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Forty-one days after the deadly trash slide in Barangay Binaliw, Cebu City that claimed 36 lives, families are still mourning and residents continue to demand answers. Where do investigations stand? Has justice been served? And what concrete steps are being taken to prevent another disaster?
Join us live as we break down the latest developments, community calls to close the landfill, opposition to the proposed waste-to-energy project, and the broader implications for Cebu City’s waste management policies.
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Join us live as we break down the latest developments, community calls to close the landfill, opposition to the proposed waste-to-energy project, and the broader implications for Cebu City’s waste management policies.
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00:11Good afternoon. This is Beyond the Headlines. I'm DJ Moises.
00:17The Binalio landfill collapse did not just bury homes.
00:22It exposed systemic cracks in how we manage waste, regulate risk, and protect communities.
00:30Now, Cebu is exploring waste-to-energy, or WTE technology, as an alternative to traditional landfills.
00:37But before we talk about that, let's honor the 36 who died in the tragedy.
00:4441 days ago, a large section of the Binalio landfill collapsed after days of heavy rainfall.
00:55The accumulated waste shifted and slid downwards, burying homes near the dump site.
01:02The collapse happened in the day, catching residents off guard, including workers.
01:09There were 36 fatalities, including children.
01:15The Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office led rescue operations.
01:21Police, fire personnel, barangay responders, and volunteers from the different local government units joined search and retrieval efforts.
01:31Heavy equipment was used to clear tons of compacted waste.
01:35But if we recall, 72 hours lapsed, and close to 40 people are still missing.
01:46And we ask questions.
01:50Why?
01:52This wasn't soil.
01:54It was compacted garbage layered over years.
01:59And when it collapsed, tons of mixed waste, such as plastic, metal, mud, water, buried homes, and an office.
02:11Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival confirmed that initial financial assistance and burial support were provided to the bereaved families.
02:20He also said local agencies, such as DSWD and Dole, the city government, and the landfill operators would work together
02:30on livelihood support for both bereaved families and displaced workers.
02:36But there was no call for accountability.
02:43This is a sharp contrast to the statement the mayor made when a 23-year-old entrepreneur, Kingston Cheng, died
02:51a month later, which was at February 8th.
02:55Ang Binalio was January 8th, and then ang hit-and-run incident happened February 8th, which was just a month
03:02later.
03:02And the mayor called for accountability specific to this incident.
03:08And he was right in calling for justice because it is a hit-and-run and a clear criminal offense
03:15under the Philippine law.
03:17The real question here isn't whether justice should be called for about that incident because it absolutely should, and it
03:27should be done swiftly also.
03:28But the question is, should the language of justice and accountability be equally strong when system failures also led to
03:3936 deaths?
03:42Whether it is about one life lost in a reckless act or dozens lost in a structural failure, accountability should
03:52be consistent.
03:54Recovering bodies from that environment was slow, if you remember, extremely dangerous, and technically complex.
04:01And if I remembered it correctly, 24 hours after we reported the incident at that time, there were still 36,
04:09and some people would say there were still 38 missing.
04:12So at that point, 24 hours after the collapse, there was even no clear number just yet about the number
04:20of people who were exactly buried and were missing.
04:25And from what we gathered then in several conversations, rescuers had to carefully remove debris without causing another slide.
04:34Because if you recall, these are piles of trash that is as high as about a 20 to 24-storey
04:42building.
04:43So that's how high the pile was.
04:46So there were close to 40 people then during that time.
04:5272 hours after the incident, 40 people, around 40 people, still fighting for oxygen in layers of compacted garbage, soaked
05:03by rain, unstable, heavy, shifting.
05:08And we can just imagine the air would have been thick with stench of decomposing waste, methane, and decay.
05:17And they remained in that situation until all 36 of them eventually died.
05:26It was only on January 18, 18 days later, when all the 36 who died in the tragedy was fully
05:34accounted for.
05:37Among them is James Carl Andrino, and he was 25 years old.
05:44We tried to reach his family for comment, but there was no response anymore.
05:50Perhaps because they wanted him to just rest in peace.
05:54But like Kingston Cheng, he was also a good son.
06:00James had been working at the landfill for just over a month.
06:05He was a mechanical engineering technology graduate.
06:10James graduated with honors, earning more academic awards than his brother Lupe.
06:18James had previously worked abroad, and he just returned to the Philippines late November of 2025.
06:27While he was waiting for documents and travel arrangement so he could return overseas,
06:34And this time, to the United Kingdom, where his brother Lupe was based.
06:40But because the good son that he was, he also wanted to earn money while waiting.
06:47And so he decided to work at Primeway Solutions.
06:52He was among the close to 40 people that were buried.
06:57His body was recovered only around 4 p.m. the following day, nearly 24 hours after the landfill collapsed.
07:08He was the second victim retrieved.
07:12And today is his 40th day.
07:17And now this led to more questions even, aside from why that we asked earlier.
07:26Because in the first place, why was there still an open dump site operating in the first place?
