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                    [Title] => Metro garbage gone in another 8 days
                    [Summary] => In 10 days or less, Metro Manila will be rid of the garbage on its streets. This was the assurance given by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority after dumping operations at the San Mateo sanitary landfill started normalizing.


Greater Metro Manila Solid Waste Management Committee chairman Secretary Roberto Aventajado, in a radio interview yesterday morning, conveyed the assurance of MMDA chairman Jejomar Binay that the garbage backlog will be collected in 10 days, starting last Thursday.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 105239 [Title] => Injunction out vs Semirara landfill [Summary] => An Antique judge has issued a writ of preliminary injunction against the controversial sanitary landfill project on Semirara Island which incidentally was scrapped by President Estrada following a public outcry.

Regional Trial Court Judge Sylvia Jurao, acting on the petition of the "United Antiqueños," said the dumping of garbage from Metro Manila on the island would result in "grave and irreparable injury and injustice" to the plaintiffs who have "a constitutional right to a healthy and balanced environment."

In other developments: [DatePublished] => 2001-01-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 91546 [Title] => Something stinks in Estrada's hometown [Summary] => There is one hell of a stink in Metro Manila, and even President Estrada’s hometown has not been spared.

Three days after the closure of the San Mateo landfill, dumpsite for much of Metro Manila’s garbage, even the muni-cipality of San Juan reeks of trash.

Residents in this municipality, where Mr. Estrada’s son Jinggoy is mayor, have to cover their noses while passing by Blumentritt street corner N. Domingo street, particularly by the Agora complex.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 102218 [Title] => EDITORIAL - A stinking problem [Summary] => You don’t need to go far for an example of the administration’s management style. Just follow your nose and you won’t miss the stink. Garbage is piling up all over Metro Manila, even in areas that used to take pride in being the cleanest in the capital. The reason: there’s no place to dump the 6,000 tons of garbage generated daily in Metro Manila. The landfill in San Mateo, Rizal shut down as scheduled at the end of 2000, and memories of the trash avalanche at the open dump in Payatas, Quezon City prevent the reopening of that facility.
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Antique RTC Judge Nery Duremdes also gave the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 15 days within which to reply to Javier’s petition seeking a permanent injunction to the landfill project.
[DatePublished] => 2000-12-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097133 [AuthorName] => Jose Rodel Clapano [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 105112 [Title] => EMB gets tough on Antique landfill despite pressures [Summary] => The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will strictly require the proponent of the interim sanitary landfill in Semirara, Antique to undergo the regular process in securing the required environmental compliance certificate (ECC).

Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) director Peter Anthony Abaya stressed this as he dispelled earlier claims of Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Jejomar Binay that an ECC would be issued to the landfill proponent, R-II DMCI, by yearend.
[DatePublished] => 2000-12-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097133 [AuthorName] => Jose Rodel Clapano [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 106826 [Title] => R-II may get interim Metro landfill contract [Summary] => Half of the process has been accomplished in the government‘s search for an interim facility for Metro Manila’s garbage next year.

Flagship Programs and Projects Secretary Roberto Aventajado, in a radio interview yesterday claimed that all R-II DMCI has to do is fulfill the requirement needed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in order for the project to proceed.
[DatePublished] => 2000-12-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 121891 [Title] => Basura sa Metro wala pang solusyon [Summary] => Wala pang napagkakasunduang pamalit sa pagtatapunan ng basura ng Metro Manila sa napipintong pagsasara ng San Mateo Landfill sa Disyembre 31, 2000.

Ayon kay Secretary Roberto Aventajado ng Greater Metro Manila Solid Waste Management Committee maraming sagabal at problemang legal na kinakaharap ang komite para maisaayos na ang pamalit na tapunan ng basura bagaman isang buwan na lang ang nalalabi para maisakatuparan ang direktiba ng Pangulong Estrada.
[DatePublished] => 2000-11-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 107490 [Title] => ‘Landfill bidding not over this year’ [Summary] => It will be impossible for the government to come up with the results of the bidding for a new sanitary landfill by the end of this year, an official of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said.

The issue on garbage has been virtually forgotten with the political circus surrounding the President and the opposition calling for his resignation.

Eduardo Mejos, MMDA assistant manager for finance and concurrent Pre-qualifications Bids and Award Committee chairman, said that in all likelihood the results of the bidding will not be known this year.
[DatePublished] => 2000-11-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 107263 [Title] => Landfill bidding gets another TRO [Summary] => There is no end in sight for the controversies surrounding the government’s bidding for a new sanitary landfill.

Another temporary restraining order was issued yesterday against the bidding being conducted by the Greater Metro Manila Solid Waste Management Committee, this time by the Manila Regional Trial Court. The latest TRO was filed by one of the losing bidders, a consortium composed of FLB Construction, Kabukiran Garden and Big Trust International Joint Venture.
[DatePublished] => 2000-10-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) ) )
GREATER METRO MANILA SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
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                    [Title] => Metro garbage gone in another 8 days
                    [Summary] => In 10 days or less, Metro Manila will be rid of the garbage on its streets. This was the assurance given by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority after dumping operations at the San Mateo sanitary landfill started normalizing.


