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(Eagle News)–In this picture shared by Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, the MV Bavaria, which is carrying the at least 1000 tons of Canada garbage illegally shipped to the Philippines six years ago, is seen leaving the Subic port on Friday, May 31. Guevarra, who was designated caretaker of the executive department while President Rodrigo Duterte is on a working visit in Japan, said the cost of the shipment, around P10 million, would be shouldered by […]
(Eagle News)–Criminal charges will be pursued against the private importers of the trash from Canada that had been languishing in the Philippines for years. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, who was also designated the caretaker of the government while President Rodrigo Duterte is on a working visit to Japan, said this even as the Canadian government prepared to recall the garbage, a bulk of which had been left in a Tarlac landfill after it was brought […]
Canadian gov’t to shoulder shipment cost, Guevarra adds (Eagle News)–Canada’s trash will finally be shipped back to the North American country tomorrow, Thursday, May 30. This is according to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, who was designated caretaker of the government with President Rodrigo Duterte on official visit to Japan. According to Guevarra, the container vans with the trash, which were shipped to the Philippines six years ago, will be loaded on vessels owned by three […]
(Eagle News) – Canada’s trash is “ready to go” and would be leaving the country by May 30, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., announced this in his twitter post after some 70 containers of trash underwent fumigation and cleaning which was observed by Canadian government officials. “All containers containing garbage [were] cleaned and ready to go. Waiting for a couple of documents and routine permission from […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is sending back the trash shipped by Canada to the Philippines six years ago. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the President ordered government agencies to look for a private company that would do this, after Canada missed the May 15 deadline for it to recall the garbage that languishes in a Tarlac landfill. Canada’s failure to meet the deadline prompted the Philippines to recall its envoys in the North American country, […]
(Eagle News)–Canada has tapped a shipping company to recover the garbage that was shipped to the Philippines six years ago. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said according to Canada, the return of the trash, which languishes in a Tarlac landfill, will be “sooner than later.” No date was, however, specified. Earlier, the Philippines recalled its diplomatic envoys in Canada, after the North American country missed the May 15 deadline to have the trash shipped back. President […]
(Eagle News)—EcoWaste Coalition on Saturday, May 18, hailed the administration’s seriousness in having the trash shipped by Canada to the Philippines six years ago returned. Aileen Lucero, national coordinator group, made the remark in an interview over GMA News TV’s Balitanghali, after Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin announced the recall of Philippine envoys in Canada following the North American country’s failure to meet the May 15 deadline for the 103 containers of approximately 2500 tons […]
(Eagle News)—Although Senator Panfilo Lacson welcomed the Philippines’ recall of its ambassador and its consuls after Canada missed the May 15 deadline to ship back its trash, he said this was “not enough.” In a Tweet, Lacson said the Philippines would do well to “find out who facilitated” the dumping of the trash as well “so we can dump them at sea halfway to Canada.” “National dignity is part and parcel of diplomacy. Allowing Canada […]
(Eagle News)–The deadline for the recall of Canada’s trash is May 15. This is according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin, who said on Tuesday, May 7, that President Rodrigo Duterte expects nothing less. “The deadline is May 15. Period. I don’t give two f**ks what DOF (Department of Finance) says…The President expects the garbage to be seaborne by May 15,” Locsin said. The secretary was responding to a DOF statement that Canada might need […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, April 25, said the seventy years of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Canada “will be put to naught” if the latter “will not act with dispatch and finality” on the issue of wastes shipped to the Philippines years ago. Presidential Spokesperson issued the statement, as he described as “vague” the Canadian embassy’s response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s strong remark against Canada’s continued refusal to take back the […]
(Eagle News) – -The EcoWaste Coalition has reiterated its demand for Canada to take its trash back. In her letter to Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Aileen Lucero, coordinator for the environmental group, noted that the issue of the container vans filled with mixed waste including diapers, electronic equipment, among others, languishing in the Philippines has “dragged on for five years without resolution, despite promises from the Canadian government to address the problem..” According to […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to charge a Department of Environment and Natural Resources official over the Canada trash mess. In a statement, the Ombudsman said Undersecretary Juan Miguel Cuna, who was also found guilty of simple misconduct and ordered suspended without pay for three months, will face charges for violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act after it was found he “acted with gross […]
