15 barangays violate solid waste mgt law

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BY MAE SINGUAY
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January 23, 2018
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BACOLOD City – There are 15 barangays in the city that violated Republic Act (RA) 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, according to Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, head of the city’s Solid Waste Action Team.

Engineer Ruel Garaygay, head of the Solid Waste Enforcers Educators Team (SWEET), submitted to Familiaran on Jan. 18 the names of barangays that illegally dumped their waste.

SWEET is tasked to enforce the “no segregation, no collection” policy in the city.

The barangays were 8, 13, 38, Taculing, Singcang-Airport, Banago, Mandalagan, 1, 39, 24, 40, Mansilingan, 6, 12, and Villamonte, Familiaran said.

The names of the barangays were already submitted to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for proper action.

According to Familiaran, the DENR will make the barangays attend a conference that will discuss RA 9003.

The DENR will reiterate to the barangays their obligation in implementing the law.

Meanwhile, a total of 21 SWEET members will undergo training as solid waste management officers, courtesy of the DENR.

Familiaran already submitted their names to Sophie Manuel, regional director of DENR’s Environmental Management Bureau.

SWEET had stopped apprehending solid waste management policy violators in the city after it was found out that its members were not trained.

Familiaran said the apprehensions will once again start after the training.

The city has implemented the “no segregation, no collection” policy since September last year./PN
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