that the island has just livers 106 Ps of power with bet- Multi-Purpose Cooperative recently been reopened to the ter fuel economy. The engine is (BLTMPC) at the cooperatives' public, we are very happy to have also rated Euro IV compliant, so Officials from Isuzu Philippines Corp., led by IPC Sales Division Head Joseph Ba'utista, and Boracay Land Transport Multi- Purpose Cooperative, pose outside the BLTMPC office. -= A%II SYRATEGIC I 1 I I I I CODINIUNITATION PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON STORY STORY iste, INITIATIVES PAGE LOWER '811111"...r"St SITRVICF thisillessWorld 01 JUL 7019 TITLE PAGE I/ DATE it produces cleaner emissions," Coolaire mean1 that all passen- Isuzu has already created a name 72, Mr. Bautista explained. gers can travel domfortably even for Filipino drivers and opera- Yasuhiko Oyama, IPC victAL.. during the ho test summers, tors as their reliable partner. We president for Sales, also lauded with enough leg born, headroom, are very proud to say that Isuzu the Filipino mark of excellence and seat space i4 a Class 2 PUV. has not only achieved another in the construction and design The moderi PLIVs are also milestone but has also contin- df Isuzu's modern PUV: "The equipped with Accessories as re- ued its legacy by having these Isuzu QKR PUV is truly a ve- quired by the Hand Transporta- isuzu PUVs to run in Boracay's hicle for Filipinos made by Fili- tion Franchising and Regulatory roads under the government's pinos. As they say in the native Board (LTFRB),, such as CCTVs PUV modernization program language, "Gawang Filipino, and dashcam, QPS tracking sys- (PUVMP)." pare sa PllipinoY tem, and autonilated electronic He encouraged other trans- The Isuzu modern PUV's fare collection. system. The port cooperatives across the ,,..Imidt'llgs.,13.eerrilesigned and 1. automatic doors also face the country to already make that ilIttiltby'alIfFilipiiid body builder,, sidewalk for saf and Convenient switch to safer, cleaner, more and long-time partner of IPC, entry and exit o passengers. convenient, and more reliable Almazora Motors Corporation. Mr. Oyama tl, nuked BLTMPC modernized PUVs. "Do check out This Isuzu modern PUV can for choosing Is4zu. "We thank our modernized Isuzu PUVs. In- accommodate up to 30 passen- the cooperativd for trusting us quire about their specifications gers (seated and standing). The in providing then their first fleet and features at any IPC dealer- fully air-conditioned cabin by of modern PUVs. Undoubtedly, ship near you." Officials from Isuzu Philippines Corp. and Boracay Land Trans Multi-Purpose Cooperative pose for the ceremonial ribbon-cutting. STOMP:MC rirC tnIMEIA.ji?1,40M 1:=1 JZ:r UPPER PAGE I PANNE! EMPORIA'. CARIOON COMMUNICATION MORE MORI: pI INITIATI PAGE R ...... „! SERVICE 0 1 JUL 2019 TITLE: PAGE I/ Wanted: Cleaner transport.1 system In Metro Manila: 88 percent of all emissions Come from motor vehicles, a problem that the 20- year,-old Clean Air Act has failed to curb. The De- partment of Transportation is aggressivelY push- ing foi the phaseout of dilapidated jeepneys and the shift to Euro-4 compliant and industry-stan- dard vehicles. Only 3,000 of the 18o,000 jeepneys have rhodernIzed. -SPECIAL REPORT BYJMESSET O. MMI ENANO AND KRIXIA SUBINGSUBING A14 1 ii STItA i EGIC IfiEdequi tr,o tICIP ;1Z11121; ie TANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION Al'? STORY yggagap,0011•1111•0 INITIATIVES 1141111111110....M. SERVICE PAGE TOWER 0 1 JUL 2019 DATE TITLE: PAGE U Challenges hound efforts for cleaner public transport to curb air pollution SPECIAL REPORT But beyond giving the PUVs a Clean Air Act face-lift, Delgra said the PUVMP By Jhesset O. Enano In Metro Manila, 88 percent is a ifradical restructuring" of the and Krixia Subingsubing of all emissions come from mo- public transport system that @Team_Inquirer tor vehicles, a problem that the needs a consolidation of PUV 20-year-old Clean Air Act, de- fleets and route rationalization. '(Last of three parts) spite its best 'intentions, has Much of the woes in public failed to curb. Like many commuters, Ashley, Under the tggg law, the De- transport are rooted either in Usman has had her fair share of partment of Transportation the haphazard way routes are harrowing experiences riding (DOTr). is mandated to reduce designed, the over- or under- , public transport. , emissions from motor ;vehicles supply of PUVs in certain ateas; She recalled taking two jeep- to within acceptable guidelines. or the vehicles' lack of intercon- ney rides daily while teviewing But it was only in 2012 that the nection, making it difficult to , for the engineering board ex- agency began its aggressive commute, Delgra said. ams in 2013, and braving the . _push for its ambitious Public Resolving those problems gauntlet of people and vehicles . clogging Morayta Street at the , Utility Vehicle Modernization will enable the government to university belt in Manila. Program (PUVMP). , reform urban spaces and make "During that review period, I The program aims to. phase public transport more efficient, had intense eye allergies and had ' out dilapidated PUVs, including he added. to have a surgery on my left eye- jeepneys that are over ig years lid," said Usman, a chemical en- old, and shift to Euro-4 compli- Sustainable transport gineer who hails from Lanao del ant and industry-standard vehi- "The PUVMP program is not Norte province. "The doctoi said cles. just a big help but a huge state- it was due to poor air quality." Studieslhave shown that Eu- 1 ment in creating sustainable So as Soon as Usman got a ro-4 gasoline is go percent transport," Delgra said. "We are job in Bataan province, she de- cleaner than 'its Euro-2 counter- not just deploying new environ- cided that the metropolis was part, thanlis largely to its .com- rrient-friendly PUVs, but also , just not worth it, both for her position, and the way Euro24 trying to make them efficient." health and safety. engines ar4 designed, said Gerry The Department of Eriviron- ' "If' metro Manila's air gets . Bagtasa, head of the Atmo- ment and Natural Resources better, then I'd 'definitely con- spheric Physics Laboratory of (DENR), as the lead department sider working there," she said. the University of the Philip- in enforcing the Clean Air Act, "But in just a year [of working in pines' Institute of Environmen- sees the merit in the shift to Eu- Bataan] I already felt the big tal Science and Meteorology ; difference ... particularly in the (UP IESM). . ro-4 compliant vehicles. "As long as we have these air quality." Martin Delgra, chair of the secondhand or dilapidated cars With 16 cities and one town, Land Transportation Franchising on the road, the efforts of the Metro Manila is beset with is- and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), Anti-Smoke Belching Unit and sues and challenges that come acknowledged that the agency, even the Private Emissions with rapid urbanization, from along withthe DOTr, through the Testing Centers. will make no [ overpopulation to unequal de- Land . Transportation Office sense because the problems are velopment. The economic ,(LTO)," had for the longest time already out there," said Jundy growth seen in the skyscrapers "fallen shFort of the require- and paved roads comes at a ments" of the Clean Air Act. del Socorro, officer in charge of steep price: air pollution from the Air Quality Management: the toxic fumes spewed by Section under the DENR Envis ronmental Management Bu- thousands of vehicles 'on the road. reau. As s URNIEGIC InigiA11610130.r PAGE! BANNER EimORTAT cAgrooN COMMUNICATION MM STORY STORY .1011111111MI I NIT IA I V ES PAGE LOWER SFRVICIr 0 1 JUL 201g TITLE: PAGE I/ DATE But the price of moderniza- The agency is also currently tion is steep. Drivers and opera- building the MRT 7 line and the tors have said that financing the country's first subway to con- jeepneys—currently pegged at nect Quezon City to Bulacan between P1.6 and P2.1 mil- province and Pasay City. lion—with low government WHO climate researcher subsidy makes it difficult to af- Arthur Wyns said that while it ford new units. was easy to blame people for Only some 3,000 of the their choices that might lead to 18o,000 jeepneys in the country more pollution, the lack of alter- have modernized a year before natives should be seen as the the LTERB's self-imposed 2020 root cause. deadline for transition, Delgra "There needs to be infras- said. tructure to facilitate the peo- Many jeepney operators and ple's shift(to eco-friendly trans- drivers also decry having to port)," he said. "If there are no shoulder the blame for the pol- safe bicycle lanes, who is going lution, saying that private cars to bike? It's a structural issue, that similarly emit pollutants not just an individual lifestyle are much bigger in number. problem." Emerging cities should alsci Socially just learn from the metro's current While it has its merits, the challenges and aim for a more modernization program has to inclusive and sustainable devel- be socially just, said Mylene opment, experts said. Instead of Cayetano, head of the Environ- eyeing only the improvement of mental Pollution Studies Labo- PUVs, a massive urban renewal ratory of the UP IESM. and practical alternatives are "For example, if I'm driving needed to curb the overreliance a diesel-powered private car, on private vehicles. my carbon footprint is much For both national and local bigger than a diesel-powered governments, this requires• po- jeepney that carries 20 passen- litical will and putting priority gers," Cayetano said. "But in kg on their constituents' rights and terms of exposure to polluted needs—including clean air. air, those in the jeepney are "[Ensuring we have] clean again at the losing end because air is everybody's job, not just they cannot afford an air-condi- the government's," Cayetano tioned car." said. "[If we don't address the In an interview With the In- problem,] we all lose because air quirer last year, Dr. Maria Neira, pollution has no boundaries. It director of public health of the will affect us all, rich or poor, World Health Organization because we are breathing the same air." INQ (WHO), said the government should invest in healthy urban planning and promote a cleaner public transport system to dis- courage the public from using NUMBER OF REGISTERED VEHICLES private cars that take up more I space on the road. Private cars and public utility vehicles (PUVs) have increased almost fourfold since 2006, with Metro Manila accounting for a third of all cars across the • Strengthening the mass country. transit system across the coun- try can improve not only air 15M . • quality and transport efficiency Nat f NAT)ONWIDE but also boost development and progress, said government ex- perts and those in the academe. The DOTr's programs of late has focused on strengthening the transit systems across the coun- try, with the rehabilitation and overhaul of the Metro Rail Tran- sit (MRT) 3 line and the extension of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) 1 and 2 to the south (Cavite) and the mirth (Antipolo), respectively. SOURCE: DOartrnent of Environment HIM GRAPHICS and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) iTT 6,-)A STIIATKG1C UPPER PAGE I SAN PIER ED110111A1 GA111001/ CONINIUNICATION • $10E1 $1011' eff,,,,.,01/1/1011/11 INI-FIAT/Xi PS PAGE 101YEE 01 JUL 2019 RUE: PAGE I/ DATE I .1" itIC 100 t .5* r '; . • - :-7 • Po i-r-o.