EMB MIMAROPA

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EMB (Environmental Management Bureau)

Director Allan L. Leuterio, conferred

Government Units) in the region for the establishment of MRF

respective localities.

To date, a total of Php 3

Nido [Palawan], Odiongan [Romblon

[Occidental Mindoro] and Corcuera

municipalities received the grant in 2013 while the last three, early this year.

MRFs, as defined in RA 9003

2000, are facilities designed to receive, sort, process and store compostable and recyclable ma

and in an environmentally sound manner

volume of waste for disposal. It is therefore expected that, upon the establishment of the said facilities, solid

waste management will improve in the recipients

EMB assists LGUs in the

Management Plan which the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC)

approval. The commission then

receiving the fund, LGUs, in return

Prior to the awarding, the bureau

the establishment of MRFs to ensure that the partner

and maintaining the facilities and further

13May 2014 - EMB MIMAROPA

Hon. Romulo Festin, Municipal Mayor of

Hon. Festin’s associates

MIMAROPA grants half a million to LGUs

(Environmental Management Bureau) – MIMAROPA

conferred half a million pesos to each of the

in the region for the establishment of MRFs

3,500,000.00 was granted to the municipalities of

Romblon], Abra de Ilog [Occidental Mindoro

] and Corcuera [Romblon] as received by the

received the grant in 2013 while the last three, early this year.

RA 9003, otherwise known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of

2000, are facilities designed to receive, sort, process and store compostable and recyclable ma

and in an environmentally sound manner known as resource recovery methodology, thus minimizing the

It is therefore expected that, upon the establishment of the said facilities, solid

mprove in the recipients’ localities.

EMB assists LGUs in the formulation, initial review and submission of their

National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC)

then downloads Php 500,000.00 to LGUs whose plans

in return, are required to complete the process and

Prior to the awarding, the bureau, in coordination with the NSWMC

to ensure that the partner LGUs are fed with the

and maintaining the facilities and further attain the waste diversion requirement in

EMB MIMAROPA Regional Director Allan L. Leuterio (fourth from left)

Municipal Mayor of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro together with

to LGUs for MRF establishment

MIMAROPA region, in the leadership of Regional

each of the seven selected LGUs (Local

s (Materials Recovery Facilities) in their

the municipalities of Baco [Oriental Mindoro

Occidental Mindoro], Torrijos [Marinduque], San Jose

as received by the municipal mayors. The first four

received the grant in 2013 while the last three, early this year.

otherwise known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of

2000, are facilities designed to receive, sort, process and store compostable and recyclable materials efficiently

known as resource recovery methodology, thus minimizing the

It is therefore expected that, upon the establishment of the said facilities, solid

submission of their 10-Year Solid Waste

National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) will assess prior to

Php 500,000.00 to LGUs whose plans met the set criteria. Upon

complete the process and submit reports.

in coordination with the NSWMC, facilitates seminar/workshop on

are fed with the knowledge in founding, managing

requirement in RA 9003.

(fourth from left) awards the cheque to

Occidental Mindoro together with bureau officials and

in the leadership of Regional

Local

in their

Oriental Mindoro], El

, San Jose

. The first four

otherwise known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of

terials efficiently

known as resource recovery methodology, thus minimizing the

It is therefore expected that, upon the establishment of the said facilities, solid

Year Solid Waste

will assess prior to

the set criteria. Upon

facilitates seminar/workshop on

knowledge in founding, managing

13 August 2013 - RD Allan Leuterio, EMB MIMAROPA (left) awards

the cheque to Hon. Edna Gacot- Lim, ElNido, Palawan together with

OIC-EMS Taytay Noel Sanchez

11 October 2013 - Regional Director Allan Leuterio, EMB

MIMAROPA (fourth from left) awards the cheque to in behalf of Hon.

Baltazar L. Formalo, Odiongan, Romblon.

13 June 2014 - Regional Director Allan Leuterio, EMB MIMAROPA

(third from left) awards the cheque to Hon. Gil R. Briones, Torrijos,

Marinduque. Also in the photo are EMB officials and Hon. Briones’

associates

11 April 2014 - Regional Director Allan Leuteri, EMB MIMAROPA o

(left) awards the cheque to Corcuera, Romblon Municipal

MayorRachel M. Bañare. Also in the photo are bureau officials(from

right to left) Ms. Romalyn M. Martinez, Engr. Edna P. Quindoza,

Engr. Buena Fe Rioflorido and Engr. Ma. Socorro A. Abu

06 September 2013 - Regional Director Allan Leuterio, EMB

MIMAROPA (third from left) awards the cheque to Hon. Gil R.

Briones, Torrijos, Marinduque. Also in the photo are EMB officials and

Hon. Briones’ associates

11 October 2013 - Regional Director Allan Leuterio, EMB

MIMAROPA (third from left) awards the cheque to Hon. Reynaldo

Marco, Baco, Oriental Mindoro. Also in the photo are Hon. Marco’s

son (fourth from right) and bureau officials