07:35And all our guests, starting from Attorney Licks, Garganera, Counselor Joel Garganera, and Counselor Dave Tumulak.
07:48And even when we guested Mayor Nestor Archibald, all of them confirmed that Binalio was not a landfill.
07:59It was a dump site.
08:01So why was there still an open dump site operating in the first place?
08:08Under Republic Act 9003, if we recall, open dump sites such as Binalio are prohibited.
08:17Controlled sanitary landfills require engineering safeguard.
08:22And as what our guests have explained when they guested the show,
08:28all of them said that in a landfill context, there should have been a catchment to prevent the contamination of
08:39water and soil due to the leachate.
08:42The leachate is the dirt in the garbage.
08:45And they all confirmed that this was not the case in Binalio.
08:49What happened actually were piles of garbage.
08:53In a nutshell, we can call them, we can call all of them a dump site.
09:00Binalio is a dump site.
09:02Garbage were just dumped.
09:04Now, controlled sanitary landfills require engineering safeguards, no?
09:08So the question here now then, because Binalio has been operating since 2017, and then its peak use started in
09:162019,
09:17was a proper risk and hazard assessment conducted.
09:21And it's just sad to say that 41 days later, we still do not have a concrete answer to this
09:28question.
09:29The other one, which also remained an answer, is why they're a geotechnical evaluation of the slope's stability.
09:37It was a common knowledge that Cebu went through earthquake and also typhoon.
09:44And this should have been performed, not necessarily because of the earthquake or the typhoon, but because this is a
09:52requirement.
09:54It was a proper risk and hazard assessment conducted.
09:58Because 24 hours after the incident, we spoke to some of the volunteers.
10:05And what they said was they had difficulty because of the collapsed structure, which was metal in nature.
10:12So lisod siya iirug, no?
10:14And then it was dangerous po siya for the volunteers to crawl underneath because they were not also very sure
10:20about the structural integrity.
10:22So basin mo risolt pa siya into more death.
10:25We also recalled that methane gas was also mentioned several times, no?
10:29Which was also dangerous.
10:30But if proper risk and hazard assessment were conducted before the incident, these hazards could have been identified, no?
10:40And katong question nila nga, wala gyan din tayo yung equipment, no?
10:43That's why it took them over 72 hours, no?
10:47Just to retrieve and eventually declare, no?
10:50Account all the 1336, no?
10:52To have eventually perished because wala yung equipment, which is supposed to be part of the risk and hazard assessment.
11:00Because from this assessment, there's a corresponding countermeasures that should have been in place.
11:07The other one is where there are regular structural integrity inspections, especially after the heavy rains.
11:15Where residential zones allowed, why were residential zones allowed to close in an active dump site, no?
11:24And where contingency and evaluation protocols in place?
11:28And these are not political questions.
11:30These are governance questions.
11:33This tragedy, just like those who perished during the flood in December and the tragic death of King Stoncheng, demands
11:42answers.
11:44Beyond the headlines and censor welcome the perspective of the Cebu City government, the Department of Natural Resources or DNR,
11:51and all other relevant agencies.
11:53Because responsible discourse requires every institution entrusted with public welfare to have the opportunity to be heard.
12:02Because 41 days after Binalio tragedy, today is not about conflict.
12:08Today is about clarity.
12:11And just to give you a rundown of the committees that have been formed since then.
12:17So DNR formally created an independent multi-sectoral investigation team to look into the landfill collapse,
12:24including technical officials, academics, and civil society representatives.
12:30And Counselor Garganera actually gave an update regarding this when he was in Beyond the Headlines.
12:36And the purpose is to determine the specific causes of the collapse, evaluate environmental compliance and engineering conditions,
12:44and recommend rehabilitation and long-term solid waste solution.
12:49So kubusta naman isya, 41 days after the tragedy.
12:53Now, another committee was also formed by the National Bureau of Investigation, NBI Region 7.
13:00And they also launched, NBI also launched its own probe into the tragedy without waiting for a formal complaint due
13:08to the severity of the incident.
13:10So kumusta naman pwedney siya, no?
13:13So we would like to hear updates also coming from the NBI how this assessment and investigation is transpiring, no?
13:22Considering, again, that it's been 41 days, no?
13:25After the Binalio tragedy.
13:27Now, the tragedy also caught Senate and legislative interest.
13:31So separate lawmakers, including Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, filed a resolution seeking a Senate inquiry into the collapse,
13:40signaling interest in a broader legislative probe into solid waste management and regulatory gaps.
13:47Other senators also urged probes into systemic failures of the solid waste framework following the tragedy.
13:58So kumusta naman siya ang status ani?
14:01Now, the Cebu City government has also acknowledged the DENR-led probe is still ongoing
14:07and said that there was no set timeline yet for the findings, but it's been 41 days already.
14:15The city said it was waiting for DENR's result to guide decisions in reopening the facility or future waste disposal
14:24plans.
14:25And when Mayor Archibald actually guested in Beyond the Headlines,
14:29he said that part of the possibility that they are exploring is reopening Binalio again using a three-hectare space
14:38within the facility.
