Bulto-bultong mga basura, patuloy na hinahakot matapos ang pagbaha sa Metro Manila

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Bulto-bultong mga basura, patuloy na hinahakot matapos ang pagbaha sa Metro Manila;  DILG, nais matiyak kung naipatutupad ng mga LGU ang batas vs. maling pagtatapon ng basura

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00:00We are now here at San Juan River in Quezon City.

00:06There's a lot of garbage.

00:10This is what was left by the flood under the Mariablo Bridge in E. Rodriguez Avenue, Quezon City.

00:15This is the part of San Juan River, but it's here in Quezon City.

00:19The garbage that was removed is there.

00:23That's the part of Araneta Avenue.

00:26When the flood came, the garbage was piled up here.

00:30It was trapped under the bridge.

00:32The garbage would fall towards San Juan and be thrown into the Pasig River.

00:37This is the situation of our rivers after the flood last week.

00:41Garbage became a burden for the people in these rivers.

00:45There are mattresses, motorcycle helmets, refrigerators, styrofoam boxes, wood, plastic, and more.

00:52Banners were raised for the garbage to be placed on the side of the river.

00:56Even though the QCLGU collects garbage every day,

00:59the garbage is still piled up on the side of the road in Barangay Damayang Lagui.

01:04There's a lot of garbage being collected here.

01:07There are people collecting garbage here, but because there's a lot of garbage being collected, the collection is being disrupted.

01:12This is also a problem. We don't have water.

01:16This is also the situation in San Juan City, where the garbage is piled up every day.

01:21In District 2 in Caloocan, one of the garbage they collected was a bed mattress.

01:26A payloader was also needed to transport the garbage.

01:30The garbage ended up in 71 pumping stations in NCR.

01:34Before the flood, the MMDA announced that they will place a trash trap in the rivers

01:40to trap the garbage and prevent it from reaching the pumping stations.

01:44The barangay officials will clean it.

01:47But the DILG admitted that this fight against garbage has no end,

01:51especially if we ourselves are not disciplined.

01:54In the existing system against garbage,

01:56every LGU has an ordinance, aside from the existing one,

02:00which is another law, Republic Act 9003,

02:03or better known as Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.

02:08The correct disposal of garbage is included in its key features.

02:11There are incentives for the right ways, and fines for those who will not clean their garbage.

02:16There are penalties for those who do not comply,

02:22or for those who do not implement or do not observe this policy.

02:29The DILG wants to know if this can be implemented correctly,

02:33or if anyone is caught violating the law.

02:35If this is to be followed,

02:37they will probably need to pass a law to discipline the people.

02:41We will probably need to revisit if this can be implemented correctly,

02:46if these penalties are still valid, or if it is already obsolete.

02:50That is also our law.

02:52The entire government is talking to each other

02:55to learn how to discipline ourselves in disposing of garbage

02:58so that we will not go home in disgrace, especially when it rains heavily.

03:02Benji Durango for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.

03:11www.pambansang.com

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