CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Gov. Lilia “Baby” Pineda yesterday vowed to support the plan of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to close down controlled and open dumpsites in Pampanga.
In statements issued by the Provincial Information Office (PIO), Pineda urged waste segregation at source since last year to reduce the volume of garbage in Pampanga.
She recently sponsored a seminar in Clark to educate village officials in the more than 500 barangays in the province on solid waste management and health.
Pineda said the closure of illegal dumpsites would complement her priority project on health.
The governor stressed that he had also prioritized the “proper handling” of solid waste to minimize illness caused by harmful open and controlled dumpsites.
Environment Secretary Ramon Paje recently asked the Environment Management Bureau (EMB) in Central Luzon to close the open or controlled dumps beginning January 27.
Ordered closed were dumps in the City of San Fernando, Angeles City and the towns of Arayat, Floridablanca, Guagua, Mabalacat, Macabebe, Magalang, Masantol, Mexico, Minalin, Porac, San Luis, Sasmuan, Sta. Ana and Sto. Tomas.
Based on copies of notices of closure, DENR regional director Ricardo Calderon said Pampanga local governments have failed to comply with Republic Act No. 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste Management Act).
Second District Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as former president signed into law ten years ago the law prohibiting open dumpsites.
The provincial government allotted some P24-million for the solid waste management out of the P1.6 billion budget for 2011.
“We don’t have enough funds to launch massive management project. We need the help of all sectors, including the national government and barangays, to successfully handle solid waste,” Pineda said.
In statements issued by the Provincial Information Office (PIO), Pineda urged waste segregation at source since last year to reduce the volume of garbage in Pampanga.
She recently sponsored a seminar in Clark to educate village officials in the more than 500 barangays in the province on solid waste management and health.
Pineda said the closure of illegal dumpsites would complement her priority project on health.
The governor stressed that he had also prioritized the “proper handling” of solid waste to minimize illness caused by harmful open and controlled dumpsites.
Environment Secretary Ramon Paje recently asked the Environment Management Bureau (EMB) in Central Luzon to close the open or controlled dumps beginning January 27.
Ordered closed were dumps in the City of San Fernando, Angeles City and the towns of Arayat, Floridablanca, Guagua, Mabalacat, Macabebe, Magalang, Masantol, Mexico, Minalin, Porac, San Luis, Sasmuan, Sta. Ana and Sto. Tomas.
Based on copies of notices of closure, DENR regional director Ricardo Calderon said Pampanga local governments have failed to comply with Republic Act No. 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste Management Act).
Second District Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as former president signed into law ten years ago the law prohibiting open dumpsites.
The provincial government allotted some P24-million for the solid waste management out of the P1.6 billion budget for 2011.
“We don’t have enough funds to launch massive management project. We need the help of all sectors, including the national government and barangays, to successfully handle solid waste,” Pineda said.