14:39And he said at that time that the plan was for that to really operate as a true landfill, not
14:46just a dump site, no?
14:48So there were also internal discussions locally in Cebu about how the City Council's own fact-finding or investigation should
14:58proceed.
14:59Because as we can see, or as we have heard, there were differing views on the scope and the leadership.
15:07And correct me if I'm wrong, but after this conversation that happened in the City Council,
15:12until I did not hear any update eventually whether they should proceed with the probe or not.
15:18So the question actually remains, no?
15:21Were there lapses in hazard assessment as required under environmental regulations?
15:28Were safety protocols in place?
15:31Have reform been implemented to prevent this form of happening again?
15:39Because investigations are not just about forming committees.
15:45They are about conclusions.
15:47They are about accountability.
15:50They are about action.
15:5441 days later, there are still more questions than answers.
15:59And today, we are still asking the question.
16:05And hopefully, we will have, the time will come that we will have more answers than questions.
16:13Now, regarding waste management, there are some positive developments that are brewing.
16:18It's reported recently that Cebu provincial leaders are exploring a shift from traditional waste disposal
16:25to high-tech incineration following a series of landfill crisis, in fact, finding mission to China.
16:33The move could reshape how one of the Philippines' most populous provinces managed environmental safety, public health, and power demand.
16:45In mid-February of 2026, the provincial board began formalizing a path towards waste-to-energy, or WTE technology.
16:55And joining us through Zoom is the planning head of Cebu province, Elizar Sabinay.
17:03So we'd like to check if he is already around.
17:13So while we are waiting for Ellie to actually log in, in Zoom, just a refresher also to the viewers
17:23who are watching,
17:25there were several conversations also specific to WTE.
17:29In Beyond the Headlines, we asked the question that if we, because there were also resistance about that technology.
17:36And we asked the question that if we don't want WTE, then do we have a better suggestion?
17:45Because the waste issue remains to be piling.
17:50If we recall, after the tragedy, there was also a controversy that happened because the trucks shifted route to Pulog
18:00Consolacion.
18:01And from what we gathered with our conversation with Councilor Garganera, there was not even a formal conversation between Cebu
18:09City Mayor Nestor Archival and also Consolation Mayor Nene Alegado.
18:15So, but still, the good mayor of Consolation allowed the waste to be redirected from Binalio, the waste of Cebu
18:25City to be redirected from Binalio to Pulog Consolacion,
18:29provided that the maximum cap for this will only just be 150 tons per day.
18:40And if we recall, Cebu City alone is generating a total of 600 tons every day.
18:52So, na-i-gap na 450.
18:54So, the question actually remained because this is still January 8th and it's already February 18th.
19:00So, there is a daily deficit of 450 tons, approximately 450 tons deficit every day that's been piling up since
19:13January 9th, to be more exact, until today, which is February 18th.
19:20So, what happened to this waste and where were they disposed?
19:25Those are also still open questions.
19:30There were also conversations that were done in the past and then saying that the city is making a good
19:41traction when it comes to waste reduction and waste segregation.
19:47But Councillor Garganero also said that for Cebu City to be able to cut its garbage generation to half in
19:59just six months is not very probable.
20:02Now, considering the experience in Yokohama, that it actually took them years just to reduce garbage by 30 percent.
20:10So, he also highlighted that he wanted, and we all wanted, waste segregation to succeed.
20:18But unfortunately, in terms of probability, I think the odds are against it.
20:23So, now, as mentioned earlier, we consider it as a positive development because the Cebu provincial government is already considering
20:32a path towards waste to energy.
20:34And finally, we now have him in the show, at least remotely, and we would like to, and we're very
20:40grateful for his time.
20:41So, we have the planning head of the province of Cebu.
20:44We have Eliezar Sabinay Jr.
20:46Elie, good afternoon.
20:51Yes, hi, good afternoon, DJ.
20:53Good afternoon, everyone.
20:54And thank you very much because this is a last-minute arrangement, but you still allowed us and made time
21:00for this very important conversation.
21:02So, Elie, can you walk us through about the direction of the Cebu province, specific to waste to energy?
21:10Yeah.
21:12As you know, the province of Cebu is really going to that direction.
21:18Again, that waste to energy is not a new technology.
21:20It's been there and it's been used by different countries.
21:23In fact, you mentioned a while ago that Yokohama is into waste to energy as well.
21:31So, with that, and their waste to energy was done 25 years ago.
21:36And other developed countries as well is doing waste to energy.
21:39However, what we are doing now in the province of Cebu is not just limited to WT.
21:45There are a lot of proponents that we receive, private sector interested.
21:47Both local and international companies willing to really help us here in Cebu.
21:53And as part also in preparation of the province, we identified two potential sites here in Cebu.
21:59Because we don't want just a half a solution.
22:06But if we can cover the entire island, the better.
22:08So, we already identified two potential areas.
22:11We have one in Danau and also one potential in Minglanili.
22:16And we are also looking on the west part.
