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Waste Management | Zara Siddiqui | TEDxYouth@TFIS (RESEARCHED BY: CHLOE TONZO)

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URL: https://youtu.be/tDF73f08D4k

Title: Waste Management

Author: Zara Sadiqqui

Date: December 16, 2020

Key Content:

The TedTalk discusses a great deal of how essential proper waste disposal is in society. The talk shared perspectives of what advances could be made when proper waste disposal is present, as well as what disadvantages could make their way when this matter is not met, proving the talk's relevance to the group's study.

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Waste Management | Zara Siddiqui | TEDxYouth@TFIS

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The world’s most polluted river |  DW Documentary (RESEARCHED BY: BERNARDO HILARIO)

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URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEHOlmcJAEk

Title: The world's most polluted river | DW Documentary

Author: DW Documentary

Date:January 26, 2020

Key Content:
This documentary presents us how our actions of throwing waste materials are affecting the lives of the people and the environment they’re living in, all in all, this shows the causes of waste materials thrown into the rivers to the people

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The world’s most polluted river |  DW Documentary

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Podcast: Polluted water everywhere and not a drop to drink (RESEARCHED BY: BERNARDO HILARIO)

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URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX25U9y8bVE
Title: Podcast: Polluted water everywhere and not a drop to drink
Author: AGU's third pod from the sun
Date: Mar 13, 2019
Key Content:
A talk with a water security researcher in which they talk about how water is being polluted with hazardous materials and how disgusting they are in areas near cities or areas that are water reservoirs or rivers, Thus showing us the aftereffects of throwing the trash.

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Podcast: Polluted water everywhere and not a drop to drink

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Water Pollution: Everything You Need to Know (RESEARCHED BY: BERNARDO HILARIO)

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URL:
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/water-pollution-everything-you-need-know

Title: Water Pollution: Everything You Need to Know

Author: Melissa Denchak

Date: January 11, 2023

Key Content:
This article demonstrates the difference among the types of waste that are occupying the ocean and how it affects each of the creatures living with such waste, to sum up, the entire article there are different waste that hits differently from other waste that may or may not have a greater impact than other waste.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Hospital wastes and the green solution (RESEARCHED BY: CHLOE TONZO)

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https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/sunstar-davao/20150208/281479274837973
Title: Hospital wastes and the green solution
Author: Antonio L. Colina IV
Date: February 8, 2015
Key Content:
The magazine states ways to properly dispose of such waste or equipment used, therefor it gives a good example of how to properly dispose of such hazardous materials after being used.

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Green Groups Push for a Ban on Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) in Davao City and the Rest of the Philippines (RESEARCHED BY: CHLOE TONZO)

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URL: http://ecowastecoalition.blogspot.com/2019/09/green-groups-push-for-ban-on-single-use.html

Title: Green Groups Push for a Ban on Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) in Davao City and the Rest of the Philippines.

Author: Coalition, E.

Date: September 9, 2019

Key Content:
She explained that because any plastic debris thrown from the ridge area would end up moving toward the coastal areas, people now need to think about the ridge-to-reef approach. In the Davao Region, according to Bacaltos, all public institutions and universities are required to conduct a study on single-use plastic that includes education and behavior modification. Before spreading the practice to the surrounding towns, ALL state schools and institutions in the Davao Region are now tackling the issue of single-use plastic on their various campuses.

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Green Groups Push for a Ban on Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) in Davao City and the Rest of the Philippines

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Two environmental health organizations have added their voices to the chorus of citizens seeking a phase-out of the most wasteful evi...

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Plastic Pollution (RESEARCHED BY: BERNARDO HILARIO)

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URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA9O9YUbQew

Title: Plastic Pollution

Author: WWF International

Date: June 28, 2018

Key Content:
A public service message that the waste materials we have thrown in the ocean are not only affecting the marine environment but also us land dwellers and our surroundings, therefore making us realize the threat of this situation to us and the creatures below the water.

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Mindanao youth hack "green" solutions for rehab of conflict-affected Marawi City (RESEARCHED BY: MADISON DE CASTRO)

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URL: https://philippines.un.org/en/41536-mindanao-youth-hack-green-solutions-rehab-conflict-affected-marawi-city

Title: Mindanao youth hack "green" solutions for rehab of conflict-affected Marawi City

Author: United Nations Philippines

Date: 18 December 2019

Key Content:
In order to encourage recycling and enhance sanitation while expanding professional opportunities, they are encouraging students to propose solutions leveraging clean technology or green solutions, whether they occur in the form of mobile or online apps, infographics, proposals, or prototypes.

