Remulla Blames Metro Manila’s Waste Woes on Decades of Poor Planning - BusinessWorld Online

Remulla blames Metro Manila’s waste woes on decades of poor planning - BusinessWorld Online

Metro Manila’s perpetual waste problem, made evident once again by the recent flooding, can be blamed on decades of poor planning in solid waste management, Interior Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic” C. Remulla said on Tuesday. During the post-State of the Nation Address discussion, Mr. Remulla made this remark, citing the capital’s lack of a cohesive and unified plan for how local government units (LGUs) should dispose of their solid waste. “Ma…

‘Poor planning, flawed laws cause flooding’

INTERIOR and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Tuesday that decades of poor waste management planning, fragmented disposal systems, and outdated laws are the root cause of Metro Manila’s chronic flooding.“Metro Manila has no consistent plan to dispose of solid waste. We dump in different places — some in Rizal, others in Isabela City, even in Capas, Tarlac. It’s all over the place,” Remulla told reporters at a post-State of the N…