by Saul Pa-a November 23, 2019 DIALOGUE ON PROPOSED SANITARY LANDFILL. The Alaminos local government and project proponents on the prop...
November 23, 2019
ALAMINOS, Laguna – Six local legislators here have signed a manifesto, opposing the proposed sanitary landfill that will cover some 200 hectares of the towns upland villages.
The councilors, led by former Laguna board member Lorenzo Zuñiga Jr., issued the manifesto nixing the proposed sanitary landfill of Malaysia's Berjaya Corp. Berhad, which is being endorsed by Mayor Eladio Magampon to the Sangguniang Bayan (town council).
Magampon sees the project as a long-term solution to the garbage problem of the municipality.
“Guided by the principle that a public office is a public trust, we have come to the conviction that: hindi po kami papayag na magkaroon ng napakalaking landfill na tatanggap ng basura mula sa iba’t-ibang bayan at lungsod ng Calabarzon at Metro Manila (we oppose the proposed landfill where garbage coming from different towns and cities in Calabarzon and Metro Manila will be dumped),” the manifesto read.
It was also signed by Councilors Victor Mitra, Artemio Mamiit Jr., Morris Albert Matibag, Candelaria “Cannie” Calabia, and ex-officio Councilor and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) president Jacklyn Villanueva.
The manifesto signatories also vowed that “Alaminos will never be the garbage bin of Calabarzon and Metro Manila,” citing the proposed project could result in an irreversible environmental degradation and could not generate decent jobs for constituents.
During Wednesday’s dialogue, the opposition groups said they do not need a huge landfill solution and proposed to look into guidelines on solid waste disposal in compliance with Republic Act 9003” or the “Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000”and based on the 2018 report of the Environment Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
On the other hand, the municipal government argued the design of the proposed landfill is 5,000 tons per day which is the minimum and economical, citing a situation where all dumpsites in the country will eventually be closed.
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The town, according to groups opposing the project, only generates some 33 tons of garbage per day and the landfill is not deemed economical for the town’s minimal trash problem.
The town’s proposed project with Berjaya Corporation Berhad is a level 4 sanitary landfill, which uses cutting-edge technology and is designed with components for a thermal plasma gasification plant or waste to energy plant.
The thermal plasma gasification plant processes solid wastes using thermal energy which does not emit destructive smoke that poses a hazard to the environment. Under the scientific-based thermal process, syngas is produced which in turn could generate electricity while the remaining solid materials could be recycled into construction materials.
Meanwhile, Zuñiga, former Secretary-General of the Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas, said the proposed project appears to be an incinerator plant, noting that there are no known conclusive scientific studies, which indicate that the plant’s operation would not affect humans and the environment.
Last Sunday, hundreds of residents held a protest rally to oppose the construction of the sanitary landfill.
Magampon clarified that the proposed site covers some 200 hectares sprawling across the barangays Sta. Rosa, San Miguel, and San Gregorio.
“We’ve seen that in Malaysia, they were operating 300 hectares, what I saw is a beautiful sanitary level 4," he said.
“Sana mag-iisip sila, all over the world problema ang basura. Ako ang nagiisip ng solusyon, kung meron kayong mas magandang panukala, lumantad kayo at makipagusap kayo sa lingkod. Open ang office wala pa ako natatanggap baka sakali kayo (I hope they would think about this, as garbage remains a problem all over the world. I thought of the solution, and if there were other better proposals, they should come out and talk to me. My office is open and I have not received any (offer) so far, or maybe from you)," Magampon told protestors.
The mayor also clarified that Mt. Patagin is not covered by the project, allaying fears of residents that it would affect the water quality sourced from the watershed.
He added that Mt. Patagin and the highland environs of Barangay Palma, overlooking the Laguna de Bay, Taal Lake and nearby cities of San Pablo, Laguna and Sto. Tomas, Batangas will be developed into an eco-park and growth area of the town’s local tourism industry, following the recent visit of the Department of Tourism (DOT) Calabarzon Regional Director Joseph Francisco R. Ortega. (with reports from Ruben E. Taningco/PNA)
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| DIALOGUE ON PROPOSED SANITARY LANDFILL. The Alaminos local government and project proponents on the proposed sanitary landfill level 4, present the project profile and merits of the proposal and hear the views from concerned parties, during a public dialogue with various sectors of Alaminos, Laguna on Wednesday (Nov. 20, 2019). Six councilors have issued a manifesto, opposing the project. (Photo as screenshot courtesy of Laguna Patrol Facebook page) |
ALAMINOS, Laguna – Six local legislators here have signed a manifesto, opposing the proposed sanitary landfill that will cover some 200 hectares of the towns upland villages.