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Iligan City - In battle-scarred Marawi City, recurring humanitarian issues like water, sanitation, and waste have remained and have not been addressed through conventional means since the five-month armed conflict broke was officially declared by government as finished on October 2017.

In a bid to help come up with new or innovative ideas to respond to poor living conditions persisting in vulnerable Marawi communities, UN-Habitat and UNIDO teamed up with hackathon organizer Red Wizard Events Technology to bring students together from across Mindanao to generate innovative ideas in the rehabilitation of Marawi through a Mindanao Youth Innovation Hackathon on 29-30 November at the Mindanao State University- Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) in Iligan City.

Dubbed as the CleanTechHack, the coding marathon challenged students to come up with innovations using clean technology or green solutions-be they in the form of web and mobile apps, infographics, business plans, or prototypes-aimed at encouraging recycling and improving sanitation while expanding livelihood options.

Both UN-Habitat and UNIDO are looking for solutions that will help manage plastic wastes in communities and generate income from collected wastes, particularly plastic bottles and other recyclables. Other solutions that will improve water quality in Marawi, including user-friendly systems that will allow residents to monitor water quality and/or purify water using materials available in the neighborhood, are also encouraged.

"This hackathon is a first for UN-Habitat here in the Philippines," said Christopher Rollo, Programme Manager of UN-Habitat Philippines. "The hackathon concept has been around for years now and, for us working in the humanitarian sector, it is an innovative approach that may just hold the key to unlocking the answer in addressing current humanitarian challenges, especially in an urban context where technology can play a transformative role."

Rollo added that the hackathon aimed at engaging the youth and the communities in coming up with fresh innovative ideas and pragmatic solutions in the rebuilding of Marawi.

The hackathon complements the Rebuilding Marawi through Community-Driven Shelter and Livelihood that UN-Habitat is implementing in Marawi City, with funding from Japan. The project follows global common standards, which are embedded in the design of activities to minimize risks and negative impacts.

An Environmental and Social Safeguards (ESS) assessment done in February through May this year in select affected areas identified interconnected issues related to water quality, water usage, and waste disposal.

The inaugural hackathon sparked conversation and brainstorming among student participants, mentors, community representatives, university professors, and organizers over the two-day meet. Five Information Technology majors from the MSU-IIT clinched the top prize for their digital solutions project called e-Tapon, a mobile gaming app that uses applied or experiential learning approach to instill knowledge and good practices in community waste segregation. The game is designed to improve mobile users' visuospatial cognition and situational awareness and ultimately have a positive impact on their social behavior.

The game features color-coded garbage bins: blue for food waste, red for non-biodegradable, yellow for plastic bottles, and green for biodegradable. The game opens with graphics of these bins and different kinds of trash at the bottom of the screen. A garbage bin moves from left to right or right to left and changes color, the player has to toss the trash into the appropriate bin. The type of trash will vary and mimic actual trash or waste items in Marawi.

During the presentation and deliberation, the judges recommended for the team to enhance the game and incorporate an incentive system based on a tier of goals that they need to complete and achieve.

Zoologist and environmentalist Inshirah Alonto Ala from Marawi City had nothing but praises for the participants: "I am impressed with the outputs and, more importantly, I am very thrilled the youth were able to pinpoint the root cause of the environmental problem in our community, our behavior."

"What we need right now is a revolution against this perverse behavior of reluctance and neglect through progressive platforms like this hackathon. It is innovative as it is achieving two things at once, providing a tangible solution while presenting a social approach to changing human behavior," Ala added.

Other green solutions presented by student participants included a livelihood proposal called Plangkit, which incorporates solid waste materials, particularly tarpaulin and plastic sheets, with a traditional Maranao fabric called langkit to make bags, apparel, and handicrafts.

Another pitch was the Cleaner Marawi project based on a progressive web application (PWA) using GIS and photogrammetry to provide a 3D visualization of a community and document areas where accumulated solid waste needs to be disposed of.
The Mindanao Youth Innovation Hackathon showcased the creativity and innovativeness of students in the call to offer solutions for sustainable water and solid waste management. Photo: Mark Padida/UN-Habitat 2019
Web application TAMA or TrAsh Management Application uses third-party technology sensors and microcontrollers to monitor and detect garbage levels in trash bins across Marawi City.

