00:00In a day, we're going to go to the Philippine Earth Day,
00:02one important reminder for all of us,
00:05the benefits, the benefits, and the benefits of the climate change.
00:12And we're going to talk about the impact of the climate change for the climate change,
00:16and the more important and more.
00:19For all, we're going to talk about the Assistant Director of the DNR Forest Management Bureau,
00:26Attorney Ray Thamesca, Big Team.
00:28Magandang umaga po, and welcome, Sir Rizonshine, Pilipinas.
00:32Good morning, Attorney.
00:32Good morning, Leslie. Good morning, Joshua.
00:34Attorney, pakipaliwanag sa ating mga mananood, sa ating mga ka-EARSPI,
00:37ganun ba kahalaga yung ganitong practice natin na ginugunita natin, yung Earth Day?
00:43Mahalaga, at matagal na nating sinumulan na igunita ang Earth Day,
00:46so it's every April 22nd since 1970.
00:50Ang Earth Day is a day to commemorate and also to remind ourselves
00:56what our responsibilities are pagdating sa pangangalaga ng kapaligiran natin at likasiyama natin.
01:03Tulad nga yung sinabi ni Secretary Kuna,
01:07it is a collective action that defines our role in the society
01:12and actually affects the ecosystem that we live in.
01:15So, maganda na ginugunita natin yung ating Earth Day dahil napapaalalahanan tayo,
01:23ano ba yung mga dapat natin ginagawa para sa kapaligiran natin.
01:26Alam naman po natin, attorney, ang climate change talaga ay wala na, kasama na talaga natin.
01:33At parang wala na tayo magagawa para iwasan pa siya.
01:36Pero ano po ba yung mga ginagawa nating mga hakbang, lalo-lalo na po yung sa mga LGU po,
01:40para dito sa mga nangyayari, of course, may baha, may bagyo,
01:44hindi naman natin maiiwasan dahil lagi talaga tayong dinadaanan ng bagyo.
01:48Ano po ba yung mga prevention measures, preventive measures po na ginagawa po ng ating mga LGU?
01:55Yes, siguro dalawang bahagi ng programa ng DNR pagdating sa climate change
02:00is yung tira-tawan natin adaptation and mitigation.
02:03So, yung adaptation is paano pa tayo makakasabay at mas magiging resilient pagdating ng mga sakuna.
02:08At yung mitigation is hindi man natin matigil totally, pero we can probably lessen the impacts.
02:15So, sa adaptation natin, of course, there is the nature-based solutions kung tawagin natin
02:21or yung re-rehabilitate natin ng mga kagubata natin because forests are one of the barriers
02:28pagdating sa flooding.
02:30Maganda na ang mga kabundukan natin ay puno ng mga gubat at puno
02:37dahil napipigilan ito yung mabilis na pagdaloy ng tubig pa baba kapag may malakas na ulan.
02:43Pangalawa dyan is yung ating coastal management
02:46or yung mga pag-manage natin ng ating mga bubay-bayin
02:51dahil ito ay mga natural barriers din naman, water naman.
02:56So, tinutulong natin ng mga local government when it comes to their planning
03:00pagdating sa comprehensive land use plans nila
03:02and we also provide them with geohazard maps so that they know in their areas
03:08where landslides could be possible.
03:19So, siguro isang magandang naging hakbang ng DNR at ng gobyerno
03:25para mas matugunan pa yung mga pangailangan dito
03:28katulad ng mga hamon na kinakarap natin last time
03:31or recently, yun na itong sunog
03:33actually sunog sa may nabotas land
03:35na hanggang ngayon inaapula pa rin ng BFP
03:40So, with solid waste management, paano po natin tinutugunan ito?
