Kauna-unahang solid waste management facility sa Parañaque, binuksan na sa publiko

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00:00 The first solid waste management facility in Paranaque was officially opened

00:05 by the head of a non-profit organization

00:08 called Community Organized Resource Allocation or CORA.

00:12 This is Joshua Garcia's report.

00:14 Residents of Paranaque now have access to recyclable materials

00:21 such as plastic bottles, cartons, paper, cans, and more

00:25 that have a point system that can be used to buy vegetables, rice, food, or electronic cash.

00:30 For example, for 1 kilo of soft plastics or sachets of shampoo,

00:34 10 points is equivalent to saving.

00:37 And for up to 8 kilos, you can buy 1 kilo of onions,

00:41 12 kilos of sachets of plastic, in exchange for 1 kilo of potatoes.

00:45 According to Senro, this is a big help in their waste management.

00:50 Especially since the only source of waste in the city is plastic waste.

00:53 We give seminars and information to each person

00:57 so that they can learn how to segregate waste.

01:03 In one community, we have offices up to 16 barangays.

01:08 We can give seminars and lessons regarding waste segregation.

01:13 Part of the ongoing project, Enhancement of Marine Litter Management in Manila Bay,

01:18 is the initiative of a 5-year program that is worth 8.2 million US dollars

01:22 implemented by the DNR, US Agency for International Development or USAID,

01:27 and Korea International Cooperation Agency or KOICA Philippines.

01:31 If we are at source and we are segregating,

01:34 first of all, we don't need to connect it with the LGU or barangay

01:40 if we are not going to use it in a more productive way.

01:45 At the same time, we are making sure that it will not go anywhere.

01:49 First of all, to the waterways, rivers.

01:52 For example, our river here is going to Manila Bay.

01:57 That is one major focus of the project.

02:01 According to the Community Organized Resource Allocation of KORA,

02:05 since the launch of the Eco-Ikot Center in 2022,

02:09 more than 50,000 kilos of recyclable materials that were once thrown in the garbage were reduced.

02:15 Women empowerment is also strong

02:17 because it is women who are the leaders in this cause.

02:20 I saw that our surroundings are so dirty.

02:26 I want to clean it first before they do.

02:30 I want to clean it.

02:33 Let's protect our mother nature.

02:35 Aside from Barangay San Isidro,

02:37 KORA also targets the opening of solid waste management facilities

02:40 in Barangay Dionisio in Paranaque

02:42 and Barangay 128 Smoky Mountains in Manila

02:45 and later, in the barangays throughout the country.

02:48 We are really eager to help in the problem of solid waste management.

02:53 And of course, we hope that this way,

02:55 not only in cleaning the environment,

02:58 but also to help our fellowmen.

03:00 Our dream is to have an Eco-Ikot Center in every barangay in the Philippines.

03:04 Not just in the city, but in the barangay itself.

03:06 Because in the barangay, the change and solid waste management really starts.

03:10 Joshua Garcia for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.

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