Greater Metro Manila Solid Waste Management Committee chairman Secretary Roberto Aventajado, in a radio interview yesterday morning, conveyed the assurance of MMDA chairman Jejomar Binay that the garbage backlog will be collected in 10 days, starting last Thursday.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 105239 [Title] => Injunction out vs Semirara landfill [Summary] => An Antique judge has issued a writ of preliminary injunction against the controversial sanitary landfill project on Semirara Island which incidentally was scrapped by President Estrada following a public outcry.

Regional Trial Court Judge Sylvia Jurao, acting on the petition of the "United Antiqueños," said the dumping of garbage from Metro Manila on the island would result in "grave and irreparable injury and injustice" to the plaintiffs who have "a constitutional right to a healthy and balanced environment."

In other developments: [DatePublished] => 2001-01-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 91546 [Title] => Something stinks in Estrada's hometown [Summary] => There is one hell of a stink in Metro Manila, and even President Estrada’s hometown has not been spared.

Three days after the closure of the San Mateo landfill, dumpsite for much of Metro Manila’s garbage, even the muni-cipality of San Juan reeks of trash.

Residents in this municipality, where Mr. Estrada’s son Jinggoy is mayor, have to cover their noses while passing by Blumentritt street corner N. Domingo street, particularly by the Agora complex.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 102218 [Title] => EDITORIAL - A stinking problem [Summary] => You don’t need to go far for an example of the administration’s management style. Just follow your nose and you won’t miss the stink. Garbage is piling up all over Metro Manila, even in areas that used to take pride in being the cleanest in the capital. The reason: there’s no place to dump the 6,000 tons of garbage generated daily in Metro Manila. The landfill in San Mateo, Rizal shut down as scheduled at the end of 2000, and memories of the trash avalanche at the open dump in Payatas, Quezon City prevent the reopening of that facility.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 105128 [Title] => Antique court issues TRO vs landfill project [Summary] => Antique Gov. Francis Gideon Javier won the first round of his fight against the government’s plan to put up an interim sanitary landfill for Metro Manila’s wastes on Semirara Island, with the local regional trial court issuing a 72-hour temporary restraining order (TRO) against the project.

Antique RTC Judge Nery Duremdes also gave the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 15 days within which to reply to Javier’s petition seeking a permanent injunction to the landfill project.
[DatePublished] => 2000-12-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097133 [AuthorName] => Jose Rodel Clapano [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 105112 [Title] => EMB gets tough on Antique landfill despite pressures [Summary] => The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will strictly require the proponent of the interim sanitary landfill in Semirara, Antique to undergo the regular process in securing the required environmental compliance certificate (ECC).

Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) director Peter Anthony Abaya stressed this as he dispelled earlier claims of Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Jejomar Binay that an ECC would be issued to the landfill proponent, R-II DMCI, by yearend.
[DatePublished] => 2000-12-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097133 [AuthorName] => Jose Rodel Clapano [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 106826 [Title] => R-II may get interim Metro landfill contract [Summary] => Half of the process has been accomplished in the government‘s search for an interim facility for Metro Manila’s garbage next year.

Flagship Programs and Projects Secretary Roberto Aventajado, in a radio interview yesterday claimed that all R-II DMCI has to do is fulfill the requirement needed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in order for the project to proceed.
[DatePublished] => 2000-12-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 121891 [Title] => Basura sa Metro wala pang solusyon [Summary] => Wala pang napagkakasunduang pamalit sa pagtatapunan ng basura ng Metro Manila sa napipintong pagsasara ng San Mateo Landfill sa Disyembre 31, 2000.

Ayon kay Secretary Roberto Aventajado ng Greater Metro Manila Solid Waste Management Committee maraming sagabal at problemang legal na kinakaharap ang komite para maisaayos na ang pamalit na tapunan ng basura bagaman isang buwan na lang ang nalalabi para maisakatuparan ang direktiba ng Pangulong Estrada.
[DatePublished] => 2000-11-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 107490 [Title] => ‘Landfill bidding not over this year’ [Summary] => It will be impossible for the government to come up with the results of the bidding for a new sanitary landfill by the end of this year, an official of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said.

The issue on garbage has been virtually forgotten with the political circus surrounding the President and the opposition calling for his resignation.

Eduardo Mejos, MMDA assistant manager for finance and concurrent Pre-qualifications Bids and Award Committee chairman, said that in all likelihood the results of the bidding will not be known this year.
[DatePublished] => 2000-11-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 107263 [Title] => Landfill bidding gets another TRO [Summary] => There is no end in sight for the controversies surrounding the government’s bidding for a new sanitary landfill.

Another temporary restraining order was issued yesterday against the bidding being conducted by the Greater Metro Manila Solid Waste Management Committee, this time by the Manila Regional Trial Court. The latest TRO was filed by one of the losing bidders, a consortium composed of FLB Construction, Kabukiran Garden and Big Trust International Joint Venture.
[DatePublished] => 2000-10-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) ) )
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