< • -Y. 4., A :'.!41• PERSISTENT PROBLEMS The Department of Environment and Natural Resources sees merit in the shift to Euro-4 compliant vehicles. But as long as secondhand or dilapidated cars are on the road, efforts of the Anti-Smoke Belching Unit and even Private Emissions Testing Centers will make no sense because the problems are already out there, experts say. —INQUIRER FILE PHOTO _ — / hI .4.: SFITATEr IC rut 6A UPPER PAGE I BARRIER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION STORY STORY !NI I IA vaiessaMRSII !IV ES PAGE LOWER 11"le"..... SERVI( I, 01 JUL 2019 TITLE: PAGE II FROM TRASHY TO CORDIAL MALACANANG SEES IMPROVED TIES WITH CANADA AFTER GARBAGE ROW _ Malacanang expects the diplo- prehibits imports of mixed matic ties 'between the Philip- plastics and household trash. pines and, Canada to revert Some of the waste was dis- from "trashy" to "cordial" af- posed of in the Philippines, but ter the transporti of illegally much of it stewed in lobal dumped garbage back to Cana- ports for years. da over the weekend. The trash will be incinerat- A ship carrying 69 contain-, ed at a waste-to-energy facili- ers of waste mislabeled as plas- ty, Canadian officials said. tic recyclables returned to Canada on Saturday from the Plastic pollution Philippines, closing a chapter Waste disposal has emerged on a dispute that started in 20J3 as a topic of political dispute and sparked a diplomatic furor between Southeast Asian coun- between Ottawa and Manila. tries and the developed world, "I guess it will be back to with Malaysia in May becoming being cordial ... That is what the latest to demand nations will happen now. It won't be a such as the United States, Japan, 'trashy' relationship anymore," France, Canada, Australia and presidential spokesperson Sal- Britain to take back 3,000 tons vador Panelo said in jest in an of plastic waste, interview over dzIQ. The government depart- l Asked as to when the diplo- ment Environment and Cli- mats will be sent back to Cana- mate Change Canada told da, the Palace said this was for Reuters earlier this month that the Department of Foreign Af- the government was in talks fairs to de'cide. with Malaysia to recover the plastic waste that originated Diplomatic dispute from Canada. "I guess, since the very rea- For years, China had re- son for w' ithdrawal was the ceived the bulk of scrap plastic problem lof trash, since it's from around the world, but now resolved, logically that closed its doors to foreign will foil+, that we will send refuse last year in an effort to back our sliplomatic personnel clean up its environment. to their posts," Panelo said. Huge quantities of plastic The waste containers be- waste have since been redi- came partll iof a diplomatic dis- rected to Southeast Asia, in- pute betAen Manila and Ot- cluding Malaysia, Indonesia tawa, as!! President Duterte and, to a lesser degree, the threatenad Canada with war Philippines. and witqrew top diplomats In November 2016, Canada from Canada after Canada amended its regulations on missed a rMay 15 deadline to waste disposal to prevent inci- take back the waste. dents like the one with the The coinflict dates back to Philippines. 2013 and 2014, when a Canadi- Canadian exporters now an company shipped contain- need a permit to export haz- ers mislabeled as recyclable ardous waste and can only ob- plastics to the Philippines. tain it if the other country con- The shipment actually con- sents • to .the import, Jenn tained a mixture of paper, Gearey, a spokesperson for the plastics, electronics and Canadian environment min- househo d waste, including istry, said via e-mail. —REPORTS kitchen trash and diapers, FROM JULIE M. AURELIO, REUTERS even th ugh Philippine law AND AFP INQ S ritAtruit PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COILIBTIINICA'110N STORY STORY NI ETA FIVES PAGE S FIEVIC It 01 JUL 2019 DATE TITLE: PAGE I/ Ties restored, as Canada takes back garbage The relationship between the Philippines and Canada has becorne cordial again as the ship carrying tons of garbage rejected by Manila arr ved in Vancouver niter the weekend, Ma- lacafiang said yesterday. Cargo ship Anna Maersk, which car- ried 69 containers of Canadian trash dumped in the Philippines six years ago, arrived in Greater Vancouver last Saturday, according to reports. The garbage would be sent to a Sixty-nine shipping containers of garbage from container ship Anna waste-to-energy facility, Canadian Maersk are loaded onto trucks and stacked for holding at Global Con- Turn to Page 6 tainer Terminals at Deltaport in British Columbia, Canada on June 29. APP on Thursday. ministry, said via email. 'Ties From Page 1 Even so, challenges re- Shocking main. officials were quoted by re- waste, includ'ng kitchen trash Global concern over plastic In May, Malaysian offi- ports as saying. and diapers, although Philip- pollution has been spurred cials criticized Canada after "Eh, siguro cordial na pine law prohibits imports of by shocking images of waste- a shipping container filled ulit (Perhaps, it's cor- mixed plastic and household clogged rivers in Southeast with contaminated plastic dial again)," presidential trash. Asia and accounts of dead sea bags from major Canadian spokesman Salvador Panelo To show that it is serious in creatures found with kilos of grocery chains was shipped said in; a radio interview demanding the return of the refuse in their stomachs. to Kuala Lumpur by a private when asked to describe the garbage, the Duterte adminis- For years, China had re- company. ties between Manila and Ot- tration had recalled the diplo- ceived the bulk of scrap plastic Canada produces more tawa following the arrival of mats assigned in Canada and from around the world, but waste per capita than other the garbage-hauling vessel prohibited its ; officials from closed its doors to foreign countries with comparable in Vancouver. traveling to Ottawa. refuse last year in an effort to levels of economic develop- "'Di na basura ang relasyon Canada missed a May 15 clean up its environment. ment, ranging from the United (The relationship is no longer deadline to repatriate the Huge quantities of waste States to Japan, according,to a garbage)," Panelo added. rubbish, but then made ar- plastic have since been re- study by the Conference Board Last April, President rangements soon thereafter directed to Southeast Asia, of Canada. Duterte directed the Bureau of to move it back to Canadian including Malaysia, Indonesia The majority of it ends up Customs to return to Canada soil. Anna Maersk eventu- and — to a lesser degree — the in landfills. containers of garbage sent to ally sailed Or Vancouver, Philippines. Environmental advocates the Philippines in 2013 and prompting tlidPhilippines to In November 2016, Canada argue that developed coun- accused Ottawa of turning the order its diplomats 'recalled amended its regulations on tries should stop exporting Philippines into a dumpsite. from Canada' to return to waste disposal to prevent in- their trash and figure out how The Philippine leader even their posts. cidents like the one with the to handle it domestically. ' threatened to go to war if The trash will be inciner- Philippines. "The way forward is to Canada refused to take back ated at a wastef to-energy fadl- Canadian exporters now drastically reduce the amount the trash, which were report- ity, local offic als said. need a permit to export haz- of waste we generate, espe- edly mislabeled as recyclable "We committed with the ardous waste and can only cially plastic waste," Vito plastics. Philippines and we're working obtain it if the other country Buonsante, plastics program The shipment actually con- closely with them," Canada's consents to the import, Jerm manager at Environmental tained a mixture of paper, plas- Environment Minister Cath- Gearey, a spokeswoman for Defense in Toronto, said. tics, electronic and household erine McKenna told reporters the Canadian environment — Alexis Romero, AFP - • STRATEGIC PAGE I CONIEWINICATION BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON STORY STORY syysissoislailint INITUCI IVES PAG E LOWER SERVICE shiess\YorldT 011 JUL ?gis, TITLE: PAGE I/ DATE Ship carrying waste arrives back in Canada from the Philippines tween Southeast Asian countries TORONTO — A ship carrying 69 Sarah Lusk, Metro Vancouver a May15 deadline to take back the and the developed world, with containers of waste mislabeled spokeswoman, said the waste waste: Malaysia in May becoming the as plastic recyclables returned would be sent to a Waste-to- The waste was shipped to the latest to demand nations such as to Canada on Saturday from the Energy'facility in Burnaby where Philippines in 2013 and 2014 and the United States, Japan, France, Philippines, closing a chapter on it will be incinerated, but added mislabeled as recyclable plastics. Canada, Australia and Britain a dispute that started in 2013 and that there was "uncertainty with Instead, it was filled with garbage take back 3000 tonnes of plastic sparked a diplomatic furor be, respect to timing" and the facility including used diapers and news- tween Ottawa and Manila. . may not receive the waste over papers. A Philippine court ruled waste. The government depart- The shipment was taken off the weekend. in 2016 that it be returned. ment Environment and Climate the container ship Anna Maersk The waste containers became Canada made arrangements in Change Canada told Reuters docked close to Tsawwassen part of a diplomatic dispute be- late May to accept the containers earlier this month that the Ferry Terminal and arrived at tween Manila and Ottawa, as the and said they hired Bollore