Melody Mae Maluya, team leader for e-Tapon, said that it was her first time to participate in a hackathon, made more memorable with their win. She added that "aside from winning, the event was an eye-opening experience to all of us. It gave us a redirection of our purpose and a new perspective of the many ways that we can impact society as students."

The best cleantech projects were awarded prizes and the winning teams will be given the opportunity to implement their project if and where deemed feasible.

iDEYA: Center of Innovation and Technopreneurship of the MSU-IIT and Philam Life, the Philippine leading insurance company, sponsored the event.

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Mindanao youth hack "green" solutions for rehab of conflict-affected Marawi City

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Iligan City - In battle-scarred Marawi City, recurring humanitarian issues like water, sanitation, and waste have remained and have not been addressed through conventional means since the five-month armed conflict broke was officially declared by government as finished on October 2017.

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Government Website Content | (RESEARCHED BY: MADISON DE CASTRO)

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URL: https://ap.fftc.org.tw/article/588#:~:text=RA%209003%20describes%20solid%20waste,and%20disposal%20of%20solid%20wastes.
Title: Ecological Solid Waste Management Act: Environmental Protection Through Proper Solid Waste Practice

Author: Albert P. Aquino

Date: December 9, 2013

Key Content:
The article discusses that garbage catastrophes can be resolved by implementing the law's obligations for material analysis and segregation at the source, adequate gathering and conveyance, and composting.

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"Basura mo, Sagot mo" (RESEARCHED BY: MADISON DE CASTRO)

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URL: https://youtu.be/a3sszz6msfc
Title:  "Basura mo, Sagot mo"
Author: Youth for Change

Date: November 6, 2020

Key Content:
The spoken poetry talks about people who throw their trash everywhere and how people are hardheaded. They also mentioned how important it is to throw their trash in the right trash bin. The poetry is also about spreading awareness to everyone to not waste plastics, papers, plastic bottles, etc. And also to always Reuse, Reduce, and Recycle to avoid trashes and floods.

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SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DOCUMENTARY PHILIPPINES (RESEARCHED BY: MADISON DE CASTRO)

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URL: https://youtu.be/LnNyGPhjluI
Title: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DOCUMENTARY PHILIPPINES
Author: Dee Gee
Date: May 28, 2019
Key Content:
A vlogger's documentary showing the deleterious repercussions of improperly disposing of hazardous material in the Philippines, specifically in Mindanao. They also emphasized the negative consequences, such as how filthy and offensive the environment is, and many more.

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SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DOCUMENTARY PHILIPPINES

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Perception of solid waste management and rate of accumulation in schools in Mati City, Mindanao island, Philippines (RESEARCHED BY: NAJELA MAGBANUA)

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URL: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338136293_Perception_of_Solid_Waste_Management_and_Rate_of_Accumulation_in_Schools_in_Mati_City_Mindanao_Island_Philippines
Title: Perception of solid waste management and rate of accumulation in schools in Mati City, Mindanao island, Philippines
Author: Macusi, E. D., Morales, I. D., Abreo, N. A. S., & Jimenez, L. A.
Date: December 2019
Key Content:
The paper assessed and compared the solid waste management practices of three technical and vocational colleges in Mati City, Davao Oriental. It also discusses the prevailing perception of the impacts of improper solid waste disposal such as diseases, pollution, ﬂoods, clogging of waterways, and providing mosquitoes with breeding areas, which relates to our topic as it is about the improper waste disposal that affects or have negative impacts on waterways and marine life.

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Improper Disposal of Household Hazardous Waste: Landfill/Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant (RESEARCHED BY: NAJELA MAGBANUA)

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URL: https://sci-hub.ru/10.5772/intechopen.81845
Title: Improper Disposal of Household Hazardous Waste: Landfill/Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant
Author: Elsayed Elbeshbishy and Frances Okoye
Date: January 22, 2019
Key Content:
This book or chapter discusses the impacts of improper disposal on the environment specifically landfill and wastewater treatment plants. Also, how Household hazardous waste (HHW) has a significant impact on the environment. It is related to our topic as it helps us understand how this waste specifically household hazardous waste affects the landfill and wastewater treatment plant, such as it can pollute bodies of water and air, which is similar to our topic that talks about improper disposal of solid and hazardous waste in rivers or bodies of water.