22:19However, the aspiration of the province would be the waste to energy is just one.
22:27It's only a part of the solution.
22:28Because, again, waste to energy ideally should be the one processing the residual waste.
22:35Segregation of source should be basic and fundamental.
22:39And it has been done.
22:40And Yokohama is doing it as well.
22:43And because they are good in, along the way, they are good in segregation of source.
22:49In fact, some of the WTE plants in Yokohama is closing down.
22:53Because they are doing segregation of source effectively and efficiently.
22:58So, in our end, learning from the past, learning from other countries such as Yokohama, what we do is we
23:04will do it at the same time.
23:06So, there is WTE still.
23:07But there is also recycling, upcycling, segregation of source is very important.
23:13Because WTE requires, we call it quality waste.
23:19So, really, not necessary that it's mixed, but it should be a quality waste.
23:25So, there are a lot of technologies available now.
23:30But what we are doing in the province, as much as possible, it would be a combined, both the traditional
23:36and the new.
23:37The WTE would be the one processing it.
23:39But as much as possible, there would be segregation of source.
23:45And one of the movements of the province of Cebu in relation to segregation, recycling, upcycling, is really to promote
23:53and launch a program, which will be next month.
23:56The first time I was informed, they call it Clean Cebu campaign.
24:03Because, right now, the problem always is not just really on the government alone.
24:08It's everyone is accountable to it.
24:10Everyone is responsible to it.
24:12And if you look at also in Yokohama, that's also the same model.
24:15They did not just provide WTE and it solved their problem.
24:19It's really also, because what happened here is that WTE realized they need to do segregation at source.
24:28So, they were able to do it at the same time.
24:31So, that's the goal of the province.
24:34In fact, we are calling it, instead of WTE, we call it Green Transformation Park, where we can transform everything
24:41into green.
24:43And encouraging people to still segregate at source.
24:46But at the same time, this requires also a lot of investment from the local government units, from the province
24:50as well.
24:51That's why with the Clean Cebu campaign, we will start doing it by encouraging people, comprehensive IECs, providing trash bits
24:58with designated label.
25:01Because it's done, especially at Cebu.
25:03Take, for example, Mandawa City.
25:06Mandawa City is doing recycling very efficiently.
25:10Because they have an intensive IEC.
25:12They have good ordinances as well.
25:18Inforcement is very strong as well.
25:19And the participation from the barangay to the puro level is very effective.
25:24But then again, why was it somehow not really seen?
25:28Because Mandawa City is just part of Metro Cebu.
25:31And the rest of the city is not doing it.
25:33So, Mandawa City is doing it now.
25:35And they started with their recycling around, if I'm correct, 27% way back 2017.
25:41But right now, their recycling is around 75%.
25:43So, they're very effective na yod in terms of recycling.
25:48And ang maabot na lang sa landfill would be minimal.
25:50So, from 100% ways from the house, because they're segregating at source,
25:55all the plastics is delivered to a particular site in terms of recycling.
25:58Ang maabot na lang sa landfill is around 30% or 40% of the waste.
26:03Which is a good initiative.
26:06And really, the ideal way of solid waste management.
26:09I believe it's a good thing to do with WTE.
26:13So, WTE is right now, is potentially one of the things that we are looking at in the province.
26:18Because we have limited land.
26:20And landfill requires a huge land, no?
26:24Land filling is also, requires not just a land, but also the process, the entire itself.
26:30We need to look at sanitation, everything.
26:32But WTE requires,
26:33I mean, they're equal to the gamay,
26:37three to six hectares,
26:38but it can process na a huge tons of waste.
26:41Currently, right now, in Metro Cebu,
26:43Metro Cebu alone, that's the now city to Parker City,
26:45we're around 1,500 tons a day.
26:47If you combine the province of Cebu,
26:51more or less, if I'm correct,
26:53as of the present,
26:55we're around 3,000 to 3,500 tons per day.
26:57That's a lot, no?
26:59For WTE,
27:02that's basically,
27:03two WTE can accommodate it already.
27:07So, that's what we're looking at.
27:09However, in terms of implementation, execution,
27:12it will take time.
27:13It will take time.
27:14The construction itself,
27:16the implementation,
27:17the coordination of it,
27:18will require minimum three years.
27:20Three years.
27:20Minimum three years.
27:21The preparation,
27:22minimum three years.
27:24So,
27:26I agree.
27:27I somehow,
27:28leaning towards what Mayor Archibald is also saying,
27:31segregation at sorts.
27:33And reactivation,
27:34it's not just the accountability of the citizen,
27:37but also the,
27:37how can the government complement to it?
27:39Like, reactivating of their material recovery facility
27:42in every barangay,
27:43because every barangay is mandated to have MRF.
27:46So,
27:46how is our MRF in every barangay?
27:49In fact,
27:49some of the,
27:50some of the initiatives being done now,
27:52outside Cebu City,
27:54some local government units
27:55has their own MRF
27:56on a purok level.
27:58On a household,
27:59of 20 households,
28:00they have their own MRF.