Logis- government was in talks with GCT Deltaport in Delta, British Philippine President Rodrigo R. tics Canada to safely bring them Malaysia to recover the plas- Columbia, part of Greater Van- Duterte threatened Canada with back as soon as possible. tic waste that originated from couver, GCT said in a press state- war and withdrew top diplomats Waste disposal has emerged Canada. — Reuters ment. from Canada after Canada missed as a topic of political dispute be- THE SHIP ni Maenk gets containers — including 69 containers of mostly paper and plastic waste tel by the Philippines — unloaded at Roberts Bank port in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in this June 29 photo. ,eA111, STIZATIO IC UPPER PAGE 1 BANNER EMIORIAt CARTOON COMMUNICATION STORY STORY 1„..ELesters1 INITIATIVES PAGE ER SERVICE 0 1 JUL 2019 DATE TITLE PAGE 1/ Canadian garbage:Back to where it, belongs VANCOUVER—Tons of Canadian gar- The shipment 'actually contained a rangements, ,soork thereafter' to move • it bage left in the Philippines for years ar- miXture of paper, plastics, electronics, back to Canadian soiki , . rived backhome Saturday, putting an end and household waste,' including kitchen, Canada's Environment Minister Caul.? to a festering diplomatic row that high- tras tend diapers, even though Philippine erine McKenna told 'reportein on Thurs-• lighted how Asian nations have grown law prohibits imports of mixed plastics day: "We committed with the Philippines tired or being the world's trash dump. and houSehold trash. and We're working closely with them." A cargo vessel loaded., with about, 69 Some of the waste was disposed of in Global ccincem over plastic pollution' , containersiof rubbish docked inn port rin the1 Philippines, but Much of it stewed in has been. spurred by shocking images of the outskirts of :VaticouVer, according to 1°9'1 ports for years. • ' waste7clOgged rivers in •Southeast Asia, an AFP repofter arthe scene. . he issue polluted bilateral relations for and accounts of dead sea creatures found The trasthwill be incinerated at a waste- yea s, but tensions came to ahead in April with kilos of refuse in their stomachs. , to-energy facility,.1dcal officials said. wthin Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Pot years, China had received fttebtilk The •confliot 'dates back to' 2013 and thr tened to "declare war" against Canada La- setup plastic front: around the World, 2014, when a Canadian company shipped unl ss it reclainied the garbage. but closed its doors to foreign refuse last containers mislabeled as recyclable plas- thiada Missed n May 15 deadline to year in an effort te clean up its environ- tics to the Philippines. triate the rubbish, but then made ' ar- ment. Next page' reP • Canadian... From Al Huge quantitie4 of waste plastic have since been redirected to South- east Asia, including Malaysia, Indone- sia and—to a lesser degree—the Phil- ippines. In November 2016, Canada amend- ed its regulations on waste disposal to prevent incidents like the one with the Philippines. Canadian exporters now need a permit to export hazardous waste and can only obtain it if the other country consents to the import, Jenn Gearey, a spokeswoman for the Canadian envi- ronment ministry, said via email. . Even so, challenges remain. , In May, Malaysian officials criti- cized Canada after a shipping con- tainer filled with contaminated plastic bags from major Canadian grocery chains was shipped to Kuala Lumpur by a private company. Canada produces more waste per capita than other countries with com- parable levels of economic develop- ment, ranging from the United States to Japan, according to a study by the Conference Board of Canada. The majority of it ends up in land- fills. Environmental advocates argue that developed countries should stop ex- porting their trash and figure, out how, to handle it domestically. "The way forward is to drastically reduce the amount of waste we gener- ate, especially plastic waste," said Vito Buonsante, plastics program manager at Environmental Defense in Toronto. AFP STItAl //GIC F-1 V ED 1=I CI /MAI UNICAtION Cloaki ly error PAGE 7 'MAU EINIORIAl GAN100II MIRY SIORY amiss INITIATIVILS Eri PAGE 101YEP SI;RVICY Tel hone wins w. OZIEl seflrilit....,. c °tin MEE : n —thiCeur DeReport In Respect gained Boxes ol garbage from containerShIp ;Anita Maciask are loaded on to trucks and stacked IIN holding at Global Container Terminals at Tsawwassen, BC, Canada. Sixty nine containers Were that sent to the Phitippliei In 2013 and 2014 and were returned In Canada after President Rodrigo Doted, launched sharp Metrics Including a threat to declare war unless the trash Is taken back.- _ 2: _ .;;* : ' - itileashyP • .situation gets, 'closue .A ,\mountain . of Canadian. 'garbage left in the Philippines for117,Cars arrived back home yesteday,. putting an 'end to a festering diplomatic row that highlighted how Asian nations have ! grown tired of being the w9r d's trash dump. A 'Cargo 'vessel loaded with about 69 containers of rubbish docked in a port on the outskirts of Vancouver, Canada. At the Association of Southeast Asinn.Nations (ASEAN) Summit lasetv'eek, leader's in the region acknowledged1 t the pioneering .i olkt Of President Rodrigo Duterte Turn to page A2 STRATEGIC UPPER PAGE BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMOISICATION IDaii ly Al STORY STORY en%weasogoarai I NI ITATIVES PAGE LOWER .11.11.1.""...... samri SERVICE 113a.a rue w vir vv. O II ylrrits u no -corn 0 1 JUL 2019 TITLE : PAGE I/ DATE Deadline honored The Anna Maersk arrives at Deltaport in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada, on 29 June, a day before the end of an ultimatum that President Rodrigo Duterte set to offload 69 containers of garbage from the AFP Philippines. 'Trashy situation' gets closure _— exported dump. There was no diplomatic Some of the waste was row until he made it disposed of in the Philippines but much of it stewed in local one, it was benignly ports for years. neglected by both sides The issue polluted bilateral relations for years but tensions came to a head in April when Mr. From pap Al Duterte threatened to "declare war" against Canada unless it in doing what they thought was Impossible, which was returning reclaimed the garbage. foreign garbage to sender. "I want a boat prepared. "But there was no diplomatic I'll give a warning to Canada row until he made it one, it was that they better pull that thing benignly neglected by both sides. out or I will set sail to Canada It takes two to tango," Foreign and dump the trash there," Mr. Affairs Secretary Teodoro Duterte said. ' "Teddyboy" Locsin Jr. said. In November 2016, Canada I Canadian officials said the amended its regulations on trash will be incinerated at a waste disposal to prevent Waste-to-energy facility. incidents like the one with The conflict dates back to the Philippines. 2013 and 2014 when a Canadian Company shipped containers Mr. Duterte added he would thislabeled as recyclable plastics no longer allow Canada to turn to the Philippines. the Philippines into a "dumpsite", urging them to prepare for "a 'War' prevented grand reception" to welcome The shipment actually their trash back home. contained a mixture of paper, "I cannot understand why they plastics, electronics and are making us a dumpsite, and household Waste, including that is not the only case on point. kitchen trash and diapers, even They keep on sending their trash though the law prohibits imports here. Well, not this time," he said. of mixed plastics and household Canada missed a 15 May deadline to repatriate the rubbish, trash. The previous administration, but then made arrangements however, did not pursue the soon thereafter to move it back violation of the law by the to Canadian soil. AFP . . • 0 C 1:::1 CI UPPER PAGE I BANNER ENTORIAI CARTOON FILIPINO I eel STOPY STORY IN NINO VIM Mtn IVE NA ITRINNP CTNINTNATIOTI PAGE I WER WINIWNOWIMMIla WITORWIROar NISNWOR".AW 01 JUL 2019 -.WRINPT Department of Environment and Natural Resources STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES SERVICE IRROIZ - SALAMIN NO KATOTOHANAN DATE 'Garbage issue' hindi na mauulit EXCELLENT RELATIONSHIPS TO ALL -AMB. JOHN T. HOLMES On - Graphic, CNN Philip- ra na itinambak rig tunayan lino ay kanilang MAKATI CITY — !basu Duterte na kanyang pines, Todong Lakas kanilang bansa sa Filipi- pinasalamatan ang kan- "OUR focus is an ex- aatasan ang Bureau of cellent relationships to DNVIZ 882 AM at ng nas noong 2013. yang counterparts na Customs na huwag nang all,'' iio ang binigyang pahayaming ito, P11,1- Sinabi ng Canadian silla Foreign Affairs padaungin sa katubigan diin ni Canadian Am- PINO Mirror. envoy no tiniyak ng ka- Secretary Teddy Boy ng Filipinas ang anumang bassador to the Philip- Sa .nasabing pulong nilang painahalaan na Locgin at Environment barko mula Canada. pines, John T. Holmes balitahn na pinanguna- hindi no mautilit ang Secretary Roy Cimatu Iginiit din ni Holmes nang niaging resource han ni BM Publisher pangyayari sa Filipinas o na naging bukas ang na kaya natagalan ang person sa Coffee Club 1'. Anthony Cabangon. sa iba pang bansa. komunikasyon sa kanila pagpapabalik sa kanila Forum na itinataguyod tiniyak ni Holmes ang Pagl i I inaW pa n upang triaging maayos ng basura dahil may ng ALC Group of Me- magandang relasyon ni la Holmes no nagpapatuloy ang pagbabalik ng may dia, kasama :mg Busi- sa Filipinas kallit pa na- ang magandang relasyon 69 container na basura sa nessMirror, Philippines ging mantsa ang isyu sa ng dalawang balm at ka- kanilang bansa. "I don't want to sin- mga.niremedyohan pang gle out particular people, technicalities at dahil sa but Secretary Locsin did nnpandang pakikipag- a fantastic job, his offi- usap ay natapos nang cials were very support- maayos ang usapin. ive. Secretary Chnatu Samantala, sinabi pa and his senior officials, ng Canadian ambassador we all were working na welcome ang Filipino with one objective in sa kanilang bansa dahil mind, and that was to get. may mga hakbang silang the trash out of here as fast as we could: ayon isinagawa pain mapabi- pa kay Holmes. lis ang visa issuance. Noong Sabado ay du- Pinuri rin ni Holmes mating na sa Vancouver, ang lumaIakas na kalaka- Canada ang inga basura Ian ng Elipinas habang LIGHT TALK: Nagkaroon ng off the record, subalit mainit na kuwentu- na unang naglayag noong nabahggirffin ang pall- Hunyo I mula Filipinas han sina Canadian Ambassador to the Philippino lJohn T Holmes at BM tan rig mga produ,kto Publisher T Anthony C. Cabangon makaraan arig mahigit