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Improper waste disposal threatens Sarangani Bay (RESEARCHED BY: NAJELA MAGBANUA)

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URL: https://www.rappler.com/environment/improper-waste-disposal-threatens-sarangani-bay/
Title: Improper waste disposal threatens Sarangani Bay
Author: ROMMEL REBOLLIDO
Date: JULY 1, 2022
Key Content:
The news article is all about the problem of improper waste disposal of tons of garbage, mostly plastic trash and human waste that damage marine life in Sarangani Bay. It is related to our topic since it talks about how improper waste disposal affects or damages marine life.

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Rommel Rebollido/Rappler

Tons of garbage, mostly plastic trash and human waste, continue to accumulate in Sarangani Bay, threatening marine life in the supposedly protected seascape

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines - Environmental officials called for firm and decisive action from local governments to get rid of a recurring problem of improper disposal of wastes that have endangered the rich and diverse marine life in Sarangani Bay.

Aside from the threat posed by the crown of thorns starfish (COTS) on its remaining coral patches, other marine life in Sarangani Bay are threatened as tons of garbage, mostly plastic trash and human wastes, continue to accumulate at the bottom of the supposedly protected seascape.

Authorities patrolling the bay reported having seen non-biodegradable trash - plastic bottles, cellophane bags, plastic sachets, and wrappers - littering the bay, home to shark whales, dolphins, sea cows, turtles, and other rare and endangered species of sea creatures.

In its current state, the almost 260,000-hectare bay needs urgent and serious attention by local government units along the coast, officials said.

The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) disclosed on Tuesday, June 27, the high levels of fecal coliform near 27 beach resorts along the bay.

Engineer Omar Saikol, EMB director for Soccsksargen, said the higher than the allowable level indicates that human and animal waste continue to accumulate in certain portions of the bay, mostly from densely populated areas like this city.

In previous tests done by EMB, fecal coliform was listed as one of the top pollutants in the bay.

There were also metals that authorities blamed on improper waste disposal by households and factories.

Saikol said the EMB observed that many houses in coastal villages do not have toilets and residents throw their wastes into the sea.

At least 68 coastal villages dot Sarangani Bay's 224-kilometer coastline that traverses six towns in Sarangani province and General Santos City.

Saikol said the EMB released half a million pesos in 2021 to local governments to help in setting up public restrooms along the beaches of Sarangani and at the Queen Tuna Park in General Santos City where high levels of fecal coliform were confirmed again.

In 2020, the EMB and health authorities banned swimming at Queen Tuna Park due to similar findings of high levels of fecal coliform.

Another official of the Protected Area Management Office of the Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape (SBPS) said the garbage problem in the bay was not solely caused by coastal communities.

SBPS superintendent Joy Ologuin said tons of garbage from non-coastal communities ended up in waterways and were swept into Sarangani Bay during heavy downpours.

She said local governments and the private sector should immediately attend to the problem by putting up garbage traps in strategic locations along creeks and rivers to prevent garbage from reaching coastal waters.

Ologuin noted that the problems were recurring. He called for a continuing and relentless campaign to inform and educate residents on how they can help ensure a sustainable garbage-free Sarangani Bay. - Rappler.com

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Improper waste disposal threatens Sarangani Bay

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Rommel Rebollido/Rappler Tons of garbage, mostly plastic trash and human waste, continue to accumulate in Sarangani Bay, threatening marine life in the supposedly protected seascape GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines - Environmental officials called for firm and decisive action from local governments to get rid of a recurring problem of improper disposal of wastes that have endangered the rich and diverse marine life in Sarangani Bay.

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AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AGAINST WATER POLLUTION | Awareness campaign, Water pollution, Awareness (RESEARCHED BY: AL-KING UTUTALUM II)

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URL:https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/awareness-campaign-against-water-pollution--623467142174357064/

Title:AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AGAINST WATER POLLUTION

Author:Crislyn Jilou Bugas Adlawan

Date: March 23, 2020

Key Content: An advocacy poster made by grade 11 davaoeno students. Made to help show awareness of the city’s waste problem.

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AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AGAINST WATER POLLUTION | Awareness campaign, Water pollution, Awareness

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Oct 27, 2021 - Check out this poster designed by Crislyn Jilou Bugas Adlawan.

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Initiative to save polluted waters of Davao pushed (RESEARCHED BY: AL-KING UTUTALUM II)

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URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLFwAxJuwEU

Title: Initiative to save polluted waters of Davao pushed

Author: UNTV News and Rescue

Date: Mar 15, 2016

Key Content:
This is connected to our topic as the environment management bureau takes on the initiative to rehabilitate polluted bodies of water in Region XI.

