Korean garbage

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY--Environmental group EcoWaste Coalition has welcomed the agreement reached by the governments of the Philippines and South Korea for the repatriation of 5,177 tons of wastes. In a statement Saturday, EcoWaste National Coordinator Aileen Lucero lauded the firm stand of Customs and Environmental officials in Northern Mindanao to have the wastes shipped back … [Read more...] about Group lauds panel for return of trash back to SoKor

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) in the Mindanao International Container Terminal (MICT) District port on Friday reported that the Ministry of Environment in South Korea is now willing to have the 50,000 tons of garbage dumped at Phivedec Industrial Estate premises in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental Province shipped back to their country. However, the move … [Read more...] about P78-M needed to haul garbage into Korean vessel: BOC

ILIGAN CITY -- A lawmaker here lauded the Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials who exposed the misdeclaration of garbage shipments from South Korea at the Mindanao International Container Terminal (MICT) port in Misamis Oriental last year. Iligan City Rep. Frederick Siao on Monday said he will recommend to BOC Commissioner Rey Guerrero that officials be given medals of … [Read more...] about Iligan solon lauds BOC officials for MisOr garbage exposé