isang oras na makaraang rnagbanta na magpapalakas sg si Pangulong Rodrigo pulong balitaan. Kuha ni RUDY ESPERAS ekonomiya ng dalawang bansa. EUNICE C. ALC Media Group r. 11 eIR (rap* nrivraninvi ce.W i• IlowInPw3linwr pthw, SOUVENIR PHOTO: NAGPAUNLAK ng groupie si Canadian Ambassador John T. Holmes (cdriter] matapos ang forum na itinaguyod ng ALC Media Group sa pamum4no ni T Anthony C. Cabangon, BusinessMirror (BM) publisher (tith,right) habang kasama tin mula kaliwa sina VP Adel Gazmin, Recto'Mercene ng BM, Eunice Calma ng PILIPINO Mirror, BM Editor in chief Lourdes M. Fiernandez, BM columnist Emmanuel Dooc, Sandra Zial- cita ng CNN Phils.lat Raoul Esperas ng DMZ. Kuha ni RUDY ESPERAS — Sin, I IrS:1(' I _I CONTAIII NICA HON -TI PPER PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CART0011 INITINI IVIES 3 STORY STORY PAGE SERVICE LOWER 0 1 Jill 2019 IDLE: PAGE I/ DATE Garbage back in Vancouver VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) — The shipment actually contained Tons of Canadian garbage left in the a mixture of paper, plastics, Philippines for years arrived back home electronics, and household waste, Saturday, putting an end to a festering including kitchen trash and diapers, diplomatic row that highlighted how even though Philippine law prohibits Asian nations have grown tired of being imports of mixed plastics and the world's trash dump. household trash. A cargo vessel loaded with about Some of the waste was disposed 69 containers of rubbish docked in of in the Philippines, but much of it a port on the outskirts of Vancouver, stewed in local ports for years. according to an APP reporter at the The issue polluted bilateral scene. relations for years, but tensions The trash' will be incinerated at came to a head in April when • a waste-to-energy facility, local President Duterte threatened to Officials said. "declare war" against Canada unless The conflict dates back to 2013 it reclaimed the garbage. and 2014, when a Canadian Canada missed a May 15 deadline . company shipped containers to repatriate the rubbish, but then mislabeled as recyclable plastics to made arrangements soon thereafter the Philippines. to move it back to Canadian soil. STRATEGIC Li P41PMS UPPER PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMIIIONICATION STORY STORY , alI NMATIVES PAGE loll.0.4.11"it SERVICE Dl JUL 2019 DATE 1111LE PAGE 1/ Trash back in Canada VANCOUVER — Tons of Canadian garbage left in the Philippines for years arrived back home Satur- day, putting an end to a festering diplomatic row that highlighted - how Asian nations have being the world's trash dump. grown tired of A cargo vessel loaded with about 69 containers of rubbish docked in a_ port on the outskirts of Vancouver, according to an AFP reporter at the scene. The trash will be incinerated at a waste-to-energy facility, local officials said. The conflict dates back to 2013 and 2014, when a Canadian company shipped containers mislabelled as recyclable plastics to the Philippines. The shipment actually contained a mixture of paper, plastics, electronics, and household waste, including kitchen trash and diapers, even though Philippine law prohibits imports of mixed plastics and household trash. Some of the waste was disposed of in the Philippines, but much of it stewed in local ports for years. The' issue polluted bilateral relations for years, but tensions came to a head in April when Philippine Pres- ident Rodrigo Duterte threatened to "declare war" against Canada unless it reclaimed the garbage. Canada missed a May 15 deadline to repatriate the rubbish, but then made arrangements soon thereafter to move it back to Canadian soil. Canada's Environment Minister Catherine McKenna told reporters ou 'Thursday: "We committed with, the _Philippines and we're wyrking,Flosely with .thenti.47AFP P;r. E-1 - PAGE I BANNER EIMORIAL CAR100t1 S.IORY 310115 Lc.,vrit m, wOut 01 JUL ?019 epaltment of Envtiournent and Malronl Resources RATEGIC COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES SERVICE Ship of trash delivers cargo to Canada prohibits imports of mixed plastics and household trash. By Alia Dharssi Some of the waste was disposed of in the Philippines, VANCOUVER—Tons of Canadian garbage left in the but much of it stewed in local ports for years. Philippines for years arrived back home Saturday, The issue polluted bilateral relations for years, but putting an end to a festering diplomatic row that tensions came to a head in April when Philippine Presi- highlighted how Asian nations have grown tired of dentkodrigo Duterte threatened to"declare war" against being the world's trash dump. Canada unless it reclaimed the garbage. A cargo vessel loaded with about 69 containers of Canada missed a May 15 deadline to repatriate the rubbish docked in a port on the outskirts of Vancouver, rubbish, but then made arrangements soon thereafter to according to an APP reporter at the scene. move it back to Canadian soil. The trash will be incinerated at a waste-to-energy Canada's EnvironmentMinister Catherine McKenna facility, local officials said. told reporters on Thursday: "We committed with the The conflict dates back to 2013 and 2014, when a Philippines and we're working closely with them." Canadian company shipped containers mislabeled as Global concern overplasticpollutionhasbeen spurred recyclable plastics to the Philippines. by shocking images of waste-clogged rivers in Southeast The shipment actually contained a mixture of paper, Asia and accounts of dead sea creatures found with kilos plastics, electronics, and household waste, including of refuse in their stomachs. kitchen trash and diapers, even though Philippine law For years, China had received the bulk of scrap plastic from around the world, but closed its doors to foreign refuse ast year in an effort to clean up its environment. Huge quantities of waste plastic have sincebeen redirect- ed to Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, Indonesia and — to a esser degree—the Philippines. In November 2016, Canada amended its regulations on was e disposal to prevent incidents like the one with the Philippines. Canadian exporters now need a permit to export hazardous waste and can only obtain- it if the other country consents to the import, Jerin Gearey, a spokes- woman for the Canadian environment ministry, said via j email. Even so, challenges remain. In May, Malaysian officials criticized Canada after a shipping container filled with contaminated plastic bags from Major Canadian grocery chains was shipped to Kuala Lumpur by a private company. AFP CAWOOD STRATI1c11- PAP, e' Artifdar UPPER PAGE 1 PANDER EDITORIAL S1ORY COATAIIINICATION STORY 6/1 INITIATIVES PAGE t WER ww•TIL 'd ONITE 01 JUL 2019 DA1E PAGE I/ Rasura na itinapon sa Pinas, dumaong na sa Canada DUMATING na sa Canada king baticong may lulan ng mga basa- rang itinapon sn Piliptnas. Sabado ng umaga oms sa Canada. 1 Naibalik no ang mga ito mats- 05 manatili se Mantle Port ng halos kalahating dckada. Mon RI ulat, dumaong na ang MN Bavaria may dale ng 69 con- tainers ng basura sa Vancouver port. Umalis ang nasabing cargo ship sa Pilipinas noong May 31 base sa utos ni Pangulong Rodrigo Du- torte na isauli no ang mga ito sa Canada. Dadalhin umano ang mga na- turang.basure se waste-to-energy no pasilidad ng naturang bansa. Matatadaang dumating sa Pi- lipinas ang 103 containers nit may bigot no 2.500 meta ng ba- sure noong 2014 at 2015 kung saan idineklara ito bilang "recyclable I plastic scraps." (Jocelyn Do- ' menden/Jojo Sadlwa) STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION 1.4';;RI PAGE 1 BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON STORY STORY ms,,„,,SSEN INITIATIVMS PAGE LOWER isilMinn. SERVICE 1.11.8100111, ' • 01 JUL 2019 PAGE I/ DAIE Pines ,at Canada- ballna MagiliW na muli ang Pangulo na makikipag- relasyon ng Pilipinas at Nina RUDYANDAL at ALEXIS ROMERO giyera siya sa Canada Canada, ayon sa Malaca- taon na ay dumating sa Panelo sa isang radio ment ay pinaghalong mga sakaling mabigong kunin rlang•kahapon, dahil du- Greater VancouVei: nitong interview bang tanUngin papal plastics, electro- ng mga ito ang kanilang mating na sa Vancouver Sabado. . , kung ano na ang nmgi nics, at household waste, mga basura. ang tone-tonelada nilang Dadalhin ang natu- "ging relasyon ng Maynila kasama na ang mga Para ipakita na seryo- basura. rang mga basura sa isang at Ottawa ngayong na- gamit na diaper. so ito sa paghiling na Batay sa report, isang waste-to-ene gy facility, karating na sa Vancouver Noong Abril, inatasan ibalik ang mga basura, cargo vessel na Anna ayon sa ilang opisyal ng ang barkong nagbalik ni Pangulong Rodrigo ipina-recall ng adminis- Maersk na lulan ang 69 Canada. ng basura roon mula sa Duterte ang Bureau of trasyong Duterte ang mga container ng basura rig "Eh siguro magiliw na Pilipinas. Customs na ibalik sa diplomat ng Pilipinas na Canada na itinapon sa sabi ni Presidential "Di na basura ang Canada ang mga con- nakatalaga sa Canada at Pilipinas may anim na Spokesman Salvador relasyon," dagdag ni Pa- tainer ng basura nito. pinagbawalan ang mga nelo. Nagbanta rin ang opisyal nito na maglakbay Matatandaang duma- Pangulo na itatapon nito sa Ottawa. ting sa Pilipinas ang sa magagandang beach Noong Mayo, ang naturang mga basura ng Canada ang mga ba- Anna Maersk ay umalis noong 2013 at 2014 na sura. mula Pilipinas papuntang idineklara bilang "plastic lnakusahan din niya Canada dala ang hatu- materials for recycling." ang Ottawa na ginaga- rang mga basura kaya Ngunit laking gulat wang tambakan rig ba- pinabalik na sa kanilang ng mga otoridad na ang sura ang Pilipinas. mga puwesto ang mga ,0 laman pala ng mga ship- Nagbanta pa ang pinauping diplomat. _ STRATI?, He Abante C I n UPPER Dt • LW111 CARTOON 0 RE IM Milan IN PA 20iirLi STORY STORY eRak I 1 N runtwItS COMM PAGE POWER S us vier -0Ne MAIllkIS 54 flAil TA 611:1Z inr t o PAGE 1/ DATE 69 container ng basura balik Canada na , Dumating na kahapon nang umaga ang 69 . container ng basura na natthang itmapon sa Pilip nas ng Canada. ' Angbasura ng Canadany dumaong alas-siete nangumaga sa Deltaport n Tsawwasseri ferry term nal sa Vancouver. Ang nasabing basura•ng Canada ay mahigit anim na taong naimbak sa Pilipinas bago ip- inabalik ni Pangulorig Rodrigo Duterte. Su unugin ang tone-toneladang basura sa isang waste-to-energy facility.sa Burnaby, B.C. Dumating sa bansa ang naturang inga basura noong 2013 na idineklara ng Canadian com- pany na Chronic Inc. bilang plastic Materials for recycling. El O elm BANNER ED110111A1 CAHOON i -ATA UPPER