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Camiguin beefs up solid waste mgmt efforts, monitoring

from THE MINDANAO TODAY JUNE 16-17 2023

from THE MINDANAO TODAY JUNE 16-17 2023, page 2

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CAMIGUIN (PIA)—To entice more people to visit the island and foster a healthier environment for all, the provincial government hee intensifies its solid waste management and monitoring of all barangays.

In their second quarter meeting, June 9, the Pro - vincial Solid Waste Management Board reported that 100% of the five towns’ 57 barangays have material recovery facility (MRF), yet only 98.21% are functional. Thus, the provincial government highly encourages the barangay leaders to fully maximize their facilities.

Nykolsha Closas Rayos, provincial planning officer, also added that only 86% of the barangays have sorters, and they are still closely coordinating with the eight barangays that still need to have their sorters. As for the personnel, only 12% of the barangays have drivers, and

RDC-10 infra comte 2Q mtg tackles priority action areas

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY

(PIA)--The Regional Development Council (RDC)-10

Infrastructure and Utilities Development Committee held its 2nd quarter 2023 meeting to discuss updates and concerns regarding Northern Mindanao’s infrastructure goals at Chali Beach Resort and Conference Center, June 13.

In his opening message, Misamis Oriental Governor Peter Unabia underscored the need for a collaborative and harmonized approach to infrastructure development to catalyze economic development and investments in the region.

Among the agenda items endorsed were the identified priority action areas of the 2022 Regional Development Report’s infrastructure sector and the result matrices of the Regional Development Investment Program 2023–2028.

Included In the interand intra-regional projects in Mindanao regions, there was the alignment of inter-

RSC-10 okays creation of TWG for map boundary concerns

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA) -- The Regional Statistics Committee (RSC)-10 approved, June 13, the creation of a technical working group (TWG) for map boundary concerns in northern Mindanao.

The approval was made during the joint meeting of the RSC-10 and the Regional Committee on Sustainable Development Goals (RCSDG), June 13, at N Hotel, here.

The TWG is composed of representatives from identified regional line agencies with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)-10 as the chair and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-10 as vice-chair.

The regular members are the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)10, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-10, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)-10, National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD)-10, and National Commission on Indigenous Peoples

(NCIP)-10.

Representatives from the Land Use Committee of affected local government units are identified as provisional members of the TWG.

PSA-10 mapping team, on the other hand, will serve as the secretariat of the TWG. RSC-10 chairperson and NEDA-10 Regional Director Mylah Faye Aurora Cariño stressed that the purpose of creating the TWG is not to resolve map boundary conflicts but to facilitate the smooth conduct of statistical activities in areas with boundary issues.

"We know nga naay mga [that there are] boundary conflicts diri sa [here in the] region that make the conduct of census and other statistical activities very challenging," she said.

This was affirmed by PSA-10 saying that its enumeration activities have been facing concerns about overlapping boundaries between barangays, between cities or municipalities, or between provinces.

Meanwhile, costs for the operation of the TWG will be funded by PSA-10.

(APB/PIA-10) connectivity projects leading to the updated regional growth centers in Mindanao, inter-regional projects to enhance ecosystem and community resilience, and projects to enhance energy, water security, and digital connectivity, among others.

Updates on the upgrading, expansion, operation, and maintenance of the Laguindingan Airport, the proposed expansion of the Mindanao Container Terminal, and the potential renewable energy projects in Northern Mindanao were also discussed. (VPSB/PIA10)

87.7% have enforcers.

The planning officer also reported that 26.3% of the 57 barangays have compost pits and only 12.3% have garbage collection vehicles.

For the municipalities, 60% have central MRFs, while only one town has secured a septic truck as well as a communal compost pit.

"Only Mambajao and Mahinog have a pyrolysis gasification machine, and only Mambajao has a functional plastic shredder," Rayos added.

This year, the province’s five towns allocated about P10.9 million for their solid waste management projects, programs, activities, and services.

Based on the reports submitted to the province, the provincial government recommends the creation of a team to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the solid waste management plan and ordinances, capacitate barangay officials on their roles and functions, establish communal compost pits in the barangays, rehabilitate MRFs, and conduct regular water sampling or testing.

For their part, the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) reminds the residents to strictly observe the "no open burning" policy, adopt a single and simple segregation method, and come up with an agreement with the municipal local government units on the hauling and corresponding fees to be paid. (RTP/PIA10/Camiguin)

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