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Initiative to save polluted waters of Davao pushed

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Facemasks, trash found in watershed eyed as drinking water source in Davao | 24 Oras (RESEARCHED BY: AL-KING UTUTALUM II)

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URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8mb-bE6SJQ

Title: Facemasks, trash found in watershed eyed as drinking water source in Davao | 24 Oras

Author: GMA News

Date: May 21, 2021

Key Content:
Used facemasks and trash have found their way into a watershed that is eyeing a source of drinking water in Davao City, an environmental group said Wednesday. This is dangerous as the facemasks are also considered hazardous waste.  It can be connected to our research topic as it tackles the improper waste disposals that affect marine life which is related to our assigned SDG, SDG 14: Life Below Water.

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Facemasks, trash found in watershed eyed as drinking water source in Davao | 24 Oras

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City councilor: Hazardous waste being unlawfully dumped in 2 brgys. (RESEARCHED BY: AL-KING UTUTALUM II)

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URL:https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1938414/davao/city-councilor-hazardous-waste-being-unlawfully-dumped-in-2-brgys

Title: City councilor: Hazardous waste being unlawfully dumped in 2 brgys.

Author: KRIZZY S. DAUGDAUG

Date: August 20, 2022

Key Content:
A CITY councilor said they have received reports of the unlawful dumping of hazardous waste by an oil refinery company in Barangay Mudiang, and Barangay Indangan, Davao City.

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A CITY councilor said they have received reports of the unlawful dumping of hazardous waste by an oil refinery company in Barangay Mudiang, and Barangay Indangan, Davao City.

"Nakadawat ko og report (We received a report) from the Cenro (City Environment and Natural Resources Office) nag-conduct sila'g investigation didto tungod sa reklamo sa mga residente nga naay usa ka alleged contractor nga nagtambak og used-activated carbon (that they have conducted an investigation in these locations due to the complaints of the residents that there's a contractor allegedly dumping used-activated carbon in the area)," Davao City Councilor Tek Ocampo, who is the city committee head for environment, said during his interview with Davao City Disaster Radio on August 18, 2022.

Ocampo said there are designated dumping sites for hazardous wastes.

"Dapat man gud pagnahuman na og gamit, ilabay na sa sakto nga labayanan sa accredited dumping site sa DENR (Department of Environment and Natural Resources) ug Cenro for hazardous material unya mahal mana, siguro para makadaginot ilaha nalang gilabay biskan asa," Ocampo said.

Ocampo said these wastes are used to filter the oil production of a refinery company located in Sasa and Tibungco. He also said the oil that has been omitted from the used-activated carbon wastes is considered hazardous to the environment as well as the safety of the people living in the area where it was thrown.

"This is something that needs to be investigated because naay violation nga nahitabo kay kanang mga hazardous materials di na nimo basta basta ilabay biskan asa labi na diha dool sa mga residente didto palang sa duha ka purok sa Barangay Mudiang, around 70 ka residente ang apektado didto (because it is a violation to irresponsibly throw hazardous materials, especially near residential areas. Around 70 residents in Barangay Mudiang is affected by this)," Ocampo said.

According to Republic Act 6969, also known as the "Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990", states limiting or banning the importation, production, sale, distribution, use, and disposal of chemical substances and mixtures that pose an unreasonable risk to human health or the environment, prohibiting the entry of hazardous and nuclear wastes, even in transit, and their disposal within the Philippine territorial limits for any reason, and advancing and facilitating research and studies on toxins.

Any individual who violates Section 13 (a) to (c) of this Act and is not protected by the Probation Law shall be subject to a sentence of imprisonment ranging from six (6) months to six (6) years and one (1) day, as well as a fine of between P600 and P4,000.

However, if the partner, president, director, or manager who consents to or knowingly tolerates any violation of the act by a partnership, corporation, association, or any other juridical person shall be directly liable and responsible for the act of the employees and shall be criminally liable as a co-principal.

Meanwhile, Ocampo said DENR already collected water samples in the area of the creak in the identified barangay to determine the extent of the contamination of the water since it is connected to the ocean. He also said that they have invited the identified company to a committee hearing next week. KSD

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City councilor: Hazardous waste being unlawfully dumped in 2 brgys.