PAGE I gah NLIPINO STORY STORY PAGE TOWER apprabearervor F" WINO 44001101, MR (WA 11,11.0tIr C010r.0PIA1106. masporallaisse voravii."F —dor Department of Environment and Nem& Resources 1RROR 01 JUL 2019 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES SERVICE - SALAMIN NO KATOTOHANAN - DATE ISINAULING BASURA NAKARATING NA NG CANADA Dumating. sa Fili- NAKAFtATING no sa urn na halos kalahating banta ng giycra sa Canada ang .barkong dekadang nanatili sa Canada ang Pangulorig .piaas ang 103 kontincr naglalaman ng konti- ' bansa. Rodrigo Duterte - kapag na basura no may bi- kontiner no basurang . Dumaong ang M/V hindi ito naibalik sa ka- gat no 2.500 tonelada noong 2014 at 2015 na itinambok niba sa Fill- Bavaria sa Vancouver nib. plass Hang than no ang Port lulan ang 69 con- Umalis ang cargo idineklarang recyclable plastic scraps. nakalilipas. • aincrs no mga bisura ship noong Mayo 31. Ganap nang naiba- Matapos ang isang bu- Dadalhin ang mga Ang laman ng 34 sa sa mga kontincr ay maa- lik sa naturang bansa. yang Paglalayag mula sa naturang basura waste-to-energy facility yos na naitapon ng Bu- Sabado. ng umaga, oras -ilipinas.. thau of Customs (130C). sa Canada ang niga ba- • Matatandaang nag- ng Canada pars sunugin. i STRATEGIC IEL.AkthiltgitiiVASWITZTE;)I CC UPPER PAGE I BAIRIER RumJuni GARIGou COMARINICATII IN " 4A GORR STORY INITIATIVES RAGE IOWER volus0"....' SERVICE (1 1 J'A. 2019 DATE HUE: AVERTING GARBAGE CRISIS BUIACAN DUMP OWNER TO REPAIR ACCESS ROAD CITY OF MALOLOS—The op- going Gov. Wilhelmino Sy-Al- erator of a sanitary landfill in varado on June 27, the Depart- Norzagaray town in Bulacan ment of the Inferior and Local said it would start •repairs on Government (DILG) said evi- the only access road • used to dence pointed to Wacuman's haul trash from 18 towns and operations as 'legitimate and cities next week, after agencies the road should be reopened. resolved the legal issues that Alvarado said the national triggered a five-week garbage government built [gay Road. crisis in the province. "No one owns the road. That's Aside from an erosion that public proper* No one can prevented garbage trucks from refuse to fix and reopen that going to the dump operated by road because there are laws that Waste Custodian Management need to be followed," he said. (Wacuman), the 1E-hectare On April az, the Norza- landfill at Sitio Tiakad in garay government ordered Norzagaray was shut down by Wacuman to :stop operating the town government over a because of Ia.& of business • property dispute as well as permit after the landfill opera- questions on its compliance tor failed to submit docu- with environmental standards. ments showing it owned the Arthur Legaspi, Wacuman land hosting the dump. president and chief executive Wacuman is disputing a PC . kAC't ' officer, said the company was property claim filed in court by 40A5 ready to fix !gay Road while the Bangko senfral ng Pilipinas. waiting for government agen- "Wacuman:was granted an cies to formalize their reports. environmental compliance NO ACCESS This damaged 'gay Road at Barangay ParadiSe 3 on the status of the road. certificate (ECC). Its validity to in City of San Jose del Monte will be repaired so that dump A presidential proclama- operate has been determined trucks can resume garbage collection in Bulacan province. tion issued by then President by the ECC. Tlie local govern- Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo clas- ment cannot eitablish the va- sified the Wacuman landfill as lidity or invalidity of the the alternative waste facility Wacuman lot's ownership," for Bulacan and Metro Manila. Chairmaine Jacqueline Pauli- The proclamation directed the no, DILG Centeal Luzon assis- government to maintain all tant director said. roads leading to the landfill. /1 Igay Road at Barangay Par- Polluted laterways adise 3 in City of San Jose del The Departrhent of Envi- Monte is the only route to the ronment anc? I Natural Re- landfill. Rains eroded portions sources is also finalizing a re- of the road in May but repairs port about Wacuman after were not started because of Cardona rep4ted that the claims that it was a private road landfill had polluted nearby and any repair would need the waterways. 11 permission of its owners. Lormelyn claudio, Central Village officials led by Rey- Luzon director of the Environ- naldo Cardona said San Jose del' mental Management Bureau, Monte had sole jUrisdiction said samples taken on June 21 over the access way, and that from landfill; waters dis- funds had to be' appropriated' charged into the rivers were for repairs, including those for below standard.' other damaged roads in the city. But Claudid said the find- ings were inConclusive be- Publieproperty cause the landfill had been op- Legaspi said Wacuman vol- erating for more than a month unteered to make repairs but, and rain that felt on June zo was rebuffed by the San Jose and 21 could have affected the del Monte government. water quality. ICARMELA REYES- During a meeting with out- ESTROPE INQ ._ 64A4 STRIATITTTOT ED ED ED CONISIIINICATION PAGE • DANNER EDITORIAI CARTOON STORY STORY PAGE TOWER ibtawia"..."Miseriss SERVITTIT ilusinessWorld 01 JUL 2019 PAGE Il DATE A solution to Metro Manila's gaithage problem What we need are sustainable solutions. A POSSIBLE SOLUTION ,. he world's leading climate sci- The world is not short of technologies - I recently came in contact with an .1.— -elitists: nagree' that :Me+Plan that can convert waste to energy or even American company that is hoping to Tet's .greenhoiipe situation' has waste to fuel. Many have tried to set up e) solve Metro Manila's garbage conun— reached.' 'crisis ' ' levels.' This is mainly ait shop in Metro Manila but only one has drum. The company is called Waste- to .theuncontrolled amount of waste succeeded — a waste-to-energy facility fuel of America and they specialize in generated by our cities and .from the in the Rizal landfill owned by the Mon- converting municipal solid waste into hazardous contaminants resulting from talban Methane Power Corporation. The aviation fuel (or diesel). Wastefuel has overusing fossil fuels. Metro Pacific Group has also established existing plants in various stages of de- It is scientifically, proven that the a partnership with Quezon City to con- velopment in the US, Mexico. Columbia, earth's average temperature increased vert the city's waste into power. How- Panama, and Brazil, among others. The — according to NASA, by 1.62 degrees ever, the plant has yet to break ground. Philippines is a prime investment desti- Fahrenheit since the late 19'h century, Standing in he way of sustainable so- nation for Wastefuel. With most of the warming occurring in lutions to Metro Manila's garbage prob- The Philippines was singled-out for the last 35 years as an offshoot of carbon lem is the financial structure and politics these reasons: Its abundance of waste, emissions. Global temperatures are seen of the city's waste management systems. the local demand for aviation fuel which to rise even further unless mitigation At the heart of the conflict is what is last year topped 628 million gallons, and programs are put in place. called "tipping fees" or the amount gov- our strategic position to export fuel to Exacerbating the situation is the ernment pays a landfill owner for the key aviation hubs like Hong Kong, Sin- amount of garbage we generate. In Metro right to dump trash in its facility. The gapore, and Thailand. The Philippines is Manila alone, the amount of garbage gen- current rate is P600 per ton, and this is erated is an astonishing 12,500 tons per between one and three hours away from paid by the Metro Manila Development these hubs. Annual demand for aviation day. This puts Metro Manila among the Authority (MMbA) to the landfill owner. fuel across Asia is at 50 billion gallons. top five most severe waste-ridden cities of It is the means by which the landfill As I write this, talks are ongoing be- the world. Quezon City is the largest gen- owner recoups its investment and how it erator of trash, spewing-out some 3,600 tween Wastefuel, the landfill owners, the tons a day, followed by the cities of Ma- MMDA, and the Department of Trade nila and Caloocan, each generating about NUMBERS 4i., and Industry to sort out the tipping fee 1,200 and 913 tons daily, respectively. DON'T LIE_V-f: issue and other legal concerns. While exiting laws mandate that non- ANDREW J. MAsIGAN Wastefuel's intention is to build a bio- organic waste like metals and plastics be re finery with the capacity to process segregated and channelled to recyclers, The squabble over the tipping fees 3,500 tons of waste a day. This will yield the reality is that the country does, not is the reason why Waste-to-energy some 22.9 million gallons of aviation fuel have enough recycling facilities to ab- a year which could either be used to serve sorb the city's entire load of non-organic solutions have not Prospered local or regional demand. This translates waste. What happens is that the bulk of in the Philippines.. to P7.43 billion worth of import saving or metals and plastics are directed to junk export earnings, whichever the case may shops who try to repurpose them. Those fin nces its maintenance costs. be. Wastefuel has plans to scale-up as unsold are simply dumped in open trash The conflict lies in the fact that sus- more waste becomes available. pits and in our waterways. tainablei• solutions like waste-to-energy The investment to build Wastefuel's Organic waste, on the other hand, plAnts also rely on trash to serve as their bio-refinery is in the region of $700 is buried in landfills. There are feddstock (the main input to generate million. Not only will an investment of thrge landfills that currently absorb po}uer). With the trash channelled to this scale have an impact on the nation's Metro Manila's waste, they are: the the :waste-to-energy plant instead of balance of payments, its financial rip- 40-hectare landfill in Navotas, the tht landfill, the latter is deprived of its ple effect among Filipino contractors, 19-hectare landfill in San Mateo, and main source of income. Worse, waste-to- equipment suppliers, and service pro- the recently expanded 70+-heetare energy plants also require the collection viders will be enormous. The project is landfill in Rodriguez, Rizal. of tipping fees as it forms a part of its The practice of dumping in landfille business model. affects our air quality as it produces The squabble over the tipping fees is massive amounts of methane gas, a by- the reason why