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Deputy Speaker Legarda calls for investigation and audit on implementation of RA 9003 and unperformed mandates of National Solid Waste Management Commission and agencies

House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda filed a resolution yesterday, (June 2) to investigate and audit the National Solid Waste Management Commission’s (NSWMC) and relevant government agencies on the implementation of Republic Act No. 9003, otherwise known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, which became effective in 2001. “Despite these legal mandates and … Read more

Groups to NSWMC: Plastic Straws and Stirrers in the NEAPP List Most Welcome But Not Enough to Reduce Plastic Pollution

Civil society and academic groups and a local government official in Ormoc City said including only two single-use items, the plastic straws and stirrers in the list of Non-Environmentally Acceptable Products and Packaging (NEAPP) is not enough to address the mounting problem plastic pandemic in the country. “While this is a much welcome development, considering … Read more

Private Enterprises Avoided by Choice a Million Single-Use Plastic Waste in Two Months

Some entrepreneurs and private enterprises chose to focus on long-term sustainability and health of the people and planet over short-term profits. They willfully dodged single-use plastic in their products and packaging and Oceana helped them record the volume of waste avoided from their combined efforts for the protection of our environment. #DiNaSingle enterprises composed of … Read more

Deputy Speaker Legarda calls for investigation and audit on implementation of RA 9003 and unperformed mandates of National Solid Waste Management Commission and agencies

Groups to NSWMC: Plastic Straws and Stirrers in the NEAPP List Most Welcome But Not Enough to Reduce Plastic Pollution

Private Enterprises Avoided by Choice a Million Single-Use Plastic Waste in Two Months

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