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                    [Title] => Recto: No garbage crisis in Metro Manila, only improper disposal
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The recent floods caused partly by trash-clogged waterways reflected a crisis that stemmed not from garbage itself, but the way trash is disposed of, Malacañang said.

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Mao na ba kini karon ang tag or label and identity sa atong nasud, as against Singapore nga garbage-free?

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Isang panukalang batas ang isinusulong ni Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco na ang sinumang indibidwal na mahuhu­ling nagtatapon ng mga basura sa hindi tamang lugar lalo na sa Metro Manila ay paglilinisin ng mga estero, kanal, at daluyan ng tubig.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1097155 [AuthorName] => Joy Cantos [SectionName] => Police Metro [SectionUrl] => police-metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2550289 [Title] => Metro Mayors, suportado ang anti-basura drive [Summary] =>

Tiniyak ng Metro Manila Council (MMC) na suportado nila ang panukala ni Las Piñas Lone District Rep. Mark Anthony Santos para sa mas komprehensibong, iisa at pangrehiyong kampanya laban sa littering at illegal dumping sa Metro Manila.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1478575 [AuthorName] => Ludy Bermudo [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/08/18/3_2026-08-18_22-17-57486_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2549749 [Title] => Sea of garbage [Summary] =>

We keep landing in the news for all the wrong reasons.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133252 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807094 [AuthorName] => Ana Marie Pamintuan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2549366 [Title] => Higit 700 toneladang basura nahakot ng MMDA [Summary] =>

Mahigit sa 700 tonelada ng ba­sura ang nahakot ng mga tauhan ng Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) isinagawang cleanup drive sa Redemptorist Water Channel sa Bac­laran, Para­ñaque City, mula Agosto 10 hanggang Agosto 13.

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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has removed nearly 750 metric tons of waste and debris from the Redemptorist Water Channel in Parañaque since Monday, equivalent to around 203 truckloads of garbage.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808864 [AuthorName] => Andrew Ronquillo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/08/14/1_2026-08-14_22-56-00435_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2549265 [Title] => Over 2,000 sacks of trash collected from Manila Bay dolomite beach [Summary] =>

More than 2,000 sacks, or around 60,000 kilos of trash, were collected from the artificial-white sand Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach. 

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-14 16:33:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808965 [AuthorName] => Renalyn Ramirez [SectionName] => Climate and Environment [SectionUrl] => climate-and-environment [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/08/14/denr-collects-2000-sacks-garbage-081426_2026-08-14_16-09-53231_thumbnail.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2549104 [Title] => EDITORYAL — Problema sa basura na hindi maresolba [Summary] =>

MATAGAL nang panahon ang problema sa basura sa Metro Manila at hanggang ngayon, ito pa rin suliranin.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Punto Mo [SectionUrl] => punto-mo [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2549129 [Title] => DENR: Higit 65K tonelada ng basura, itinatapon araw-araw [Summary] =>

Inihayag kahapon ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources na mahigit sa 60,000 tonelada ng basura ang naitatapon  sa araw-araw sa buong bansa na mas tumitindi pa ang problema laluna ­nitong nagdaang mga araw sa patuloy ang pag-ulan dulot ng habagat.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1127581 [AuthorName] => Angie dela Cruz [SectionName] => Police Metro [SectionUrl] => police-metro [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Recto: No garbage crisis in Metro Manila, only improper disposal
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The recent floods caused partly by trash-clogged waterways reflected a crisis that stemmed not from garbage itself, but the way trash is disposed of, Malacañang said.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/08/23/4_2026-08-23_21-55-54178_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2551011 [Title] => Garbage country? [Summary] =>

Mao na ba kini karon ang tag or label and identity sa atong nasud, as against Singapore nga garbage-free?

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Isang panukalang batas ang isinusulong ni Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco na ang sinumang indibidwal na mahuhu­ling nagtatapon ng mga basura sa hindi tamang lugar lalo na sa Metro Manila ay paglilinisin ng mga estero, kanal, at daluyan ng tubig.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1097155 [AuthorName] => Joy Cantos [SectionName] => Police Metro [SectionUrl] => police-metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2550289 [Title] => Metro Mayors, suportado ang anti-basura drive [Summary] =>

Tiniyak ng Metro Manila Council (MMC) na suportado nila ang panukala ni Las Piñas Lone District Rep. Mark Anthony Santos para sa mas komprehensibong, iisa at pangrehiyong kampanya laban sa littering at illegal dumping sa Metro Manila.

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We keep landing in the news for all the wrong reasons.

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Mahigit sa 700 tonelada ng ba­sura ang nahakot ng mga tauhan ng Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) isinagawang cleanup drive sa Redemptorist Water Channel sa Bac­laran, Para­ñaque City, mula Agosto 10 hanggang Agosto 13.

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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has removed nearly 750 metric tons of waste and debris from the Redemptorist Water Channel in Parañaque since Monday, equivalent to around 203 truckloads of garbage.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808864 [AuthorName] => Andrew Ronquillo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/08/14/1_2026-08-14_22-56-00435_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2549265 [Title] => Over 2,000 sacks of trash collected from Manila Bay dolomite beach [Summary] =>

More than 2,000 sacks, or around 60,000 kilos of trash, were collected from the artificial-white sand Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach. 

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-14 16:33:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808965 [AuthorName] => Renalyn Ramirez [SectionName] => Climate and Environment [SectionUrl] => climate-and-environment [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/08/14/denr-collects-2000-sacks-garbage-081426_2026-08-14_16-09-53231_thumbnail.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2549104 [Title] => EDITORYAL — Problema sa basura na hindi maresolba [Summary] =>

MATAGAL nang panahon ang problema sa basura sa Metro Manila at hanggang ngayon, ito pa rin suliranin.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Punto Mo [SectionUrl] => punto-mo [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2549129 [Title] => DENR: Higit 65K tonelada ng basura, itinatapon araw-araw [Summary] =>

Inihayag kahapon ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources na mahigit sa 60,000 tonelada ng basura ang naitatapon  sa araw-araw sa buong bansa na mas tumitindi pa ang problema laluna ­nitong nagdaang mga araw sa patuloy ang pag-ulan dulot ng habagat.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1127581 [AuthorName] => Angie dela Cruz [SectionName] => Police Metro [SectionUrl] => police-metro [URL] => ) ) )
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