"River Rangers", katuwang ng gobyerno sa paglilinis ng mga daluyan ng tubig | SONA - video Dailymotion

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00:00 The government is working hard to clean up the garbage in the waterways

00:05 so that the flood won't happen.

00:07 The so-called "River Rangers".

00:10 But no matter how hard they try, it seems like the garbage won't be gone.

00:15 Ian Cruz has a special report.

00:17 The next heavy rainfall is the flood area, especially in Metro Manila.

00:28 The MMDA has been saying for a long time that the flood is the cause of the garbage.

00:33 So before the rain, the MMDA started cleaning the waterways.

00:41 Aside from the MMDA, the government has another partner to face the garbage problem,

00:49 the "River Rangers".

00:51 They have been working for hours to remove the dirt and smelly smell from the garbage in the waterways.

00:58 But their fight seems to be never ending.

01:02 It's disappointing because no matter how much we clean, there's still garbage.

01:08 The Philippines produces 2.7 million tons of plastic waste each year.

01:16 When it rains, we are literally swimming in our own garbage.

01:23 According to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Environmental Management Bureau,

01:30 more than 61,000 tons of garbage is being dumped in the Philippines every day.

01:36 24% of it is plastic, most of it is sachets.

01:42 According to the study of the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives,

01:46 the Philippines uses around 164 million sachets of plastic waste every day.

01:52 It's cheaper if you buy it in bulk, compared to buying in bulk.

01:58 According to the EPR or Extended Producer Responsibility Act of 2022,

02:04 the producer and manufacturer of the products are responsible for collecting their plastic packaging,

02:12 like the sachets.

02:14 They need to register their program in the National Solid Waste Management Commission

02:20 for the reuse and recycle of their plastic packaging waste.

02:25 There are tax incentives for the companies that follow.

02:30 The ones that won't follow are the taxes of 5 million to 20 million pesos.

02:37 According to the DNR, more than 800 large companies have registered

02:43 and promised to reduce their use of plastic and use sustainable packaging.

02:50 But it's not only the government and companies that should take action.

02:55 The problem of plastic waste starts in every house.

03:00 We need to be patient to reduce it, instead of buying it in bulk.

03:05 Ian Cruz reporting for GMA Integrated News.

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"River Rangers", katuwang ng gobyerno sa paglilinis ng mga daluyan ng tubig | SONA

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