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Narrative Report Prof. D.S. Marino REPUBLIC ACT 9003 January 26, 2001
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, CREATING THE NECESSARY INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS AND INCENTIVES, DECLARING CERTAIN ACTS PROHIBITED AND PROVIDING PENALTIES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Description of the Documents: RA 9003 is a 35 pages document and composed of 7 chapters,9 articles and 66 sections. Overview of the Documents: Chapter I- BASIC POLICIES Article 1- General Provisions Section 1- Short Title: "Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000" Section 2- Declaration of Policies Article 2- Definition of Terms Section 3- Definition of Terms for the Porpuses of this Act Chapter II- INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM Section 4- National Solid Waste Management Commission Section 5- Powers and Function of the Commission Section 6- Meetings Section 7- National Ecoloy Center Section 8- Role of the Department Section 9- Visitorial Powers of the Department Section 10- Role of LGU in Solid Waste Management Section 11- Provincial solid Wsate Management Board Section 12- City and Municipal Solid Waste Management Board Section 13- Establishment of Multi-Purpose Cooperatives of Association in Every LGU Chapter III- COMPREHENSIVE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT Article 1- General Provisions Section 14- National Solid Waste Mangement Status Report Section 15- National solid Wsate Management Framework Section 16- Local Government Solid Waste Mangement Plans Section 17- The Components of the Local Government Solid Waste Management Plan Section 18- Owner and Operator Section 19- Waste Characterization Section 20- Establishing Mandatory Solid Waste Diversion Article 2- Segregation of Waste Section 21- Mandatory Segregation of Solid Waste Section 22- Requirements for the Segregation and Storage for the Solid Waste 1
Article 3- Collection and Transport of the Solid Wastes Section 23- Requirements for the Collection of the Solid Wastes Section 24- Requirements for the Transport of Solid Waste Section 25- Guidelines for the Transport Station Article 4- Recycling Program Section 26- Inventory of Existing Markets for Recyclable Materials Section 27- Requirements for Eco-Labeling Section 28- Reclaimation Program and Buy-back Centers for Recyclalable and Toxics Section 29- Non- Environmentally Acceptable Products Section 30- Prohibition on the Use of Non- Environmentally Acceptable Packaging Section 31- Recycling Market Development Section 32- Establishment of LGU Materials Recovery Facility Section 33- Guidelines for the Establishment of Material Recovery Facility Article 5- Composting Section 34- Inventory of Markets of Compost Section 35- Guidelines for Compost Quality Article 6- Waste Management Facility Section 36- Inventory of Waste Management Facility Section 37- Prohibition Against the Use of Open Dumpsite Section 38- Permit for solid Waste Management Facility Construction and Expansion Section 39- Guidelines for Controlled Dumps Section 40- Criteria for Siting a Sanitary Landfill Section 41- Criteria of Establishment of Sanitary Landfill Section 42- Operating Criteria for Sanitary Landfill Article 7- Local Government Solid Waste Management Section 43- Guidelines for the Identification of Common Solid Waste Management Problems Section 44- establishment of Common Waste Treatment and Disposal Facilty Chapter IV- INCENTIVES Section 45- Incentives Chapter V- FINANCING SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT Section 46- Solid Waste Management Fund Section 47- Authority to Collect Solid Waste Mangement Fees Chapter VI- PENAL PROVISIONS Section 48- Prohibited Acts Section 49- Fines and Penalties Section 50- Administartive Sanctions Chapter VII- MISCELLANEOUS Section 51- Mandatory Public Hearings Section 52- Citizens Suits
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Section 53- Suit and Strategic Legal Action Against public Participation and the Enforcement of this Act Section 54- Research of Solid Waste Management Section 55- Public Education and Information Section 56- Environmental Education in the Formal and Non-Formal Sectors Section 57- Business and Industry Role Section 58- Appropriations Section 59- Implementing Rules and Regulations Section 60- Joint Congressional Oversight Committee Section 61- abolition of Presidential Task Force on Waste Management and Project Management Office in Solid Management Section 62- Transitory Provisions Section 63- Report to Congress Section 64- Separability Clause Section 65- Repelling Clause Section 66- Effectivity DIAPER: The Thing that Come into my mind as I Read Republic Act 9003 (March 1, 2012, 4pm-while travelling to Manila)
INTRODUCTION: Science and health has taken already a big leap. Everything are improved and can be fitted easily to the life style of the human beings. In terms of food production, science has created the better and the fast way of producing it. Genetics has a great part of it. Talking of health and sanitation, we are already advanced. Our experts have invented good medicines, formulated disinfectants that can kill harmful micro-organisms. With these advancements, our life style adopted to it. Now we wanted what is fast, what is easy, effective and the best. And this is how diaper comes into picture . DIAPER:Regarding the use of diaper I have observed two things: one is after the use of diaper everything will be turned into garbage; two most of the users do not know how to dispose it. They let most of the times the dog to do it. As far as I can recall, the use of diaper was introduce here in our country on the late 80’s and early 90’s. This is just a hypothesis and still need to be proven: Those people who are born 3
the year 1985 and below have different attitude compared to those are born 1985 and above. Those people who are born 1985 and below can decide easily, have inner direction and self discipline. Those people who are born 1985 and above, most of them, if not all are the opposite. Let me tell you something. Before when a baby started to cry the parents especially the mother assumes that the baby needs something. They will check directly if the lampin (a piece of cloth put on the waist of the baby and formed into an undewear-like) of the baby is wet or the baby has made popo (deficate). And later on, it becomes a routine. The mother or the parents started to learn and are able to set the time when the baby needs something. The mother or the parents know to anticipate the needs of their child. Remember, it is not easy to wash. Before the baby urinates, the mother or the parents make a gesture to let the baby does it. Before the baby undergoes the vowel movement, the mother or the parents make a command to let the baby does it. As time goes by the baby started to develop a habit and in turn the baby learns to have self discipline. When the baby grows old, even in the absence of the mother or the parents, he or she knows how to do it or sometimes wait for the parents come if they cannot. When EQ, Huggies and Pampers are born everything changes. The parents are now thinking, “It’s OK!” because of what they have observe at present that their baby is sound asleep the whole night. They are not disturbed with the intermission cry of their baby. Diapers provide comfort to the child and to the parents as well. In return, now we can think “it is OK.” Not knowing at the back of this reality, we are altering what is natural. The routine of the baby and the parents have change. The first stage of baby’s development is now alter. Remember that the first stage is and will be the foundation. Psychology says that the first stage of human development is the stage of discipline. This is the reason why I infer that the loss of self discipline of todays generation is cause by the alteration of the first stage: the use of diaper.
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