28:02That will really segregate waste,
28:05and will help people to do it,
28:07because there are already mechanisms,
28:08there are already systems in place.
28:10And what does the landfill from 100% waste?
28:13What does the landfill nila?
28:1330% na lang to 40%.
28:15Which is a huge cut of the overall waste
28:17that we have right now.
28:19So,
28:19the direction,
28:20the beauty is still,
28:21but,
28:22if we have mechanism
28:24that complements the need of the people
28:26in terms of segregating at source,
28:28because the gunpog potential,
28:29why does people throw patakalag labay?
28:31Because there's no trash bin available.
28:33If you go over the city,
28:35if you go over other areas in Cebu City,
28:38we've seen some of the,
28:40especially young people,
28:41they're not going to have a lot of waste
28:45because they're learning.
28:46Even students,
28:47they're not going to have a lot of waste,
28:49but not all the time.
28:51So,
28:51we need to look for proper trash bins
28:53that are segregated,
28:55recyclable,
28:56biodegradable,
28:57non-bioodegradable,
28:58residual.
28:59So,
28:59it's labeled.
29:01In fact,
29:02if you go to Mandawi City,
29:03and Danau City,
29:04ilang trash bin,
29:05naka-labeled by colored.
29:06And that will encourage people
29:08to throw it properly.
29:09So,
29:10and it's available in every corner.
29:12If you go to Danau City,
29:13in every corner of the Barat,
29:15major roads,
29:16naging na yung trash bin,
29:17in color,
29:17yellow,
29:17green,
29:18and red.
29:20Nananay designation kung sa Manisia,
29:22kung sa may ilapay na part.
29:24So,
29:24that will encourage people to segregate
29:26sa ilapalang na level
29:28because naka-designate naman.
29:30So,
29:30these are mechanism or system
29:32that we can do
29:33on our own level,
29:34even on the short term.
29:36Long-term WTE,
29:37but please note,
29:38WTE is not,
29:40it will not happen immediately.
29:41There are a lot of proposals
29:43being provided to the province.
29:46We're screening it now,
29:49around six or eight proposals
29:52already here,
29:54including the one from Yokohama.
29:55But one thing that we learned
29:57from their experiences
29:58is that
29:59WTE should be
30:02one of the solution,
30:03not the ultimate solutions,
30:05one of the solutions.
30:07And solid waste management,
30:09it requires people's participation,
30:11requires everyone's participation.
30:14So,
30:15how can the people
30:15and the government
30:17complement each other?
30:18So,
30:18that's the purpose
30:20on why
30:20next month
30:21we will also launch
30:22the Cebu,
30:23Clean Cebu campaign.
30:24it's a
30:25province of Cebu initiative
30:27in promoting
30:29and addressing
30:31solid waste management
30:32down to the household level
30:33to the province of Cebu.
30:36as for WTE,
30:38right now,
30:39we receive a lot of proposals,
30:40a lot,
30:41from different
30:41international
30:44provider,
30:45technology provider.
30:46And it's evolving.
30:47I mean,
30:47the technology available
30:48five years ago
30:49might be different now.
30:51So,
30:52based on the projection,
30:53minimum could be
30:54400 tons,
30:55600 tons,
30:561,000 tons.
30:58In fact,
30:58Cebu City is producing
30:591,000 to 1,200 tons
31:01per day.
31:02Cebu City alone
31:03can have their own WTE.
31:06And,
31:07yeah,
31:08so,
31:08that's the
31:10process and progress
31:11right now.
31:12But,
31:14for GOPAM
31:15and the province of Cebu,
31:16why wait for it?
31:17It will take time.
31:18So,
31:18let's start
31:19now.
31:20How can we
31:21reduce the waste
31:22even in our household
31:23pa lang?
31:24No?
31:25And how can the
31:26government complement it?
31:28So,
31:28one of the movement
31:29that we're doing
31:29in the province
31:30is we will be
31:31doing an environment
31:32summit
31:33focus on
31:34waste management.
31:36Really,
31:36addressing,
31:37checking,
31:38mapping,
31:38asa magit ang problema?
31:40Asa magit ang kulang?
31:41Is it really
31:42the citizen
31:42not participating?
31:44Cebuano's not doing it?
31:45Or is it because
31:46the mechanism
31:46or the system
31:47is not in place?
31:49There are two things
31:50that we need to look at.
31:51We can't just blame people
31:52for throwing
31:53anywhere.
31:54Maybe there are also
31:55reasons and factors for it.
31:57And there are also
31:58factors and reasons
31:58why does the government
32:01contract with
32:02private sector?
32:02It must be efficient
32:03or why does the government
32:05don't install
32:06trash bins?
32:07Why is the government
32:07enforcing this?
32:09we will be doing it
32:11as part of our
32:11Environment Summit
32:12output.
32:13And hopefully,
32:14we can identify
32:15the gap
32:15and how can we
32:16address the gap.
32:17And with that gap,
32:18we can provide
32:19interventions,
32:20holistic interventions
32:21that requires
32:22participation from
32:23the people.
