DATE 10 AUG 2019 Saturday DAY ifl tNt rrlff IINTE7WS Strategic Communication and Initiative Service • S I RATEGIC Ire# UPPER PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION STONY STORY I NI NATIVES LOWER (TI !WIC h 1 0 AUG mg [Int Al 0 DATE Trash shipment readied for return to South Korea Repatriation of `overstaying waste' discussed in talks between Manila, Seoul By Jigger J. Jerusalem approved by the Korean Nation- The embassy's announce- public health," the imported @jjerusalemINQ al Assembly, details of which ment was in answer to the letter garbage has been stored at the had not yet been divulged to re- sent by EcoWaste to the South compound of consignee Verde CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY porters. Korean president on Aug. 2. Soko Philippines Industrial —The remaining 5,177 metric This developed as the envi- "We welcome this impor- Corp. inside the Phividec Indus- tons of mostly plastic garbage ronment watchdog EcoWaste tant piece of information from trial Estate in Tagoloan, Mis- from South Korea that arrived Coalition said the South Korean the South Korean Embassy, amis Oriental, since July last in Misamis Oriental province government had informed the which is a good indication that year. last year would be sent back to group that the garbage would the overstaying waste will be Verde Soko said the trash that country soon, a Bureau of be returned in September. gone soon and will not suffer was intended as materials for Customs (BOC) official here said the same fate as the infamous its recycling facility. on Thursday. Embassy letter garbage from Canada that sailed But John Simon, Mindanao The Korean Embassy in back to its source after six years, No DENR permit Container Terminal subport Manila sent a letter to EcoWaste following a diplomatic crisis," The company did not push collector, said the BOC North- on Aug. 6, informing the group Aileen Lucero, EcoWaste Coali- through with its operation after ern Mindanao regional office that "relevant Korean authori- tion national coordinator, said the BOC red-flagged the misde- had yet to be advised of the ties" had already been dis- in the statement. dared garbage while the De- schedule for the reshipment. cussing the details with the BOC partment of Environment and for the repatriation of the For recycling Natural Resources (DENR) said In September? garbage. "We hope the vessel that Verde Soko failed to secure an "We are awaiting the vessel "We will have to wait for the will bring the illegal waste ex- environment permit. from Korea. The announce- results of the discussion but it ports back to South Korea will Earlier, nearly 1,400 tons of ment is forthcoming," Simon seems that the waste is expec- be identified and dispatched mixed plastic waste in contain- said in a text message to the ted to be returned to Korea in sooner as [these are] ready to be ers, which formed part of the Inquirer. September 2019," the South Ko- picked up anytime," she added. trash imported by Verde Soko, He said the amount that rean Embassy was quoted by Earlier declared by the BOC were sent back by the BOC to would be spent for the reexpor- EcoWaste in a statement re- as "misdeclared (shipment), the port of Pyeongtaek in South tation of the garbage had to be leased on Thursday. heterogeneous and injurious to Korea, INQ MISDECLARED SHIPMENT Customs officials are preparing the reexportation of the pile of mostly plastic trash that was imported from South Korea and stored at Phividec Industrial Estate facility in Tagoloan, Misamis Orienta l. —JIGGER J. JERUSALEM 4 0111 STRATEGIC ce I= I= ED I= BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION UPPER PAGE 1 I g - STORY STORY INITIATIVES 4- „r PAGE LOWER SVEN ICE Bandera BALITA • BUENAS • CHINA 1 0 AUG zgl9 PAGE 1/ Basura ibabalik na sa Sokor SA Setyembre isasalcay ng Korea sa kanilang sulat na barko ang 5,177 toneladang nagtatanong kung Icarian basura na ibabalik sa South nito kukunin ang basura na Korea. aigal umanong ipinasok sa Ayon sa EcoWaste bansa. Coalition, tumugon ang "Relevant Korean 'au- Embassy of the Republic of thorities have been dis- cussing the detailed proce- dure for the repatriation of garbage with the Philippine Bureau of Customs," saad ng sulat ng South Korean embassy sa EcoWaste. "We will have to wait for