{"id":218527,"date":"2019-06-12T18:46:46","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T22:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=218527"},"modified":"2019-06-12T18:46:46","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T22:46:46","slug":"solon-calls-for-all-out-war-vs-imported-garbage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/06\/12\/solon-calls-for-all-out-war-vs-imported-garbage\/","title":{"rendered":"Solon calls for \u2018all-out war\u2019 vs. imported garbage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“It is time we declare our independence from imported garbage,” the Minadanaoan solon said (File photo:<\/a> EcoWaste Coalition\/website<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— A lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Wednesday called for an all-out war against imported garbage that has been flooding the country.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Misamis Oriental 2nd District Rep. Juliette Uy said Filipinos have had enough of other countries exporting their wastes and garbage to the Philippines.<\/p>\n

“It is time we declare our independence from imported garbage,” the Mindanaoan solon said.<\/p>\n

She said a proposed bill she filed during the 17th Congress banning imported garbage is a \u201cdeclaration of independence\u201d from illegal dumping of wastes by other countries.<\/p>\n

House Bill 9207, or the proposed Total Ban on the Import and Export of Waste Act, is a total ban and provides for zero exceptions.<\/p>\n

“We do not want any garbage to be imported or exported through any of our international ports,” she said.<\/p>\n

Uy said she will re-file the bill in the 18th Congress and will convince her colleagues to co-author the measure to ensure wide support and faster progress through the legislative pipeline.<\/p>\n

The legislator said she will also file other bills on plastic waste, waste redemption, waste recovery, and the proper management of the country’s water and aquatic resources.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an all-out war on waste because we want our country to be beautiful and prosperous,” Uy said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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