32:24Short-term,
32:25when you say
32:25short-term,
32:26that can be addressed
32:26in just months.
32:27Medium-term,
32:28maybe nine months
32:29to one and a half
32:30year,
32:31the long-term
32:32would be
32:32two to three years,
32:34maybe WTE
32:35would come.
32:36But yes,
32:36WTE is one of our
32:37medium-to-long-term
32:39solutions.
32:40Also,
32:41this was identified
32:41in the Mega Cebu
32:43Roadmap 2050.
32:44This was endorsed
32:45under medium-term
32:46solutions
32:47because part of
32:48the Roadmap
32:48recommendation
32:49is really
32:49encouraging
32:50three R's,
32:51recycling,
32:53reduce,
32:53reuse,
32:54recycle.
32:55That's the
32:56short-term
32:56because that's
32:57what we can
32:57do as a
32:58citizen.
32:58That's what
32:58we can do.
33:01So,
33:03yeah,
33:04that's the
33:04update so far,
33:05DJ.
33:06As to the
33:07progress of it,
33:08maybe we can
33:08get progress
33:09a month after.
33:10We are still
33:11receiving a lot
33:12of proponents
33:13and interested
33:13parties on
33:14WTE
33:14because they
33:16want to
33:17help Cebu.
33:17But again,
33:18we would like
33:19to angle it
33:19WTE is just
33:21one of the
33:21solutions.
33:22And we would
33:23like still
33:23to encourage
33:24everyone.
33:24If Yokohama
33:25took them
33:26almost 25
33:27to 30
33:27years to
33:27address this,
33:28if we can
33:29combine the
33:29learnings from
33:30other countries,
33:33WTE,
33:34segregation
33:34at source,
33:35I think we
33:36can shorten
33:37it.
33:37It's just
33:37really doing
33:39it in a
33:39way that
33:40it addresses
33:40what is
33:41really
33:41indeed now.
33:42And GOPUM
33:43is looking
33:43at it in
33:44a way
33:44that it
33:46does not
33:47fits all.
33:48It must
33:48be looking
33:48at in
33:49different
33:49angles,
33:50looking at
33:51different
33:51dimensions
33:52and how
33:53can we
33:53address it
33:53in a
33:54way
33:54that
33:54it
33:54comprehensively
33:55connected.
33:56Because
33:58waste is
33:59also
33:59related to
33:59flooding.
34:00Waste is
34:00also
34:00related to
34:01our
34:01water
34:02quality.
34:03So
34:03it's
34:04a lot
34:04of
34:05connection.
34:05And even
34:07informal
34:07settlers,
34:08residential,
34:08housing,
34:09it's
34:09a lot
34:09of
34:09connection.
34:10So how
34:11can we
34:11address it
34:12in a
34:12way that
34:12is
34:12holistically
34:13but
34:13in terms
34:14of
34:14implementation,
34:15it will
34:15strategically
34:16be
34:16implemented
34:17in
34:17just
34:17months.
34:18things
34:19that
34:19we
34:19can
34:19do
34:19now,
34:20things
34:20that
34:21we
34:21can
34:21do
34:21in
34:21our
34:21household
34:22level,
34:23things
34:23that
34:23we
34:23can
34:23do
34:23in
34:24the
34:24park
34:24level,
34:25things
34:25that
34:25we
34:25can
34:25do
34:25in
34:25the
34:26barangay
34:26level.
34:26Can we
34:27do it?
34:27Yes.
34:27There are
34:28models
34:28already
34:28impact
34:29in
34:29Cebu.
34:31Madawe is
34:31doing it.
34:32Danau
34:32City is
34:33starting
34:33doing it.
34:34And even
34:35other
34:36areas in
34:38the Philippines,
34:39Bayawan City
34:39is a good
34:40model.
34:40A lot
34:41of people
34:41are going
34:41to Bayawan
34:42City
34:42because
34:42they're
34:42a good
34:43model.
34:44It's
34:45not a
34:46concept
34:46or an
34:46idea.
34:47It's
34:47there.
34:48It's
34:48implemented.
34:49It's
34:49just
34:49really
34:50enforcing
34:50it in
34:50a way
34:51that
34:51we
34:51can
34:51do
34:51this.
34:52We
34:52can
34:52do
34:53this
34:53not
34:53just
34:53relying
34:53on
34:53the
34:53government
34:54interventions
34:54but
34:55how
34:55can
34:55we
34:56help
34:56each
34:56other.
35:00That's
35:00the
35:00update
35:01on my
35:01end.
35:02Thank you
35:03very
35:03much
35:04for
35:04those
35:04updates.
