Makabayan bloc urges probe on US e-waste dumping
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By Ronald Sayson and Ayesha Tale “We see this as a sovereignty issue, an environmental issue, which should be urgently addressed in an investigation.” This is the call of Atty. Renee Co, Kabataan Partylist representative, and environmental groups after the Makabayan Bloc filed on June 29 House Resolution 1164 requesting an investigation into the entry into the Subic Bay Freeport Zone of 234 containers of suspected hazardous electronic waste (e-…
Makabayan bloc urges probe on US e-waste dumping
Dumping hazardous waste of developed countries like the US signifies “shifting their own waste burdens to countries” like the Philippines. By Aaron Ernest Cruz MANILA – Together with Task Force End E-waste Imports, the Makabayan bloc urged the House of Representative on June 29 to investigate the reported illegal dumping of United States’ (US) electronic waste (e-waste) to the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. Through House Resolution (HR) No. 1164, Kab…

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