03:45So, siguro isang magandang naging hakbang ng DNR at ng gobyerno in general
03:50is that we have this Extended Producers Responsibility Act
03:54Itong EPR law natin kung tawagin ay
03:57minamandate nito yung mga large enterprises natin
04:00to manage and to be responsible
04:03for the whole life cycle of their plastic products
04:07Before kasi in the Solid Waste Management Act
04:10the responsibility ng pagmamanage ng solid waste
04:13including plastics
04:14ay nasa local government units lang
04:17at nasa atin, nasa mga tao
04:19So, ngayon, shinif natin yung burden to the large enterprises
04:23wherein they have to be more aware and more conscious
04:26on how their plastic wastes and their plastic products
04:31are actually managed in the country
04:33Ang isang mahalagang parte dito, siguro Joshua
04:37is that the large enterprises now
04:40are mandated to register their program
04:43on how they would manage the whole life cycle
04:46from manufacturing of the plastic product
04:48up to disposal
04:50So, what we want to happen is we want to keep these products within the economy
04:55na iikot, circular economy siya, magagamit mo pa ulit
04:58and out of the oceans and out of the forest and out of the environment
05:03Sa bagay, sa kanilagaling kasi yung mga plastics
05:05so we start dun sa mga pinagagalingan ng plastics
05:07Kasi I was about to ask you
05:09I mean, are we considering at least
05:11mas paiktingin pa yung sanctions
05:12kasi minsan, I mean, yung mga kababayan, ang publiko
05:15Yes, we take for granted
05:17dito yung kalagayan ng kalikasan
05:19na pag yung plastic, minsan
05:20basta tapo na lang yan dyan
05:22tapos hindi nila alam na
05:23pag sama-samang galon yung nangyari
05:25ito na, babahan na
05:26minsan magkakaroon pa ng
05:28Totoo yan
05:28So, right now, if you read the law
05:30yung EPR
05:31malaki na yung sanctions
05:33It's up to 20 million pesos, I think
05:35But, tama ka rin
05:38Dito sa responsibility ka rin
05:39kasi nung consumer naman
05:42Also now, one of the responsibilities
05:45of the producer is actually
05:47to inform the consumer
05:49how you should manage the plastic waste
05:52kasi isa sa mga methods
05:54on how to meet their targets
05:56is that meron niyang
05:59coordination with waste collection
06:02So, talagang kailangan
06:05may sistema in place
06:07wherein
06:07the producers
06:09would have the responsibility
06:10to make sure
06:12that they monitor
06:13the whole life cycle
06:14of their product
06:15especially plastics
06:16kasi kapag yan
06:18ay napunta na sa consumer
06:19Yes
06:20Tumitigil na sila doon eh
06:22So, ngayon hanggang doon
06:23hanggang sa disposal
06:24from your manufacturing
06:25to the disposal
06:27binabantayan dapat yan
06:29and they're required
06:30to register
06:30with the National Solid Waste
06:33Commission
06:34and our target
06:36for this year
06:37is at least
06:3860% of these enterprises
06:41should have been
06:42registered already
06:43Or baka possible din
06:44na baka yung
06:45pwede yung mga plastic bag
06:46imbis na mas malalaki
06:47yung print ng branding
06:48mas malalaki yung info
06:49na this must be recycled
06:52kasi minsan yung mga
06:53plastic products
06:54or yung plastic bags
06:55nakalagay lang sa ilalim
06:56maliit lang na
06:57this is non-biodegradable
06:59so, kasi siguro
07:00kasi lucky lang
07:00parang mas informative siya
07:02na pagkahawak ng consumer
07:03ay, hindi pala dapat
07:05itapon ito
07:05ang kaso nga
07:07attorney
07:08syempre yung mga tao mismo
07:09yun yung medyo
07:10parang walang pakialak
07:11so, bago kaya natin
07:13may impose sa kanila ito
07:15Well, right now
07:17when you look around
07:18you see a lot of people
07:19using tote bags already
07:20so, I think that is
07:22one way to manage
07:24the people's perspective
07:26on, you know
07:27instead of bringing
07:29individual plastic bags
07:31to the grocery stores
07:32you can just bring
07:33your own tote bags
07:34and I think also
07:36people have to realize
07:38that even if you
07:40change
07:41for example
07:42the packaging
07:43from a plastic packaging
07:44to a paper packaging
07:45to banana leaves
07:46right now in grocery stores
07:48which I see sometimes
07:50it still produces waste
07:52the banana leaf