The councilors, led by former Laguna board member Lorenzo Zuñiga Jr., issued the manifesto nixing the proposed sanitary landfill of Malaysia's Berjaya Corp. Berhad, which is being endorsed by Mayor Eladio Magampon to the Sangguniang Bayan (town council).
Magampon sees the project as a long-term solution to the garbage problem of the municipality.
“Guided by the principle that a public office is a public trust, we have come to the conviction that: hindi po kami papayag na magkaroon ng napakalaking landfill na tatanggap ng basura mula sa iba’t-ibang bayan at lungsod ng Calabarzon at Metro Manila (we oppose the proposed landfill where garbage coming from different towns and cities in Calabarzon and Metro Manila will be dumped),” the manifesto read.
It was also signed by Councilors Victor Mitra, Artemio Mamiit Jr., Morris Albert Matibag, Candelaria “Cannie” Calabia, and ex-officio Councilor and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) president Jacklyn Villanueva.
The manifesto signatories also vowed that “Alaminos will never be the garbage bin of Calabarzon and Metro Manila,” citing the proposed project could result in an irreversible environmental degradation and could not generate decent jobs for constituents.
During Wednesday’s dialogue, the opposition groups said they do not need a huge landfill solution and proposed to look into guidelines on solid waste disposal in compliance with Republic Act 9003” or the “Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000”and based on the 2018 report of the Environment Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
On the other hand, the municipal government argued the design of the proposed landfill is 5,000 tons per day which is the minimum and economical, citing a situation where all dumpsites in the country will eventually be closed.
The town, according to groups opposing the project, only generates some 33 tons of garbage per day and the landfill is not deemed economical for the town’s minimal trash problem.
The town’s proposed project with Berjaya Corporation Berhad is a level 4 sanitary landfill, which uses cutting-edge technology and is designed with components for a thermal plasma gasification plant or waste to energy plant.
The thermal plasma gasification plant processes solid wastes using thermal energy which does not emit destructive smoke that poses a hazard to the environment. Under the scientific-based thermal process, syngas is produced which in turn could generate electricity while the remaining solid materials could be recycled into construction materials.
Meanwhile, Zuñiga, former Secretary-General of the Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas, said the proposed project appears to be an incinerator plant, noting that there are no known conclusive scientific studies, which indicate that the plant’s operation would not affect humans and the environment.
Last Sunday, hundreds of residents held a protest rally to oppose the construction of the sanitary landfill.
Magampon clarified that the proposed site covers some 200 hectares sprawling across the barangays Sta. Rosa, San Miguel, and San Gregorio.
“We’ve seen that in Malaysia, they were operating 300 hectares, what I saw is a beautiful sanitary level 4," he said.
“Sana mag-iisip sila, all over the world problema ang basura. Ako ang nagiisip ng solusyon, kung meron kayong mas magandang panukala, lumantad kayo at makipagusap kayo sa lingkod. Open ang office wala pa ako natatanggap baka sakali kayo (I hope they would think about this, as garbage remains a problem all over the world. I thought of the solution, and if there were other better proposals, they should come out and talk to me. My office is open and I have not received any (offer) so far, or maybe from you)," Magampon told protestors.
The mayor also clarified that Mt. Patagin is not covered by the project, allaying fears of residents that it would affect the water quality sourced from the watershed.
He added that Mt. Patagin and the highland environs of Barangay Palma, overlooking the Laguna de Bay, Taal Lake and nearby cities of San Pablo, Laguna and Sto. Tomas, Batangas will be developed into an eco-park and growth area of the town’s local tourism industry, following the recent visit of the Department of Tourism (DOT) Calabarzon Regional Director Joseph Francisco R. Ortega. (with reports from Ruben E. Taningco/PNA)
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