waste-to-energy solutions product of decornposing waste. It also have not prospered in the Philippines. affects our water quality as toxic bacteria While it is true that government regu- and chemicals seep into our water table. lators can intervene and arrange a split Ultimately, dumping of waste in or out of Metro Manila's waste so that both the of landfills affect our wildlife and the landfill owners and the waste-to-energy health and well-being of our people. The p ants have enough tipping fees to be vi- toxic effects of our waste will remain for able, the reality is that certain powerful generations to come. . _ politicians have a stake in the landfills and they refuse to give up a portion of their tip- • p rig fees. It is a classic case of corruption standing in the way of the greater good. STIEVI EGIC I I I I I sifi PAGE 1 BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION STORY STORY wasmoirdEdiaisll INITIATIVES PAGE LOWER SERVICE —.1•110" mr shrld 01 JUL 2019 TITLE; PAGE 1/ DATE There's a more compelling rea- also seen to generate some 200 jobs for son why sustainable aviation fuel Filipino engineers and scientists. makes sense. ' , As far as taxes are concerned, goVern: 1 In 2016, the international Civil Avia- ment stands to earn approkimately P41fi tion Organization, or ICAO, pledged to million in income taxes, annually, after "make all growth in international flights the 8th year. This does not include busit after 2020 'carbon neutral'' (according ness and local government taxes ”: • to CarbonBrief). The commitment was Wastefuel's technology is fitilit Obi- - made before the United Nations through pliant with the Clean Air Act in th— at its a climate initiative called the Carbon process does not involve incineration Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for or•combustiOn. Instead, it uses steam International Aviation or CORSIA. and pressure to convert waste into gas- To date, 73 nations have volunteered ' sious form and, then using the Flacher-, to comply with the CORSIA initiative. Tropsch process,. it converts thesas to Collectively, the airlines of these na- liquid. The outcome is what is called a' tions represent 76% of total air travel. By "syncrude" and this is what is refined 2026, participation in CORSIA will be into aviation fuel.. • , mandatory for all air carriers. :What is remarkable about Wastefuel's To meet their carbon emission technology is that aviation fuel produced commitment, airlines will have to use with its methodstat a: carbon content sustainable aviation fuel in whole or in that is;less than 2,0% of that made from part. Even today, Japan Airlines, United fossil fuel. To Pitt its environmentatim- Airlines, and Cathay Pacific are already pact into context, for every minute".ot making purchase orders for their long commercial fl ght using fuel made from term supply of sustainable aviation fuel. garbage, we prevent oneton of trash,. With this global accord in place, quan- from inundat ng our landfills- and avoid tum growth in the demand for sustairf- the equivalent of four truckloads of CO2 able aviation fuel is expected. from polluting our air. , The Philippines is in the position to Aviation fuel made from renewable be a major beneficiary of the CORSIA sourees or sustainable aidatiorkfuel, as accord if Wastefuel succeeds in over- it is called, is seen to disrupt the petro- coming the tipping fee issue and politics leum industry. Not only does it leave surrounding Metro Manila's garbage a lighter carbon footprint; it is also management. It will also provide a per- cheaper. Lower carbon emission and a manent solution to the city's garbage cheaper cost — the value proposition problem. It will be a win-win situation is too compel ing to ignore. This is why for the country. analysts cons.der sustainable aviation Lets hope greed and politics does fuel the wave of the future. not get in the way of this game chang- ing project. a ANDREW J. MASIGAN is an economist. zf iii I- I 1---1 iirrtn PACE I HAHNE!! EullORIAI CAW.01i-P 4- (C 1- 1 SlUltlf SIORY PAGE littlER 0 1 JUL 2019 Ilrisollit.w; usin ss ± ir epanment of Filvitonment DA ill 'RATEGIC COMMUEIICA1101,1 11,1111ATIVI25 S 001 .1 bukiderlor (al foditiqwmos Plastic woes part of the business establishments down to the individuals or consum- ers to come up withnew systems and processes, new alternative materials Atty. Jose Ferdinand M. Rojas II and the resolve to fully commit to this new lifestyle. It is only difficult be- cause we are all used to doing things RISING SUN the way they were always done. But since the experts are predicting that HESE days, many restaurants that used to offer single-use there is notmuch timeleft to save our plastic straws have abandoned the practice. Instead, paper planet, then we allmust embrace the straws have replaced plastic straws, or no straw at all. What difficult task and embrace change. T In supermarkets anddepartment I find strange, however, are food establishments that don't have stores, the baggers would always ask straws but are still using plastic cups and cup covers. Fact is, alter- customers if they are carrying their natives for many items are not readi y available, systems are not own eco bags. If the customer doesn't in place and many businesses.are at a loss as to how to go "zero have any, he or she can opt to pay for waste: It seems impossible to many. plastic bags. Unlike in some places like Kenya where plastic bags have been totally banned, here these can During an out-of-town trip, a would really think about it, what are the alternatives for this purpose? be obtainedforjust a couple of bucks. traveling group decided to stop by And so the plastic waste continues the roadside to buy fresh buko to Probably the easiest option would be the customers' personal tumblers. to be thrown into the rivers, water- quench their thirst. The vendor said ways and oceans, and continues to straws were not available but placed However, if these are not available, there needs to be another way. threaten our planet. the coconut meat and coconut water I do believe the governmentneeds in disposable cellophane bags. If you It will take some effort on the ve a stronger and very specific regulation on the use of plastics. The responsibilities of corporationshave to be established, as well as the rest of the nation's citizenry. It would be . best if there would be a specific plan on how to reduce the production of plastic products, and what practical andaccessible alternatives there are. Additionally, everybody should stop focusing .on the plastic straw. I am not sure whatpercentage of the total plastic waste it represents, but I do know there are many other plastic products we all shouldbe looking at. lt;ip .portriblRntlaartnlaws, regula- tions, and policies could-be drafted under the influence of businesses and capitalists. But these same capitalists need to understand that if environmental protection is not prioritized, eventually, it would be very bad for their businesses. And we are not just talking about their corporations but also about their fr —flies, loved ones and children. STRATEI;IC P UPPER PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COAL AIIINICATHIN Cbl STORY STORY ..,./••••••••filAI I NI'l'IA I IR'I/S PAGE Riss•••• SERVICE Ness011s.." 01 JUL 2019 DATE TITLE: PAGE I/ Reduce plastic production to reduce pollution, Asean urged By RHODINA VILLANUEVA the end-of-pipe - after plastic pollution innovations to help facilitate a mindset has been manufactured-approaches shift on single-use plastic, she added. A group of environmentalists said the problem as a waste recovery, man- To effectively reduce plastics pol- the Bangkok Declaration and the agement and disposal issue. However, lution, whether on land or at sea, ASEAN Framework of Action on Ma- the issue is not how to manage plastic Greenpeace said ASEAN nations rine Debris is a good example of how waste so they don't end up as marine must go beyond this Framework and regional action can be achieved to ad- debris - but how all nations must fo- institute policies at home that ensure dress a common challenge. cus upstream, and drastically reduce a lot less single-use plastic products "However, the .Framework falls plastic production," Greenpeace said, will-be manufactured. This can be short of addressing the plastic pollu- saying plastics is a pollution problem, done through regulations and bans on tion problem at root, by giving more not a litter problem, and must be ad- single-use plastics, and laws that will focus to waste management rather dressed throughout its life cycle, from facilitate •redesign of packaging and than the need to reduce the produc- production to end Of life. product delivery systems. , tion of single use plastics so that they Therese Salvador, media relations Most iniportantly, Salvador said, don't end up as waste," Greenpeace coordinator, Greenpeace Southeast the Framework failed to address the pointed out. Asia, said that while the Framework problem of waste imports, saying TFs came after Southeast Asian touched on innovation and alterna- "ASEAN nations have been struggling hatioils earlier vowed to fight against tives, it lacks the vision to develop against the waste trade which has seri- plastic pollution in the ocean, as their appropriate systems, not merely for re- ous ecological and social consequences. leaders adopted a joint declaration placement of packaging with other dis- ASEAN's non-action on the waste during a summit in Bangkok. posable materials. With advancements trade issue, even those for recycling, is "Limiting the scope of the Frame- in technology, ASEAN governments alarming when the summit is the best work to marine debris focuses only at are in' a position to develop 'greener' time to address it." . • - UPPER PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON FILIPINO STORY STORY In NNW, NOM 011 AN MA CRIMP C rEtteoNA 7 ION PAGE LOWER vamssermilse Department of Environment and Natural Resources IRROR 01 JUL 2019 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION INMATIVES SERVICE - 8ALAMIN NO KATOTONANAN - INC PROBLEM SA PLASTIK kung paano nga ba Siguro ang pinakamadali pamalit sa plastik, at isasagawa ang 'zero at pinaka-posibleng pa- pagpapasiya o determi- waste'. Tila imposible raan ay ang paglalagay nasyon upang lubusang Ito para sa marami. ng buko juice sa kanya- yakapin ang ganitong Sa kanilang biyahe kanyang baunan na dala pamumuhay (zero waste SA panahon ngayon, ngang plastic_straws patungo sa isang pro- ng mga kostumer. Kaya lifestyle). Mahirap