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Read more about the article Customs sets final reshipment of South Korean wastes
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)

Customs sets final reshipment of South Korean wastes

The Bureau of Customs in Northern Mindanao (BOC-10) said it will be sending the last batch of imported wastes back to South Korea by next week.

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Read more about the article Envi group says switch to washable masks will save beaches
Members of the sales staff of a pharmacy in downtown Cagayan de Oro show to reporters Tuesday a pack of disposable surgical mask, the only stock left in their inventory after a customer bought all their N95 face masks on Monday. City councilor George Goking said he will look into the reported shortage of N95 face masks in the city in light of the Taal Volcano explosion in Luzon. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Envi group says switch to washable masks will save beaches

An environmental group is appealing to the public to switch from wearing medical or surgical masks in this pandemic to reusable masks to save the environment.

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Read more about the article Oil spill at CDO seaport probed
Personnel from the Philippine Coast Guard in Northern Mindanao clean up a portion of the seaport in Barangay Macabalan on Friday (May 15) where an oil spill occurred. More than 200 liters of oil have already been retrieved from the spill that was spotted a day earlier. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Oil spill at CDO seaport probed

The Philippine Coast Guard Northern Mindanao (PCG-NM) said they are investigating the oil spill that occurred on the seaport of Barangay Macabalan as efforts are continuing to clean up the spillage.

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Read more about the article Coronavirus affects reshipment of Korean trash, Customs revenue collection
Bureau of Customs’ Mindanao Container Terminal sub-port collector John Simon. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Coronavirus affects reshipment of Korean trash, Customs revenue collection

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) in China that spread all over the world has played a factor in the delay of the shipment of the remaining 2,000 metric tons of trash back to South Korea, the Bureau of Customs in Northern Mindanao (BOC-10) said Wednesday.

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