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PH SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT LAW MARKS 21ST YEAR

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has lined up activities this January to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the enactment of Republic Act (RA) 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu emphasized that the observance of RA 9003 anniversary should be a “constant reminder to the […]

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DENR LAUNCHES ONLINE SYSTEM TO MONITOR LGU COMPLIANCE TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT LAW

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) has rolled out its enhanced online monitoring system to efficiently track compliance of local government units (LGUs) to the country’s solid waste management law. EMB Director William Cuñado said the agency is tapping 307 environmental monitoring and enforcement officers (ENMOs) assigned all over the […]