Ia- marami sa mga res- pero gumagamit na- binsiya, isang grupo ang lamang, kung walang mang ito sapagkat sanay taurant na dating nag- man ng plastic cups at tumatif sa gilid ng daan dalang baunan ang kos- tayo sa nakasanayan na. bibigay ng single-use plastic covers. Sa totoo upang bumili ng, sari- turner, ano pa ang ibang Ngunit dahil riagbitiw na plastic straws ay hindi lang, hindi madaling wang buko para inumin. paraan? ng'prediksiyon ahg ilang na gumagamit nito makahanap ng alter- Ayon sa tindera, wala Kailangan ng sakri- mga eksperto na kaunti ngayon. Mga straw na natibo para sa mara- raw straw dahic bawal pisyo at tiyaga mga na lamang ang panahong gawa sa papel ang ipi- ming bagay na gawa na raw ito. Kaya lamang, negosyante at mamumu- natitira upang mailigtas nalit dito, o 'di kaya na- sa plastik. Bukod pa inilagay naman niya ang hunan pati na rim ng mga hatin ang afing pianeta man ay wala kahit na rito, walang s'stema laman ng buko at ang koshimer at mga indibid- ay dapat na tanggapin at anong klaseng straw. para sa pagre-recycle buko juice sa mga cello- wal upang maglatag ng gawin natin ang mga Ang ipinagtataka ko la- pagre-reuse, at mara- phane bags. Kung tutuu- mga bagong proses() at bagay na hindi kompor- mang ay ang mga food ming mga korporasyon sin, ano nga ha ang mga sistema, bagong alter— tablt, ang mga bagay na establishment na wala negosyo ang nalilito altematibo sa kasong ito? natibong materyales na mahirap. STRATEGIC Li UPPER PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL GARIOON Cuss ii UNICA" ION STORY STORY INITIATIVES PAGE TOWER liell•00.1"" SERVICE .01 JUL ZOIS DATE TITLE: PAGE I/ Basura, sanhi ng pagbabaha! Guerrero. gal si Guerrero, eh kilala Tinatawagan din na Sina Faeldon at La- itong fair, just, honest at tin ng pansin ang mga pefia ay natanggal sa transparent na lingkod- opisyal ng barangay. Aduana dahil sa isyu ng bayan. Aksyon naman diyan! *** iligal nedroga. Ang talagang galit sa Napalusutan sila ng kanya ay ang mga thong Sa haling tatlong taon mga ismagler ng shabu, ang tanging gusto ay ni Pangulong Duterte ay ang tinatawag na "poor lokohin ang gobyemo at siguradong abala ang man's cocaine." taumbayan. • mga gustong kumandi- Peru ngayon, marami Pero iilan lang naman dato sa pagka-pangulo, ang umaasa na magtata- iyang mga salot ng bise presidents at sena- gal na sa puwesto Si lipunan. dor. Commissioner Guerrero. Hindi ha, Sir Jagger? Sa lawak ng bansa, Ang panalangin nga *** tamang-tama lang ang ng mga supporter ni Sir Kitang-kita na ang tatlong taong paghahan- By VIC REYES Jagger sanay manatili perhuwisyong dulot ng da. siya sa Aduana hanggang pagbabaha sa mga ma- Dapat umpisahan na LUBHANG mabilis June 30, 2022. bababang lugar. nila ang pagpaparamdam ang pag-usad ng Sa petsang ito kasi Madaling lumubog sa sa taumbayan. 'panahon dahil Km- matatapos ang six-year tubig-ulan ang mga Kaya nga inaasahan katatIong teen na sa presidency ni PRRD. "flood-prone" na lugar. na naman ang pagsisim- Malakanyang si Pan- Sa takbo ng mga Mabilis ang pagtaas ula ng grandstanding gulong Rody Duterte. nangyayari sa Aduana ay ng tubig pero mabagal mula sa mga presiden- Sa totoo lang, tatlong mukha naming magtat- ang pagbaba nito. tiable, vice presidentiable taon na din myang hma- a al sa puwesto si BoC Ito ay dahil barado ng at senatoriable. habol ang mga ismagler, Chief.Guerrero basura ang raga daluyan Sa Filipinas, hirati durugista, korap sa go- , Sa tingin riga _natin, ng tubig. . ang mga tao sa pulitika. byerno at iba pang krim- nakuha na ni Jagger Marami ang nangan- Kung sabagay, ang ibang meL ang trust and confidence gamba na lalong titmdi politiko kasi ay ginawa At sa boob ng pana- ng tinatawag na "water- ang pagbabaha dahil sa ng negosyo ang pulitika. hong 5ran ay nakatatlong front community." walang katapusang pag- Hay bnhay nga naman! customs commissioners Ang komunidad ay tatapon ng basura kung (Para sa inyong ho- na din siya. binubuo jig mga taga- saan-saan. meat& at sahestiyon, Ito ay sina dating Ma- Bureau of Customs, im- thig bang sabihin nito tumaivag o mag-text.sa rine Capt. Nicanor Fael- porter, 'broker, mamama- ay bigo Ang gobyerno na #0921-8624484/ don, Police Gen. Isidro hayag at iba pang stake- maipatupad ang mga emrahithrtmoillfklytthoecom. Lapefia at Military Gen. holder. environmental laws, littgay tang an, haong Rey Leonardo "Jagger" Paanong 'di magtata- rules at regulations? pangalanat ttrahan) III' - DANDIER EDIIORIAL CIO 10011 It'll SIOI!Y Ipartment of Enviionment and Matuinl Ilesourt.es IATEGIC COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES SERVICE Basura, Manila Bay, baha, trapik atbp HINDI ko na nga isinama ang isyu sambayanang Filipino. Idagdag pa ng maraming lubak sa mga kalsada BANGON KALIKASAN ang kakulangan ngayon sa tubig at ngayon saan ka man magpunta. Nat- linggo-linggong pagtaasng presyo ng uralna raw ito at tag-ulan na naman. gasolina at diesel. Anak ng putakti, Huwag pang idagdagang maram- sigaw ng bayan! ing "bungkalan" sa mga lansangan Matiisin pa rin ang mga Pinoy. bago pa man mag-tag-ulan. Ngunit hanggang kalianang pagtitiis Ngayong tag-ulan na, dadami pa na ito? ang lubak at sana'y matigil na ang Natutuwa ang mga nagpapabig- pagbubungkal ng mga lupa. Pero at sa buhay ng mga Pilipino dahil matitigil pa nga kaya? mabilis humanap ang Pinoy ng mga Bata pa ako ay tila naging tradisy- bagay na pampagaan ng dinacia- on na ng mga kinauukulan ang pag- lang bigat ng buhay. Madali silang bubungkal ng mga kalsada. Lagi magkuwento a t magpatawa na kung akonglumulundagsa mga dinadaan- alam kung saan gating ang mga ba- minsan ay kahit mag-isang nagsasal- an kong mga hukay sa kalsada pag- surang nagpupunta sa Manila Bay. ita on lang na maaaring mapagka- uwi ko gating ngpaaralan. Lagi kam- Saan pa kundi sa mga bahay sa mga malang nawawala tuloysa katinuan ing nakikipag-luksong tinik ng mga barangay! ang isip a kaya'y dinadaan sa pag- kamag-aral ko sa mga hukay sa kal- Kakasuhan daw. Magpapakulong kanta. sada. dawng mgabarangay chairman. Wala Isang paraan ng mga Pinoy ang Ngayong nagkapamilya na ako, pa tin. Matagal na ring alam ang na pakikipag-usap kahit hindi kakilala higit na dumami ang pagbubungkal pamamahala ng basura ay tungkulin ang katabi sa upuan sa dyip o tinda- sa mgakalsada.Alamnaman nib ang ng mga pamahalaang barangay. Wala han upang malibang lamangangsarili problema- kawalan daw ng koordi- pa ring nangyayari. sa mabubuong huntahan o kuwentu- nasyon ng Olga -inambubungkal! Malulutas pa ba ang trapik? Nak- hanna ma aaring humaba. Sa paraang Mambubungkal mum sa mga tel- up0000ll ito ay nakapaglalabas ng sama ng co, mula sa water companies, mula sa Umulan lang ng ilang minuto ni- loob,maihihingaang dinadalangpasa- lokal na pamahalaanatbp. Hanggang tong nakaraang linggo, nagbaha na sa kit na dinadala o kaya 'y ang pagpun- ngayon wala pa ring koordinasyon? May Main Avenue sa Edsa at natukla- ta sa mga kaibigan sa kanto at paki- Du ma ting na ang pagbaha. ian ang dahilan-- sandamakmak na ki nig ng mga biruan ,na kahit Naungka tnurti ang matagal nang a lam basurang nakabara sa mga drainage. pansamantala'y naiibsan ang dinad- na problema- ang sandamakmak na Ang resulta —dagdag na krisis trapik! basura. alang problema sa buhay. . Basura, baha, basura sa Manila Ngunit kailangan bang laging gani- Lumutang na mull ang mga basu- Bay, trapik, pagbubungkal ng kalsa- to ang buhay ng mga Filipino? ra sa- Manila Bay. Matagal na ring da, ang lahat ng ito ay pabigat sa (bangonkalikasanigyahoo.com) • 1 I I I I I I I STRATEGIC UPPER PAGE BANNER EDIIORIM. CARTOON COMMUNICATION A STORY STORY gRA PAGE LOWER elaimmosige" INITIATIVES SERVICE tie "Attila No 01 JUL 2 019 DATE PAGE I TITLE Vizcaya stops • OceanaGold operations KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya: Gov. Carlos technology and resources to explore minated effective midnight of June Padilla issued an order to stop and extract minerals in the Philippines. 201 2019," Padilla's order said. the operations of OceanaG old "Please be informed that [through' The governor also directed the Philippines Inc. (OGPI) in its Di- i thememorandum ofthesame date to Provincial Environment and Natu- dipio mines on Thursday after its the DENR (Department of Environ- ral Resources Office, Philippine Financial and Technical Assistance ment and Natural Resources) secre- National Police, Kasibu municipal Agreement (FTAA) expired. tary, this office has taken its position government and Didipio barangay Padilla met with residents of that OGPI is permitted to continue (village) governments to restrain Barangay Didipio here explaining mining operation pending the any operations of OGPI. why he had to stop the Australian- approvalof the renewal of FTAA No. Elders in the Mining community based OGPI's mining operatiora. 001," Moncano said in his letter. said there were more residents He also disputed the letter of OGPI's FTAA 1 now only covers who were dependent on the min- the Mines and Geosciences Bureau 10,266 hectares, including the cur- ing operations for their livelihood (MGB) allowing OGPI to continue rently operating mine in a 925-hect- and were now pushing for the its operations pending the approval are area in Barangay Didipio in the renewal of OCPI's FTAA. of its applitation for the renewal of mineral-rich upland town of Kasibu. Padilla, in the meantime, urged its FTAA, which expired on June 20. However, Padilla considers the residents, "We may have been di- In a June 20 letter to lose Leviste MGB letter allowing OGPI to vided because of the mining project, Jr., OGPI Board chairman, MC II continue its operations as a "mere but please let us maintain peace and Acting National Director Wilfredo opinion and pronouncement and harmony in our communities and Moncano said OGPI was allowed not a confirmation," allowing the let us not allow mining issues to to continue its operations despite company to resume its operations. destroy our culture and unity." the expiration of its FTAA, which "[lin the absence of an•effective lie urged residents to let the pro- is renewable for another 25 years. agreement renewing the FTAA, all vincial government's legal actions An ITAA is a license issued to a j rights and interests vested in OGPI against OGPI take due course. multinational company that shares by virtue of the agreement are ter- LEANDER C. DOMINGO , „_ ....%.. 