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Read more about the article Green group hopes final reshipment of Korean trash will bring closure to waste trafficking in PH
Environmental groups during the send-off ceremony at the Mindanao International Container Terminal (MICT) for the third batch of illegal South Korean waste shipments that were re-exported on February 16. (Photo taken from Ecowaste Coalition's Facebook page)

Green group hopes final reshipment of Korean trash will bring closure to waste trafficking in PH

Environmental group EcoWaste Coalition has expressed optimism that the last two batches of imported trash from South Korea expected to be reshipped on Sunday (Feb. 16) and on Feb. 23 will be the last trafficked wastes from another country that will be dumped into the Philippines.

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Read more about the article A year after implementation, farmers call for repeal of Rice Liberalization Law
YULETIDE HARVEST. Farm-workers harvest rice in Pigkacawayan, North Cotabato to catch-up with traditional Christmas feasts and save-up for next year. Farmers say they will have difficulty finding farm-work for the next six months as the area will suffer water supply shortage for the first half of 2015. (Kenette Jean Millondaga/davaotoday.com)

A year after implementation, farmers call for repeal of Rice Liberalization Law

The first-year implementation of the Rice Liberalization Law (RLL) is taking a toll on local farmers

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Read more about the article DENR exec welcomes CDO’s plan to open landfill to neighboring towns
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)

DENR exec welcomes CDO’s plan to open landfill to neighboring towns

Environment Sec. Roy Cimatu has welcomed the plan of this city’s local government to allow neighboring towns to use its sanitary landfill for a fee.

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Read more about the article ‘Silent’ volcanoes can still erupt, Phivolcs says
Mt. Hibok-Hibok in Camiguin island (Photo by Wikimedia Commons)

‘Silent’ volcanoes can still erupt, Phivolcs says

Volcanoes that have not shown any signs of activity for years could still erupt at any given time, an official of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology in the region (Phivolcs-X) said Tuesday (Jan. 28).

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Read more about the article Last batch of Korean trash reshipped to country of origin
Environmental activists from the EcoWaste Coalition, Sustainable Davao Movement, and Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability hold a protest action during the reshipment of the 5,177 metric tons of waste to South Korea at the Mindanao Container Terminal in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, Sunday (Jan. 19). The groups have also called on the government to ratify Basel Ban Amendment to prevent the entry of any imported trash into the country. (Photo by EcoWaste Coalition)

Last batch of Korean trash reshipped to country of origin

With the reshipment of the remaining 5,177 metric tons of mostly plastic trash to South Korea on Sunday (Jan. 19), pro-environment groups have reiterated their call to foreign countries to recycle their own wastes and not dump these to the Philippines.

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