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On July 10, 2000, the Payatas landslide caused the deaths of 232 people residing within the landfill, [3] which prompted the passage of Republic Act No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, [4] which mandated the closure of open dumpsites by 2001 and controlled dumpsites by 2006. [6]
The dumpsite was reopened weeks later by then-Quezon City Mayor Ismael Mathay Jr. to avert an epidemic in the city due to uncollected garbage caused by the closure. [6]The landslide prompted the passage of Republic Act No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, [7] which mandates the closure of open dumpsites in the Philippines by 2004 and controlled dumpsites by 2006.
Waste management laws govern the transport, treatment, storage, and disposal of all manner of waste, including municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, and nuclear waste, among many other types. Waste laws are generally designed to minimize or eliminate the uncontrolled dispersal of waste materials into the environment in a manner that may cause ...
Solid Waste Tree, Based on Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, United States Environmental Protection Agency. Solid waste means any garbage or refuse, sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or an air pollution control facility and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial ...
An Act Postponing the October 2017 Barangay and Sangguniang Katabaan Elections, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 9164, as Amended by Republic Act No. 9340, Republic Act No. 10632, Republic Act No. 10656, and Republic Act No. 10923, and for Other Purposes October 2, 2017 [9] 10962 Gift Check Act of 2017 December 19, 2017 [10] 10963
This work is in the public domain in the Philippines and possibly other jurisdictions because it is a work created by an officer or employee of the Government of the Philippines or any of its subdivisions and instrumentalities, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations, as part of their regularly prescribed official duties ...
The Environment Act 1995 added a requirement to the Environmental Protection Act 1990 requiring the Secretary of State, as of 2008 the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to prepare a National Waste Strategy for England and Wales and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, a Strategy for Scotland. [1]
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA [a]) is a Philippine government agency mandated to ensure ease of business among all agencies of the Philippine government.It was created through Republic Act No. 11032 or the "Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act", which was passed on May 28, 2018.