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A CITY councilor said they have received reports of the unlawful dumping of hazardous waste by an oil refinery company in Barangay Mudiang, and Barangay Indangan, Davao City.

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Only 5 barangays in Davao City have working waste disposal facility (RESEARCHED BY: NAJELA MAGBANUA)

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https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1951602/davao/local-news/only-5-barangays-in-davao-city-have-working-waste-disposal-facility
Title: Only 5 barangays in Davao City have working waste disposal facility
Author: Iona Finlay C. Mendoza
Date: January 24, 2023
Key Content:
It is all about the 5 barangays in Davao City, specifically Barangay Hizon, Gumalang, Mahayag, Tacunan, Mintal, and Catalunan Grande that have a working waste disposal facility or MRF that helps in waste management. It is connected to our research topic since it talks about proper waste disposal in barangay and how it can contribute to the government in addressing some problems in City.

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THERE are only five barangays in Davao City with a functioning materials recovery facility (MRF) used for proper solid waste management, according to the environmental group Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (Idis) on January 23.

Idis executive director Atty. Mark Peñalver said out of the 182 barangays in the city, less than 20 percent have MRFs but only five are functioning, namely those in barangays Hizon, Gumalang, Mahayag, Tacunan, Mintal, and Catalunan Grande.

As stated in Republic Act 9003 "Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000," an MRF should be established in every barangay or per cluster of barangays that would serve as the drop-off station for the sorting, recycling, and composting of solid wastes from households.

Since barangays do not have the needed facility, residents in turn are not motivated to segregate their waste and therefore contribute to Davao City's growing waste problem.

Peñalver said most barangays reason that they do not have the appropriate space for the facility while some do not have the budget for an MRF.

"Wala sila'y area kung asa gyod nila mabutang which is mao na ang main reason na ginaingon nila always, apart from budget. Gamay lang daw pud ang budget nila for environment sa mga barangay (They don't have area to put the MRF, that is their main reason, apart from budget. Barangay's budget for environment is also meager)," he said during an interview with the media.

With this, the executive director said the implementation of solid waste management in Davao City is still weak despite the existence of RA 9003 and City Ordinance No. 0371-10 "Davao City Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance of 2009."

If the laws were enforced properly, Peñalver said the amount of waste that ends up at the sanitary landfill in Barangay Tugbok will be greatly reduced. He added that the majority of the waste in the landfill is biodegradable which could have been segregated or composted.

"Kung kato siya mabilin sa barangay because sila man ang naay responsibility (with those materials) residual na lang gyod ang maadto sa landfill. Ang lifespan sa landfill, mas mag dugay pa (If the biodegradable waste will remain in the barangays since it is their responsibility, only residual waste will go to the landfill then the lifespan of the landfill will be longer)," Peñalver said.

Currently, almost all the waste generated by the city is collected and dumped at the landfill, which is already filled to the brim.

In the meantime, Idis continues to lobby for initiatives and alternatives to aid barangays in their solid waste management practices.

For one, Peñalver said they helped set up an MRF in Brgy. Tawan-tawan which is 7x4 meters in size and cost P30,000. He said this could be an example to motivate other barangays to set up their own MRFs.

"Ang barangay willing sila basta naay mutabang sa ilaha (Barangays are willing if authorities are willing to help them)," Peñalver said. ICM

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THERE are only five barangays in Davao City with a functioning materials recovery facility (MRF) used for proper solid waste management, according to the environmental group Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (Idis) on January 23. Idis executive director Atty.

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The Flare Carlos P. Garcia SHS (RESEARCHED BY: NAJELA MAGBANUA)

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URL: https://www.facebook.com/TheFlareSHS/posts/pfbid028VY1X2w6tjVjD1Yd1i6uHxc5NTAMbf7LehFUJGzUKaogm2qFNRTZdM9VMCPJx95Gl
Title: The Green from the Bin
Author: Jeff Ronyl Pausal
Date: February 8, 2023
Key Content:
The post is all about the students of Carlos P. Garcia Senior High School who held a symposium that gives guidance to the Grade 11 students who are willing to make small steps into bigger changes and turn their campus into a greener environment. It also discusses different major shares of waste volume in dumpsites to which households as well as commerce and institutions have a great impact on improper waste disposal. It is related to our topic because it mentioned waste from households and institutions that affect waste disposal in the environment.

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐧 
By: Jeff Ronyl Pausal

 When the world has gone dull and grey and the future environment hints to decay, perhaps what humans must master is pure innovation from the remains of...