Author: JIGGER J. JERUSALEM

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Read more about the article BOC-10 to file charges vs SoKor gov’t over imported trash
A payloader unloads a pile of South Korean trash into a steel funnel before a tonner bag catches it at Sitio Buguac, Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, Tuesday (March 3). The Bureau of Customs said there are at least 2,000 metric tons of imported wastes that have yet to be reshipped to its country of origin as the coronavirus disease delayed the transportation. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

BOC-10 to file charges vs SoKor gov’t over imported trash

As the last batch of imported trash is expected to be transported back to its country of origin, an official of the regional Bureau of Customs (BOC-10) revealed they are planning to file a complaint against the South Korean government before an international body for the alleged damage that the waste inflicted to the environment.

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Read more about the article CDO press club condemns red-tagging of its members anew
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CDO press club condemns red-tagging of its members anew

The city’s largest media organization has expressed indignation over the red-tagging anew of four journalists who have shown their solidarity with the television network ABS-CBN on the possible cancellation of its legislative franchise.

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Read more about the article PERFORMANCE ART
With the upper part of his body wrapped in blue, green, and red ribbons - the official colors of ABS-CBN, whose legislative franchise is set to expire this March - well-known Cagayanon multi-artist Nicolas Aca stage a performance art outside the television network’s Northern Mindanao regional office Friday afternoon, Feb. 28. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

PERFORMANCE ART

With the upper part of his body wrapped in blue, green, and red ribbons - the official colors of ABS-CBN, whose legislative franchise is set to expire this March - well-known Cagayanon multi-artist Nicolas Aca stage a performance art outside the television network’s Northern Mindanao regional office Friday afternoon, Feb. 28. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Philippines move towards ratification of international treaty vs. shipment of hazardous wastes
Mr. Juan Miguel Cuna, undersecretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, answers questions from the media during the 3rd Philippine Environment Summit at the Grand Caprice Restaurant in Cagayan de Oro City on Wednesday (Feb. 26). (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Philippines move towards ratification of international treaty vs. shipment of hazardous wastes

The Philippines is on its way to ratifying an international treaty that would prohibit the shipment of hazardous wastes, including obsolete ships and electronic wastes, from developed countries to poor nations, an official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Wednesday, February 26.

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Read more about the article LTFRB-10: Motorcycle-taxis exempted from trike ban on highways
Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-10 (LTFRB-10) regional director Aminoden Guro shows to media copies of fare matrices, which is a basic requirement for PUJ drivers and operators. Those who have lost their fare matrix must request the LTFRB for a copy or face a corresponding penalty for failing to display it on their PUJs. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

LTFRB-10: Motorcycle-taxis exempted from trike ban on highways

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-10 (LTFRB-10) on Thursday welcomed the government's move of banning tricycles and other three-wheel vehicles used for public transport from plying the national roads.

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