{"id":228822,"date":"2019-08-30T19:55:42","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T23:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=228822"},"modified":"2019-08-30T19:55:42","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T23:55:42","slug":"gatchalian-hopeful-for-passage-of-waste-management-measure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/08\/30\/gatchalian-hopeful-for-passage-of-waste-management-measure\/","title":{"rendered":"Gatchalian hopeful for passage of waste management measure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gatchalian said the proposed measure will allow incineration of wastes, among others, but pointed out that he will push for the explicit reiteration of a recent Supreme Court (SC) ruling saying incineration will only be allowed provided that the incinerator will not emit toxic fumes and hazardous gases. (File Photo<\/a>: Senator Win Gatchalian\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is optimistic that Senate Bill 363, or the proposed framework for Waste-to-Energy Act, will soon get thumbs up from senators.<\/p>\n

At the sidelines of the Forum on Renewable Energy and Waste-to-Energy jointly hosted by the PPP Center and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Makati City on Friday, Gatchalian said consultations with some stakeholders have been conducted.<\/p>\n

“Hopefully, within a few months, we can pass this bill,” he said.<\/p>\n

Gatchalian said the proposed measure will allow incineration of wastes, among others, but pointed out that he will push for the explicit reiteration of a recent Supreme Court (SC) ruling saying incineration will only be allowed provided that the incinerator will not emit toxic fumes and hazardous gases.<\/p>\n

He also said the most special feature of the bill is giving the national government “explicit powers to enter into PPP (public private partnership) contracts on waste-to-energy and mandate LGUs (local government units) to bring their waste to that facility.”<\/p>\n

Gatchalian noted the measure leans more towards waste management, but with a positive advantage on energy generation, particularly on renewable energy (RE).<\/p>\n

He further said LGUs will be encouraged to form clusters or voluntary aggregation for their wastes, which will be used as feedstocks for RE plants.<\/p>\n

Private companies that will help fund the program will be given Board of Investment (BOI) incentives, among others, he said.<\/p>\n

“We’re also thinking of giving some feed-in tariff depending on the situation because we don’t want the feed-in tariff to be an additional burden to our consumers,” he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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