MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill restricting the use of non-biodegradable plastic bags in supermarkets, department stores, and other commercial establishments.
Authored by Reps. Oscar Malapitan (NP, Caloocan City) and Raymond Democrito Mendoza (TUCP party-list), House Bill (HB) No. 4840 drew bipartisan support when it was presented for third and final reading recently.
Malapitan and Mendoza said the bill imposes a three-year ultimatum for the use of plastic bags blamed for floods and other environmental dangers in the country.
Mendoza said biodegradable plastic bags are those that decompose by 60 percent within two years of use without leaving significant harmful residues while non-biodegradable plastic bags are the widely used material that hardly decompose even after decades and have been identified as the primary reason for flooding due to clogged drains.
He said about 50 percent of floating waste on water is plastic that ends up clogging drain pipes or smothering turtles and killing birds and fish that mistake it as food. (Ben R. Rosario)
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International Equal Pay Day
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For widespread, practical equality!”
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against serious violations of protocols of
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September –
5 Sept – Intl Day of Charity
7 Sept – Intl Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
8 Sept – International Literacy Day
12 Sept – United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
15 Sept – International Day of Democracy
16 Sept – International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
17 Sept – World Patient Safety Day
18 Sept – International Equal Pay Day
21 Sept – International Day of Peace
26 Sept – International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27 Sept – World Tourism Day
28 Sept – International Day for Universal Access to Information
29 Sept – International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
30 Sept – World Maritime Day
Monthly Observances:
Health, Safety and Sanitation Month
National Clean-up Month
Civil Service Month
National Peace Consciousness Month
Social Security Month
Rule of Law Month
National Teachers’ Month (Sept 5-Oct 4)
Weekly Observances:
Sept 17 – 23:
World Clean and Green Week
Week 2: Education Week
Week 4: Medicine Week
Last Week: National Family Week
Daily Observances:
Third Saturday:
International Coastal Clean-up Day
Third Monday: World Health Day
Last Friday: National Maritime Day
Sept 8: National Literacy Day
Sept 15: Philippine Medicine Day
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