00:00 The National Energy Policy and Regulatory Framework for Waste-to-Energy Technology was sponsored in the plenary.
00:11 President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. mentioned the promotion of renewable energy.
00:18 Senator Rafi Tulfo stood up to sponsor the plenary where he highlighted our current problem with garbage.
00:25 The average Filipino garbage is less than half a kilo per day.
00:31 And in more than 100 million population, garbage is 21 million metric tons per year.
00:39 We always say there are only two sure things in this world, that is death and taxes.
00:45 If you can afford it, I will add this.
00:49 One of the things we face everyday is garbage.
00:55 While we try to reduce, recycle and reuse waste, there is no doubt, first and foremost, we produce them.
01:03 As of now, according to the senator, if someone is using a sanitary landfill, they need a large area for it.
01:10 And the environment is being destroyed because of the methane gas being released.
01:14 The waste-to-energy technology will convert solid waste into energy that is beneficial.
01:21 Senators are supporting Tulfo's point.
01:25 According to former MMDA chairman, Senator Francis Sorrentino,
01:29 the two problems of the country, garbage and clean energy, will be solved.
01:34 And more people are collecting garbage now because of online shopping.
01:41 That's why whenever it rains, the flooding becomes a problem.
01:45 Probably, Mr. President, this would also address partly, partially, inflation.
01:51 Because the money that our countrymen will save, they will use it to buy their basic needs and necessities.
02:01 Senator Bong Revilla said that we need to act immediately to solve the problem of the country's garbage.
02:08 A sad truth, especially since we know that the most affected by this bad end is our poor countrymen.
02:20 The debate is expected to be held in the Senate.
02:23 In the House, congressmen also admitted the problem in the environment,
02:28 like the House Bill 6444 or Waste-to-Treatment Technology Act that strongly encourages facilities with waste-to-energy.
02:38 Daniel Maranastas for the nation.
02:40 Bye-bye, Yann.
02:40 (upbeat music)
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