07:53will not decompose tomorrow
07:54when you throw it out
07:56I think more consciously
07:58Leslie
07:58people should be more conscious
08:00that
08:01should I throw this out
08:02or can I still use it
08:04and if I'm not going to use it
08:06what is the best way
08:07for me to dispose it
08:08not on the streets
08:09not in the sewage systems
08:12because
08:12every time
08:14time
08:14we'll be able to
08:14see it
08:17either putek
08:18or basura
08:19but the question
08:21always
08:22comes back
08:23to the DNR
08:24it's because
08:25people are cutting
08:25down trees
08:26I think we should be
08:27more self-assessing
08:30in such a way
08:31that
08:31why do I see
08:32trash
08:34floating around
08:35if it's the
08:36cutting of trees
08:37that's the problem
08:39it's the problem
08:39basura
08:40ito nila
08:41dam basura
08:41sa mga kalsada
08:43sa urban areas
08:44at may mga sofa pa
08:46yes
08:47na nagkos ng flooding
08:49balik po tayo dito
08:50sa Earth Day
08:51paano po ninyo
08:52hinihikaya
08:52talo na yung mga kabataan
08:53na makilawak dito
08:54para matating sa kanila
08:56na mahalaga ito
08:56maraming programa
08:57at DNR
08:58when it comes to
08:59youth volunteerism
09:00we have various programs
09:01across all of our
09:02bureaus
09:02and also the central office
09:04and our regional offices
09:05siguro ang isa sa mga bagay
09:07na
09:09we want
09:10to reach the youth
09:11and also the
09:12the younger
09:13the younger
09:14adults is
09:15we're very active
09:16on social media
09:17right now
09:18which I think
09:19is very important
09:20and I think
09:21through that
09:22they're seeing
09:22a face of the DNR
09:24that's less formal
09:25less official
09:26but more engaging
09:27and more approachable
09:28and hopefully
09:30through those programs
09:31we are able
09:32to do this message
09:34but at the same time
09:36there are also events
09:37where the youth
09:38and the children
09:40can participate in
09:41and as for the
09:42Forest Management Bureau
09:43we hold this
09:45inter-school competition
09:47every December
09:47on in promoting
09:49the use of
09:50forest and non-timber
09:52forest products
09:53for whatever art forms
09:54that they may do
09:56just last year
09:57we hosted
09:58a film showing
09:59so the kids
10:01the students
10:02produce their own
10:04mini films
10:05about forests
10:05and it was a good
10:08turnout
10:08and gano'n namin
10:10sila isinasama
10:11sa programa
10:12ng gobyerno
10:13pagdating sa
10:13Earth Day
10:14naturally
10:15siguro
10:15mensahe na lang
10:16po sa publiko
10:17para
10:17mas mapalakas
10:19po po yung
10:19sama-sama
10:20kasi talagang
10:21serve responsibility
10:22kasi
10:23sama-sama
10:24pagkilos
10:25para sa
10:25mas malinis
10:26at mas ligtas
10:27po
10:27nakapaligiran
10:28siguro
10:29ang one
10:30message
10:30that we can
10:31leave
10:31the viewers
10:32for this
10:33morning
10:33is that
10:35government
10:36is here
10:36to ensure
10:38and to
10:38monitor
10:39the health
10:40of our
10:40environment
10:41but it is
10:42a collective
10:42effort
10:43that needs
10:44to happen
10:45and
10:45tulad nga po
10:47ng sinabi
10:48ng kalihim
10:48namin
10:49si Secretary
10:49Mitch Kuna
10:50hindi ito
10:52responsibilidad
10:52ng gobyerno
10:54lamang
10:54kundi
10:55responsibilidad
10:55po natin
10:56itong lahat
10:57at isa nga po
10:58sa gusto namin
10:58rin sanang
11:00i-emphasize
11:01din is
11:02we should be
11:04teaching
11:04and investing
11:05in our children
11:06right now
11:07through our
11:07education system
11:08and through
11:08our household
11:10interactions
11:11para ipakita
11:12sa kanila
11:13yung importansya
11:14ng pangangalaga
11:16sa kapaligid
11:17kasi kung tayo
11:18lang sana
11:19ay nabigyan
11:20ng more
11:21structured
11:22education
11:22and how
11:23we shouldn't
11:24be doing
11:24these things
11:25I don't think
11:26this will be
11:26happening
11:26nag-agree na yung
11:28susunod nating
11:28guests
11:30dapat makalagaan
11:31natin ng kalikasan
11:32marami marami
11:33salamat po
11:33Atty.
11:33Ray Thomas
11:34Kabigting
11:35sa inyong oras
11:35at mahalagang
11:36informasyon
11:37tungkol sa
11:38Philippine Earth Day
11:39Thank you
11:39Thank you
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