35:05If
35:06we
35:06recall
35:06one
35:08of
35:08the
35:09hesitations
35:09in
35:10terms
35:10of
35:10segregation
35:11behavior
35:11is
35:11because
35:12some
35:12people
35:12would
35:12think
35:13even
35:13if
35:14they
35:14will
35:14segregate
35:15at
35:15source
35:15which
35:16is
35:16their
35:16homes
35:16the
35:17impression
35:17is
35:17when
35:18they
35:18go to
35:18the
35:18dump
35:19site
35:19it's
35:19hard
35:19but
35:20with
35:21WTE
35:21as
35:22you
35:22mentioned
35:22segregation
35:23at
35:23source
35:24is
35:24essential
35:25so
35:26that
35:27it's
35:28easy
35:29re-use
35:29or
35:30recycle
35:30so
35:30that
35:31means
35:31it's
35:31encouraging
35:31the
35:32behavior
35:33and
35:34also
35:35not
35:35just
35:35WTE
35:36but
35:36even
35:36recycling
35:37plant
35:37in
35:37fact
35:37right
35:38now
35:38what
35:39Mandawit
35:39City
35:40is
35:40doing
35:40let me
35:40just
35:40share
35:41because
35:41I
35:41was
35:42also
35:42a
35:42witness
35:43of
35:43that
35:43transformation
35:45there is
35:46a
35:46recycling
35:47plant
35:47in
35:47Consolacion
35:48a huge
35:48recycling
35:49plant
35:49they
35:50started
35:50way
35:50back
35:502017
35:51when
35:52they
35:52did
35:52partner
36:07with
36:08Pandawa
36:08that
36:08only
36:09TTH
36:09plastic
36:10can
36:10collect
36:12first
36:13year
36:13they're
36:13around
36:1427
36:14percent
36:14I
36:15think
36:15this
36:15year
36:16last
36:16year
36:16alone
36:16they're
36:17now
36:1775
36:17percent
36:18so
36:19that's
36:19the
36:19accomplishment
36:20and
36:20the
36:21plastic
36:21waste
36:22goes
36:22directly
36:22to
36:23this
36:23plant
36:23so
36:24okay
36:24na
36:24sa
36:24plastic
36:25waste
36:25the remaining
36:25that needs
36:26to be
36:26addressed
36:27but
36:27plastic
36:27waste
36:28is
36:28around
36:2820
36:28percent
36:2915
36:29to
36:3020
36:30percent
36:30of
36:30the
36:31total
36:31waste
36:31and
36:31that's
36:32a huge
36:32reduce
36:32of
36:33our
36:33plant
36:33so
36:36I also
36:37talk
36:37with
36:38other
36:38LG
36:38leaders
36:38sir
36:39it
36:39is
36:39costly
36:40because
36:40we
36:41will
36:41still
36:41give
36:41it
36:42and
36:43this
36:43is
36:43always
36:44my
36:44answer
36:45if
36:46we
36:46want
36:46to
36:46have
36:46a
36:47sustainable
36:47if
36:49we
36:49want
36:49to
36:50avoid
36:50same
36:51situation
36:51as
36:51Binalio
36:52landfill
36:52now
36:52same
36:53what
36:53happened
36:53to
36:53Binalio
36:54landfill
36:54now
36:54then
36:55we
36:55need
36:55to
36:55spend
36:56we
36:57need
36:57to
36:57spend
36:59we
37:00need
37:00to
37:01partner
37:01with
37:02again
37:02these
37:03guys
37:03are
37:03also
37:04paying
37:05their
37:05employees
37:06these
37:06guys
37:06are
37:07also
37:07maintaining
37:08their
37:08equipments
37:09so
37:09we
37:10need
37:10to
37:10spend
37:10if
37:12we
37:12want
37:13a
37:13sustainable
37:13city
37:14if
37:14you
37:14want
37:14a
37:14sustainable
37:15province
37:15then
37:16the
37:17government
37:17needs
37:17to
37:17invest
37:18needs
37:19to
37:20invest
37:20needs
37:21to
37:21complement
37:23it
37:23with
37:23proper
37:24funding
37:25for
37:26it
37:26to
37:26be
37:26effective
37:27we
37:28need
37:29to
37:31invest
37:32because
37:32if
37:32we
37:32want
37:33to
37:33have
37:33a
37:33better
37:34future
37:35and
37:35avoid
37:35what's
37:35happened
37:36to
37:36Benelio
37:36landfill
37:36and
37:37the
37:37government
37:37needs
37:38to
37:38invest
37:38and
37:38that's
37:38what
37:39our
37:40governor
37:40is
37:40doing
37:41now
37:42he's
37:43willing
37:43to
37:44partner
37:44even
37:45in fact
37:45if
37:46there
37:46is
37:46land
37:46a
37:47private
37:47lot
37:47she's
37:48willing
37:48to
37:48purchase
37:49and
37:49acquire
37:49it
37:52we'll
37:52do it
37:53just
37:53for
37:54to
37:54address
37:55this
37:55waste
37:55management
37:56issue
37:56so
37:57the
37:58direction
37:59is
38:00if
38:00you
38:00want
38:01a
38:01sustainable
38:01food
38:02then
38:02it
38:02requires
38:03investment
38:03it
38:04requires
38:04funding
38:04so
38:05yep
38:06yes
38:07yes
38:07and
38:08Ellie
38:08this is
38:10also
38:11a positive
38:11development
38:12at least
38:12hearing from
38:13the updates
38:13but what
38:14about
38:14specific to
38:15what about
38:18concerns
38:19on public
