The new administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was urged by the Masungi Georeserve Foundation to immediately act on their request to prohibit quarrying operations in the area.
Photo courtesy of the Masungi Georeserve Facebook page In a statement Friday, July 1, the Masungi Georeserve
A group of indigenous people (IP) once again prodded President Duterte to cancel the large-scale quarrying agreements found within the Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape and the Masungi Geopark Project before he steps down from office on June 30.
(File photo courtesy of Masungi Geores
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UNSEGREGATED. Garbage collectors have to use shovels and plastic boxes to collect unsegregated trash along Zapote Road near Caloocan City Hall Extension on May 24, 2022. Environment Acting Secretary Jim Sampulna on Monday (May 30) said solid waste management remains a major problem for the Philippines mostly due to the mismanagement of waste segregation at the local level. (PNA photo by Oliver Marquez) MANILA - Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Acting Secretary Jim Sampulna said solid waste management remains a major problem for the Philippines mostly due to the mismanagement of waste segregation at the local level. He said despite the enactment of Republic Act (RA) 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management of 2000 that mandates segregation at the barangay level, some local government units (LGUs) have yet to strictly enforce the law. "The national government can only do so much. While we provide the technical assistance, capability support, and informatio