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SERVICE 01 JUL 2 019 DATE PAGE I/ NV orders halt to OceanaGold mine operations By Ben Moses Ebrea application as "a mere pronouncement destroy, our culture and unity," he said. a not a confirmation" allowing the KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya—The pro- r Padilla urged the villagers to let the resumption of the firm's operations. provincial government's legal actions vincial government here has ordered fPadilla's order also directed the Pro- OceanaGold Philippines Inc. to.stop its take their due course, as they will issue vincial Environment and Natural -Re- a cease and desist order against OGPI: mining operations in barangay Didi- sources Office, Philippine National pio here following the expiration of The Sangguniang Panlalawigan, M a Police, Kasibu municipal and Didipioy special session last week also approved its Financial and Technical Assistance barangay local governments to "enjoin Agreement issued by'the Office of the a resolution declaring all mining activi- and restrain". any operations of OGPI ties in barangay Didipio as rillegal and President on June 20. since its FTAA expiration. Governor Carlos Padilla led provin- urged Padilla to undertake all neces- 1During the forum in Didipio, Padilla sary and legal actions to protect the cial government personnel in issuing the urged the villagers to maintain their Cease and. Desist Order last week and interest of the state, especially 'Nnvo harmony and unity in their dommtini- Vizcayanos. held a, dialogue with the anti-mining vil- ties despite their, different stances on lagers and barangay officials in Didipio. In a separate resolution, the provincial the mining project board also urged Municipal officialtof The , order considered-the claim of "Becatfse 'of the mining project, we . the Mines and deosciences bureau Kasibu to cause the cancellation of 00- were divided but please let u§ maintain P1's mayor's permit in barangay Didipio that OGPI can Continue its operations peace and -harmony in our communi- pending the approval of its new FTAA in the wake of the expiration of its FTAA, ties: Let us not allow mining issues to which was first issued in 1994. tia &am ECIC rartlivAtiggii:NrArlinbig ICI xi: PAGE I SAMNA CORIRITINIL'ATION • .-!112."1. FOGORIA1 GARFOOG StOPY STORY enam„,,,amala MSG Aito c. PAGE 4;ITITVICIT TIRE: PAGE I/ Metro trio of tavids' takes over After toppling dynastic families, Pas'g's Sotto, San Juan's Zamora and Manila's Domagoso promise change Oath Taking and Turn Over Ceremonies -- ., • liAali ftClAct TRIUMPHANT TRIUMVIRATE (From left) San Juan Mayor Francis Zainora gives his first speech as the city's new chief executive; Manila Mayor Francisco Isko Moreno" Domagoso and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna wave to supporters at city hall while Pasig Mayor Vico SOD° addresses constituents at his inauguration. --cam monnesmax,MARIANNE PERTAUDEZ AND marmiw MVO-CRUZ By Matthew Reysio-Cruz 1 really wanted to have e_kl!.,t.F.1.1eri N9_ _ — sure to make good on their am- well, as President Dutene re- more elbow room to to more bitious promises. tained a sizeable base of sup- A fresh batch of Metro Manila projects and programs during Both Sotto and Zamora, who port moving into the latter half mayors and officials formally. the first six months of my term ended the decades-Icing domi- of his term. assumed their posts on Sunday. because you all deserve the nance of the Eusebio and perci- Eleven mayors belong to the heralding a new era Of gover- best," she said. to-Estrada families, respective- administration-backed coali- nance in the country's political ..„...tside from the Individual ly. said that they had started re- tion of PDP-Laban. Nacionalista and economic center. t viewing the finances.rcontracts Parry and Nationalist People's First-term chief-executives. in . and other documents of their challenges posed by the capi- Coalition. Belmonte, mean- particular. were eager to point out predecessors. tal's 17 local government units while. is allied with Davao City the difference between them and (LGUs), the new mayors will Mayor Sara Duterte's regional their predecessors. with some Clean note need to work together to con- party. Hugpong ng Pagbabago. making it clear they would take it's my responsibility to en- front Metro-wide issues that in- Mayors Jaime Fresnedi and not just novel policies to city hall, sure every centavo [was used clude worsening traffic on Leiden Oreta in the cities of but also fundamentally different correctly. I want to start on a shared highways, pollution in Muntinlupa and Molabon,, re- styles of leadership and visions clean note." Zamora, told re- major rivers and the continued spectively. maintained tiler al- for their cities. porters. "The past administra- spread of illegal drugs. , legiance with the Liberal Party, Chief among these were the tions were all under cline family. while Makati Mayor Abby Binay "Davids"—Manila Mayor Fran- so it's only now that •we are Metro future 'very bright' and Navotas Mayor Toby Tiang- cisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso. gaining access to these 'papers." "I'm very confident that co were allied with the United Pasig Mayor Vico Sono and San Sotto and Zamora have ex- well be able to work well to- Nationalist Alliance, Juan Mayor Francis Zarno- plicitly denounced the former gether." Sotto said. "It looks like Only Sotto and Domagoso, ra—who had dislodged "Goliath?' mayors of their cities liar alleged the future for Metro Manila is of Aksyon Demokratiko and the or longtime officeholders or dy- corruption, and b6th bran- very bright: local party Asenso Manilefio, re- nastic families. dished transparent governance But for all the focus on the Each of them was elected by spectively, were not allied with as a centerpiece of HIS plat- political "Davids," 13 LGUs in landslide margins, handing a strong national party. INQ Metro Manila will be controlled them a strong mandate to im- _ forms. by reelectionists or reladves of plement the sweeping changes Even Quezon Cit); Mayor Joy mayors who had reached their . they had campaigned on Belmonte. who servedi three term limit ' "Enough of the politics that tenns as vice mayor! to former .The national political orien- instills fear in its citizens," said Mayor Herbert Bautista, gently tation in this capital of more Sotto, who at 30 years old was chided her predecessrot than 12 million residents would one of Metro Manila's youngest "My first executive order remain largely unchanged as mayors. "The highest goal of will involve the creation of an government and law is service internal audit service under the to the public—a simple concept Office of the Mayolt to ensure that has been easily forgotten." that all processes 4and docu- : Across the capital, pomp- ments in Quezon City are in or- filled inauguration ceremonies der." she .said during her inau- gave way, almost immediately. gural address. II to the sober reality of govern- According to Belmonte, the ing: Minutes after he took his net amount of fun& Bautista oath of office, Sotto rushed to had left her added !ypi to only Pasig City Hall for his first 17316 per resident hi Quezon meeting. City. 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Thomas added that Ficent findings nori:government organizations and il;44 ,211410:tiOti,1.00 rig;f Fidasttici d the PhilirilineS' to .clintateli International organizations to Meet its thonOpilatiigonitirritighreforestatioanvinttiahve (01011M).ThaffiENR, will proVide retated hiiards 411 for ireater ollective :?•2020 targeti. , e r, STITLVDEL ii I PAGET TANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON CONINTIINICNI ION A(/ STORY STORY PAGE LOWER teenging SERVIL 01 JUL 7019 PAGE I/ "GCash is no longer just providing an excellent platform for accessible financial Mobile app products- and services but also enabling Filipinos to be more active in responding to real-life issues, such as climate change aims to plant mitigation through reforestation." GCash considers GCash Forest as a last mile initiative that fully recognizes the emergence of an all-digital Fi Ii phi@ 365,000 trees to lifestyle. 11? trutp/mttent. Ime-planting GCash Forest: watnered with the. hike forest cover DENR, World Wildlife Fund and The Biodivemity Finance Initiative. FILIPINOS who want to contribute to The DENR will provide land resources environmental preservation can now in lpo Watershed, an essential component conveniently use an innovative mobile of the Angat-Urniray-Ipo watersheds phone app to help plant trees and in- system supplying 98 percent of Metro crease the country's forest cover. Manila's water. WWF will be providing Leading mobile wallet, GCash, is in- trees and manpower while BIOFIN will troducing an exciting "green" feature on provide expertise on monitoring. the app called dCash Forest, which lets Thomas. added that recent. findings on subscribers plant virtual trees that will the Philippines' vulnerability Oiinate- have real-life counterparts. related hazards call for greater collective By the end of 365 days, GCash Forest action. aims to plant 365,000 trees with the help Results of the Global Peace Index of its subscribers. 2019 identified the Philippines as the According to the Department of Envi- most susceptibl.e country to the adverse ronment and Natural Resources' Forest effects of climate change. Management Bureau, the Philippines is By leveraging the GCash platform and losing 47,000 hectares of forest cover scale, GCash Forest aims to rally a coali- every year. tion of individuals, non-government or- The FMB also reported the need to ganizations, and international organiza- rehabilitate 1.2 million hectares of for- tions to meet its 2020 targets. est lands by 2022 to prevent landslides, To plant trees through GCash Forest, ensure water availability, and preserve GCash users need to collect "green en- biodiversity.. ergy" by frequently using the app. Users "GCash Forest is about making it who get enough green energy can choose easier, more convenient, and even re- which species of trees they want to plant warding for everyone to take care of our in a selected area at. the lpo watershed. environment for the benefit of future Once the trees are physically planted, us- generations," said Mynt CEO Anthony ers get to receive a certificate of owner- Thomas. ship with a serial number, fun facts and updates on the growth of their trees. "Many Filipinos, especially the young- er ones, care about the environment but a lot of them don't know how they'ean ac- tively take part in environmental protec- tion. This is a barrier that CiCash Forest addresses because they only need to use their smartphones--an already integral part of their daily lives---to make a dif- ference" said Thomas.