Bangsamoro, Indigenous groups slam lifting of mining moratorium
Various groups slammed the lifting of the nine-year moratorium on new mining agreements through Executive Order No. 130 that President Rodrigo Duterte signed on April 14, 2021.
Barangay volunteers of Lower Jasaan, Jasaan town, Misamis Oriental, clean up the oil spilled when a cargo ship sank Saturday morning, April 3. (Photo by Sabas Tagarda Jr.)
Oil spill in Jasaan town in MisOr worries fishing community
An old cargo ship docked five years ago in a shipyard in Barangay Lower Jasaan town in Misamis Oriental sank early morning on April 3 which resulted to oil spill affecting the fishing community there.
A worker sprays disinfectant on the pile of garbage to eliminate odor and repel flies at the sanitary landfill in Barangay Pagalungan, Cagayan de Oro Thursday (Jan. 30). The city government plans to allow nearby municipalities to dump their trash here for a fee. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)
‘Give Earth a break from trash this Holy Week’
The Roman Catholic Church’s Caritas Philippines together with EcoWaste Coalition is appealing to its faithful and to those who observe the Holy Week to mark it with acts that could lessen pollution in the environment.
Photo COurtesy of pcimag.com
EcoWaste demands ban of spray paints sold online from Davao City
Some highly toxic spray paints containing lead beyond regulated mixture were found sold online, the EcoWaste Coalition said.
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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