38:20health
38:20standard
38:21for WTE
38:22was that
38:23also part
38:24of the
38:24conversation
38:26yes
38:26yes
38:27definitely
38:29most of
38:30WTE
38:30now
38:31proponents
38:31are
38:32private
38:32sector
38:33proposing
38:33something
38:34this is
38:35what we
38:35can do
38:35this is
38:36this is
38:36the
38:36possible
38:37this is
38:37that we
38:37have
38:37the
38:38most
38:38advanced
38:38technology
38:39but the
38:39province
38:40would not
38:41really look
38:41at it
38:41but they
38:42are more
38:43keen on
38:44the standards
38:44keen on
38:46the procedures
38:46because again
38:47if this is
38:48a private
38:48public
38:49partnership
38:49the
38:50proponent
38:51has always
38:51the final
38:52say
38:52it's really
38:53the government
38:54was the
38:54final say
38:55if the
38:56province
38:56of Cebu
38:56is the
38:57proponent
38:57then the
38:57province
38:58of Cebu
38:58has always
38:58the final
38:59say
39:00and the
39:00final say
39:01would be
39:01based on
39:02the terms
39:02of reference
39:03requested
39:03to all
39:04proponents
39:04it's not
39:05just limited
39:06whether you
39:06want
39:06it's not
39:07just
39:07the
39:09requirements
39:09it's not
39:10just limited
39:10whether you
39:11have the
39:11most advanced
39:11or not
39:12but it's
39:13how compliant
39:14you are
39:14how health
39:15conscious
39:16you are
39:16in terms
39:17of process
39:18in terms
39:18of operations
39:19because learning
39:20from what's
39:21happening now
39:21even though
39:23you have
39:23the most
39:23advanced
39:24but if
39:24you don't
39:25have a
39:25high standard
39:26in terms
39:27of operation
39:28procedure
39:28making sure
39:29that my
39:30employees
39:30the neighborhoods
39:31are healthy
39:32the community
39:32is healthy
39:33then it's
39:33still not
39:34enough
39:35so the
39:36province
39:37is keen
39:37to that
39:38the way
39:38we screen
39:39it is
39:39we check
39:40their
39:41previous
39:41projects
39:42we check
39:42their
39:43previous
39:43activities
39:44what are
39:45their
39:45existing
39:45program
39:46in the
39:46Philippines
39:46and abroad
39:47how do
39:47they do
39:48it
39:48what are
39:49the conditions
39:49so far
39:50were there
39:50any cases
39:51filed
39:51were there
39:51health
39:52cases
39:52filed
39:53so the
39:53requirement
39:55for it
39:55in terms
39:55of operation
39:56procedural
39:56health
39:57standards
39:57compliance
39:58should be
39:58at the
39:59high
39:59and maximum
40:00level
40:00so
40:01I hope
40:03that
40:03addressed
40:03your
40:03question
40:04DJ
40:04Thank you
40:06Elija
40:06for making
40:07time over
40:08this
40:08conversation
40:08because this
40:09is indeed
40:10a positive
40:10development
40:11for Cebu
40:12in general
40:12for us
40:13to have
40:14several
40:14other
40:15facilities
40:15in terms
40:16of managing
40:17our waste
40:18in terms
40:18of promoting
40:19segregation
40:19at source
40:20and eventually
40:22also exploring
40:24the side
40:24of WTE
40:25as one
40:26of the
40:26options
40:27for us
40:27to eventually
40:28have long
40:29term
40:29solutions
40:30to the
40:30waste
40:31that we
40:31are generating
40:32every day
40:33Thank you
40:33very much
40:33Thank you
40:35Thank you
40:35And enjoy
40:36your lunch
40:38So that
40:40was the
40:40planning head
40:41of Cebu
40:42province
40:42Elizar Sabinay
40:43Jr.
40:45So at
40:46least
40:4641 days
40:48after the
40:49Binalio
40:50tragedy
40:50there is
40:51already
40:52something
40:53more concrete
40:53that's
40:54brewing
40:55because
40:5636 lives
40:58were lost
40:58in Binalio
41:00that
41:00reality
41:01should
41:01never
41:02fade
41:02into
41:03just
41:04simply
41:04policy
41:05discussions
41:05or
41:06feasibility
41:07studies
41:07If
41:08waste
41:09energy
41:09is to
41:09become
41:10part
41:10of Cebu's
41:11future
41:11then it
41:12must
41:13rise
41:13from the
41:14lessons
41:14of
41:15the
41:15tragedy
41:16because
41:17innovation
41:18without
41:18accountability
41:19is simply
41:21repetition
41:22and reform
41:23without
41:23transparency
41:25is
41:26risk
41:26I'm DJ
41:27Moises
41:28and this
41:28has been
41:29Beyond the
41:29Headlines
41:30see you again
41:30tomorrow
41:32I'm DJ
41:33I'm DJ
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