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By Kang Jin-kyu SEOUL, June 2, 2024 (AFP) – North Korea said Sunday it would stop sending trash-filled balloons across the border into the South, saying the “disgusting” missives had been an effective countermeasure against propaganda sent by anti-regime activists. Since Tuesday, the North has sent nearly a thousand balloons carrying bags of rubbish containing everything from cigarette butts to bits of cardboard and plastic, Seoul’s military said, warning the public to stay away. South […]
by Carolyn Lamboley Agence France-Presse SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AFP) – With rubbish piling up in the desert, the United Arab Emirates has found a new way to get rid of its trash — incinerators that will turn it into electricity. The UAE, one of the world’s top oil exporters, is building the Gulf region’s first waste-to-power plants to ease its chronic trash problem and, at the same time, its reliance on gas-fuelled electricity stations. Green […]
by Sonia Logre and Gildas Le Roux Agence France-Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) – The people of Rome voted on Sunday to elect a new mayor who will have the daunting task of tackling poor public transport and disastrous rubbish management in the Italian capital, dubbed one of the dirtiest cities in the world. Across the country from the Eternal City to Milan, Naples and Bologna, voting kicked off late on Monday for municipal elections being […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s strong stand against Canada on the issue of returning its trash back to its shores has inspired other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to also take a strong stand on saying no to wastes being dumped into their countries. This was relayed by Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero of the Bureau of Customs to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III. Guerrero, who came from the 28thmeeting […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, June 6, said he was serious when he threatened to declare war against Canada if the North American country did not recall its trash. “Sabi ko sa kanila, isauli ko ‘yan, ‘pag hindi tayo nagkaintindihan I will declare war.. Akala naman siguro nitong – well sa media. Braggadocio. Hambog ba. Hindi man nila ako kilala,” Duterte said in Davao. According to Duterte, “it’s a matter of respect.” “Kung gawain […]
(Eagle News)—The Canadian government has expressed disappointment over the Philippines’ recall of its diplomatic envoys following Canada’s failure to meet the deadline on the return of the garbage shipment. In a statement, Brittany Fletcher, spokesperson for Canada’s Global Affairs Office, said despite this, “we will continue to engage with the Philippines to ensure a swift resolution of this important issue.” “Canada has repeatedly conveyed to the Philippine government its commitment to promptly ship and dispose […]
(Eagle News)—The Philippines recalled its diplomatic envoys to Canada after the latter missed the May 15 deadline to get back the trash shipped to the Southeast Asian country years ago. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin said the letters for the recall of the Philippine ambassador and consuls in the North American country were sent out at “midnight last night.” “They are expected here in a day or so,” he said. According to Locsin, the Philippines […]
(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) – Canada has finally offered to take back tons of its trash that had been in the Philippines since 2013 after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte earlier threatened to “declare war” over it. Canadian authorities confirmed that they had made the offer to get the 103 containers that had been shipped to the Philippines containing 2,450 tons of non-recyclable trash which included various items including adult diapers and other household waste. On Thursday, May […]
(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit 3 management has reminded the public to remain from throwing trash in the vicinity of stations. The MRT-3 issued the reminder after they were forced to regulate trains on the northbound and southbound lanes at 1:57 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, following the discovery of a cloth (“lona”) in the overhead catenary system at the interstation of Boni and Shaw Boulevard in the northbound direction. The OCS is a system of overhead wires used […]
(Eagle News)–Motorists were met by a clean Roxas Boulevard and other Manila streets even after the Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty saw over a million people gathering there on Sunday, May 6. This was after members of the Iglesia ni Cristo’s Society of Communicators and Networkers took it upon themselves to clean the main thoroughfare and side-streets after the 1.6-kilometer charity walk aimed at helping those in need in Africa. Gino Labarete, vice president for communications […]
