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                    [ArticleID] => 501064
                    [Title] => Green investments: A new focus for RP-Korea project partnership
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The promotion of renewable energy (RE) and clean development mechanism (CDM) projects will take center stage this September and October as the Philippines and Korea continue to build tangible cooperation for “green investments”.

[DatePublished] => 2009-09-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 497497 [Title] => Carbon market backers see Asia as hub for CDM projects [Summary] =>

Organizers of the annual gathering of carbon market players on Wednesday predicted an increase in participation and number of projects to be featured in the fourth edition of Carbon Forum Asia this coming October.

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097177 [AuthorName] => Katherine Adraneda [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 278270 [Title] => Environmentalists oppose early closure of Navotas dumpsite [Summary] => Environmental experts cautioned against the premature and illegal closure of the Navotas controlled dumpsite, saying this will exacerbate environment problems in the area and adjacent municipalities.

Albert Magalang, executive director of the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC), said the closure of the Navotas Controlled Disposal Facility (CDF) in Barangay Tanza will make the dumpsite unstable because it will be susceptible to elements and pose serious damage to the environment.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 277079 [Title] => Lawyers file charges vs 3 mayors [Summary] => The Philippine Bar Association (PBA) filed charges yesterday against three Metro Manila mayors before the Office of the Environmental Ombudsman for non-compliance with the Philippine Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.

In separate complaint-affidavits, the PBA, represented by lawyers Rita Jimeno, Hector Martinez, Antonio Oposa Jr., Alonzo Ancheta, Ruben Fruto, Maria Teresita Sison-Go, and Antonio Tria, named as respondents Malabon City Mayor Canuto Oreta, Parañaque City Mayor Florencio Bernabe and San Juan Mayor Jose Victor "JV" Ejercito.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097177 [AuthorName] => Katherine Adraneda [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 274465 [Title] => DENR declares QC as model for solid waste management [Summary] => The Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) declared Quezon City yesterday as its local government unit model for the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Act in their respective localities.

Albert Magalang, executive director of the DENR’s Solid Waste Management Commission, said solid waste segregation and recycling being implemented by Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. in various barangays as well as the conversion of the Payatas from an open dump into a controlled facility is now being replicated all over the country.
[DatePublished] => 2005-04-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1650428 [AuthorName] => Perseus Echeminada [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 258379 [Title] => DENR to use deodorizers on Navotas dump [Summary] => To help stop the stench from the Navotas Controlled Dumpsite Facility (CDF) to Obando, Bulacan, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will be experimenting with the use of organic pesticides and deodorizers.

According to Albert Magalang, executive director of the National Solid Waste Management Commission’s secretariat, the DENR will start reviewing the list of organic pesticides and deodorizers from the Fertilizer and Pesticides Authority (FPA).
[DatePublished] => 2004-07-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 248477 [Title] => Belmonte opens new ecological center in QC [Summary] => Barangay Pinagkaisahan, district IV in Quezon City inaugurated an ecological center with Q Mayor Sonny Belmonte gracing the occasion.

Barangay Pinagkaisahan is part of the Project Micropolis under the leadership of Assistant Secretary Serafin Benaldo, DILG-NCR. Project Micropolis’ objective is to create examples of good governance in various fields for the other local government units to emulate. The pilot project is partly funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) but the main financial and work resources are provided by the barangay.
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1168285 [AuthorName] => Benny G. Enriquez [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 217732 [Title] => DENR cites Payatas dump [Summary] => The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) cited the Payatas dump in Quezon City as the first controlled waste facility to be operated by a local government unit (LGU) in the country.

Albert Magalang, director for the Solid Waste Management Office of the DENR, said out of the 276 LGUs which have complied with the solid waste management law, only the Quezon City government will be directly operating its own controlled garbage disposal facility in the Payatas area.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1650428 [AuthorName] => Perseus Echeminada [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 216779 [Title] => Open Clark landfill to rest of Central Luzon, Gozun urges [Summary] => CLARK FIELD, Pampanga — Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Elisea Gozun has appealed to Tarlac officials to allow the rest of Central Luzon to use the state-of-the-art sanitary landfill developed by German experts within the Clark special economic zone, saying the project "even surpasses government standards."

Gozun expressed concern over the growing waste disposal problem in the country, saying that nationwide, some 10 million metric tons of garbage are being churned out daily, with Metro Manila accounting for about one-fourth of the total volume.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 209639 [Title] => Tarlac urged: Open landfill to other Central Luzon towns [Summary] => CLARK FIELD, Pampanga — The National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) is urging the Tarlac provincial government to allow other towns in Central Luzon to deposit their wastes at the state-of-the-art sanitary landfill in Capas town amid the worsening garbage problem in the region.

The NSWMC, which is under the Office of the President, has issued a resolution asking the Tarlac provincial government to reconsider its stand on restricting wastes dumped at the Capas landfill only to those coming from Tarlac and the Clark special economic zone.
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804849 [AuthorName] => Ding Cervantes [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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