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How Davao faces its garbage concern

Some Davao hardware stores still selling spray with high levels of lead

(Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability – IDIS / MANILA BULLETIN) “The majority of masks are made of long-lasting plastic materials that, if discarded, will survive for decades to hundreds of years in the environment. As a result, they can have a variety of adverse effects on the environment and people,” the Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) said in a statement Wednesday. The Panigan-Tamugan watershed will soon be the source of water under the Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project. The project is a partnership between the Davao City Water D...

Environmental groups push for disaster-resilient policies

SunStar File photo March 04, 2021 A DAVAO City councilor is urging her colleagues to hold in abeyance all the new applicants and renewal of permits for quarry operations but retain those that have existing permits to operate until the result of the study on Davao's river resources is already available. Councilor Mabel Sunga-Acosta, City Council committee chairperson on peace and public safety, said during an interview on the Kitakaran sa Konseho on Davao City Disaster Radio on March 4, 2021 that the city has received several applications for quarry operation even as it has alread...