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Septage Management Forum for Local Government Units August 18-19, 2022 @ Camotes Tourist Inn, San Francisco, Camotes Island Salient Points of the Forum – A narrative report   The forum commenced with a very welcoming message by Mayor Al Arquillano of the Municipality of San Francisco.   Arquillano cited the importance and urgency of septage management specially for the island of Camotes.   Acknowledgement of participants coming from the different local government units in the province and from other provinces in Region 7.   Also introduced the guests from SAMJIN – a service provider from Korea.   The purpose of the forum was fully rationalized by the Environmental Management Bureau, Regional Director Maribel B. Munsayac.   Munsayac shared her experiences from region 8 pertaining to the protection of land, air and water and the current status of region 7 in terms of compliance on the policies and regulation implemented and closely monitored by the bureau....

As we continue our effort to instill the discipline associated in solid waste management in a manner that is in accord with the best principles in public health, economics, engineering, conservation, aesthetics, and other environmental considerations – the Municipality of Bantayan have set its mandate toward institutionalizing the Basura Hipusa, Kahimsog Pangga-a (BAHKAP) System.  BAHKAP was adopted by the local government unit of Bantayan in 2020.  It was introduced as Trash for Health (T4H) program by Zoological Society of London-Philippines – a conservation organization in cooperation with the Development Consulting Group, Inc. (DCGI).  T4H is a multi-stakeholder collaborative program that engages selected barangays, and other stakeholders to improve community support for the ecological solid waste management through innovative incentive schemes. Piloted in eight (8) barangays that resulted to the identification of emerging opportunities not only to the establishme...

  DISCLAIMER: The purpose of this short reaction paper is to highlight interesting findings the authors stated in the summary, conclusion and recommendation of the study.  May also provide relevance of the research methodology used to qualify and quantify the answer of the statement of the problem.    Here, I would like to start with the Statement of the Problem (page 2).   “This study determines the background and the reclamation of the swamp in Brgy. Binaobao, Bantayan, Cebu.  Specifically, this will opt to answer the following questions: 1.        What is the history of the swamp? 2.        When/how did the swamp’s reclamation started? 3.        What rights/ownership was given to the residents to occupy the space in the swamp? 4.        What is the image of the swamp after its reclamation?   What is the history of th...

Increasing demand for marine products in the local market is directly associated with the increasing human population of the country. The increase in population per year has greatly impacted the socio-economic landscape and values of the people.   To mention some challenges associated with population is its effect on coastal resource management.   Destructive fishing activities is one of the perennial issues affecting coastal resource management in the Philippines. The enforcement of the national and local policies and regulations is very challenging because most of the time the effort will all trickle down to inconsistency in the implementation and lesser priority. In the northern part of Bohol, Philippines, the settlements are most commonly concentrated along coastal areas and islets thereby increasing the demand for marine products and at the same time potential increase in the enforcement threshold.   The first issue is the high demand of marine products in the lo...