the re- sults of the discussion, but it seems that the waste is ex- pected to be returned to Korea in September 2019', Ikinatuwa naman ni Aileen Lucero, national co- ordinator ng EcoWaste ang pahayag ng South Korean embassy picked up anytime," ani PHIVIDEC Industrial Es- South Korea. "We hope the vessel that Lucero. tate sa Sitio Buguac, Brgy. May mga panulcalang will bring the illegal waste Durnating ang mga ba- Santa Cruz, Tagoloan, Mis- batas na inihain sa Kongre- exports back to South Ko- sura noong Hulyo 2018. amis Oriental. so upang tuluyang ipag- rea will be identified and Nalcatambak ito sa Verde Noong Enero ay 1,400 bawal ang pagpasok ng ba- dispatched sooner as the Soko Philippines Industrial tonelada ng basura ang ib- sura sa bansa. wastes are ready to be Corp. sa bob ng inalik sa Pyeongtaek sa Begas glak STRATEGIC cc UPPER PAGET BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION y STORY STORY INITIATIVES PAGE LOWER eigillirnir,sa SERVICE -Fri hum ne wwwww-Eln Hy Tram lin.ocirvs PAGE I/ DATE Metro produces 9.2M kilos garbage daily As much as 85 percent Resources (DEER) on Friday back what wastes people throw of Metro Manila's trash revealed that Metro Manila into water systems. 1,174 tons; Caloocan City, 912 generates around 9.2 million In its report, the DENR tons; Parailaque City, 634 tons end up in sanitary kilograms of garbage per day, landfills showed from its official data the and Makati City, 474 tons. most of them coming from top five cities in Metro. Manila Environment Undersecretary Quezon City and Manila. that generate the most waste in Benny Antiporda explained By Michael Ping& No wonder that Metro Manila a single day, namely Quezon City, that when it comes to the swims in garbage during floods 1,6110 (fins: Manila Don't look now, but the as Manila Bay and its tributaries Department of Environment and spew Natural FOR these street dwellers, home is where the cart is, as they make do with the available space on this bridge. 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The Metropolitan Manila ROMAN PROSPERO STRATEGIC BANNERJJLJ EGNORIM CARTOON h COMMUNICATION Oak- 113, INITIATIVES 11111.11111.1t SERVICE Tlr'il Ityam rue win/vv.Oa B I VTIri u rie. corn TIRE PAGE I/ 1 0 AUG gaig III.Manila's assets come from nature Flooding in Manila should not be a regular EXCLUSIVE torment for its residents since the city is endowed with several passages that should immediately drain water from a downpour, Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said. Domagoso, who guested in the online forum "Straight Talk with Daily Tribune," said he now plans to create more green spaces in the 'capital city to prepare for the ever increasing threat of floods. "Strong downpours due to global warming and the fact that Manila is a highly urbanized city made mostly of cement make the city conducive to flooding," he said. Turn to page A2 Basic solutions Mayor lsko Moreno said Manila does not need to look far to solve flooding and difficulties when it rains. • BOB DUNGO JR. Manila's assets come from nature rd- Strong downpour due to global warming and the fact that Manila is a highly urbanized city made mostly of cement make the city conducive to flooding From page Al "That is why we wanted to take a direction towards opening more green spaces in Manila. You know Manila is located in the west side of the metropolis. So, water from Marikina, Quezon City and Rizal all flow into the city, particularly as rain increases due to global warming and other factors," he added. We have an asset not being utilized properly, which are creeks and rivers that should suck in water. Stressing that flooded streets have been the perennial problem of the city, the Manila mayor said he would do everything to put an end to it. "It floods when it rains, but it also subsides. If it will take 20 years, 30 years, 15 years, 10 years to make Manila flood-free, I Get it going will go that path," he stressed. Mayor Isko Moreno hopes to turn Manila into a tourists' delight within his term. YUMMIE DINGDING Contradictions, irony 'But we have an asset not being utilized properly, which are creeks and rivers that should suck in water to prevent flooding. Often, we would ask why on the streets there is flood even if the bodies of water have not overflowed,' he shared.