TACLOBAN CITY – The members of the minority bloc of the city council said that they are confused what system is to be implemented by the city government to address garbage problem.
This after members of the minority bloc noticed in the proposed Annual Investment Plan as submitted by Mayor Alfred Romualdez to the city council for review and approval with a proposal of P70 million as fund in the construction of sanitary landfill.
“We are confused what is really the plan of the city government to address our garbage problem,” said Councilor Jerry Yaokasin.
“Is it by constructing our own sanitary landfill or through the German technology based of waste management,” Yaokasin added.
This German technology is called Stabilat and was presented to the city government by representative from Herhof in the previous session.
The company had seek for an authorization for the city mayor to enter into a memorandum of agreement with them and recently approved by members of the city council.
“We need to enlighten which of the two are to be used and implemented in the city,” he added.
The construction of sanitary landfill is mandated to all local government units based on the provision of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of the Philippines.
In the region, three cities (Calbayog Ormoc and Maasin) and a cluster of municipalities in Southern Leyte were able to comply with this provision.
Tacloban City, which is the center of the region, had not yet complied with this provision, even with several letters coming from the Environmental Management Bureau urging the city government to construct its own sanitary landfill and close the control dump site located in the northern barangay to avoid penalty or fine that are impose in the law.
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