Author: JIGGER J. JERUSALEM

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Read more about the article Environmental groups push for international accord on waste trafficking anew
John Simon, Bureau of Customs-10 district collector, at the virtual awarding ceremony of the Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards conferred by the United Nations to eight Asian environmental advocates, on February 17. Simon received the award for his efforts in returning the thousands of tons of imported garbage from South Korea. (Jigger J. Jerusalem)

Environmental groups push for international accord on waste trafficking anew

Environmental groups reiterated on their stand urging the Philippine government to join other member-states in the Southeast Asian region in ratifying an international statute that will ban the transport of garbage from one country to another.

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Read more about the article Misamis Oriental adds attraction to Flight 387 shrine with tourism complex
The 20-foot structure, dedicated to those who died when the Cebu Pacific Flight 5J387 crashed in Mt. Sumagaya, has now become one of the attractions of the newly-inaugurated Misamis Oriental tourism complex and botanical garden. The tourist destination was inaugurated in time for the 23rd anniversary of the plane crash on Feb. 2, 2021. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Misamis Oriental adds attraction to Flight 387 shrine with tourism complex

What was remembered as a place of death and tragedy in a mountainous area in Misamis Oriental will now become a thriving tourist destination after the provincial government converted a parcel of land near the Cebu Pacific Flight 5J387 crash site into a tourism complex and botanical garden.

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