I THINK the government can and must do more to educate people on proper waste disposal and recycling.
Some places in the Philippines are observed to be a giant trash pit and because of individual habit and the “don’t care” attitude, more money is being used when calamities such as floods come. Furthermore, it’s a huge health issue which concerns everyone and costs the government millions.
Educate! Educate! Educate! Educate the masses. Provide social (barangay) seminars in all levels of society.
– Al Hinahon, Universal City, Texas (via e-mail)
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April 9th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Educate the masses. Check. But educate the rich for they seem to be the most in need of education, specifically the rich with useless brains. They pose a bigger threat, I think, to us and the rest of the environment.
More than just educating the masses, there must also be the strong pursuit to jail the bandits defiling the environment.
@Matsing
“OMG. GMA must be (again) blame on this responsibility.”
Well, what can one say? Straight from the horse’s mouth. You are so damn right.
@Jang Jang
“The govt and NGO should initiate and go directly to the masses.”
I thought ‘masses’ as in Christian masses, holy Eucharist and all that stuff. And I thought, my oh my, Gloria really should go to these masses.
@Luli Pidal
Bingo! One of the worst and longest squatting presidents in the history of this nation, and perhaps even the worst proof of environmental degradation of its kind.
April 9th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
what we luck is discipline. we need a leader that can instill discipline to everybody. a leader with political will to implement drastic measures for everyone to follow to change our bad habits. a leader that will serve as role model for everybody. a leader that don’t lie, cheat and steal.
Who else you’re going to blame but none other then the FAKE PRESIDENT GLORIA ARROYO. After all she’s the one squatting in Malacanyang Palace for over 7 year’s! Because of her the Philippines economy going down under. So much about her rosy economy. Its a joke!
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Right it is the Presidents fault we live like pigs including tossing our plastics everywhere we please even if we are riding a Jeepney.
Discipline starts in the home… We learn bad habits and practice them daily by ignoring the laws because they don’t suit us. We take money for votes and we have the Government we deserve.
People need to walk in front of a mirror an see were most of our problems really lie… The person you see in the mirror is the person that accepts the throwing of trash anywhere… accepts the squatters as neighbors and lets them throw urine and feces into our water ways. We also could care less about the environment so we accept illegal logging, and gross amounts of chemical waste being dumped into our water ways by companies large and small.
Wake up people it is OUR Fault we have dead rivers by doing NOTHING in the first place and accepting “the way it has always been!”
If we really want to clean up the mess we MUST do something and get involved. It is a tough struggle and I am part of that struggle. You are not a popular person once you start holding peoples feet to the fire in the form of mandating compliance with existing laws via DENR. You all are more than welcome to join in by doing something productive to fix the mess we have created vs “living with it.” Identification and reporting by citizens is the only way anything is going to happen. If you expect government to be the solution your very very wrong. We are the problem and the solution!
April 9th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
In this issue, it doesn’t matter who’s the president, be it GMA or Erap or whatever. What matters is how the president can actually implement adamant rules concerning our environment. I am not pro-GMA but I think we should not put the whole weight of the blame on her because the environmental problems that we are having right now didn’t show up only during her regime. It’s been here after the Marcos rule. Besides, the citizens also have their share of responsibility in this matter, a big share that is.
Katulad nga ng nasabi ng iba kulang na kulang tayong mga Pilipino sa disiplina. Tamad tayo at ayaw lang natin aminin yun. Maraming Pilipino ang nagrereklamo sa konsepto ng waste segregation. Dagdag trabaho daw kasi… Hassle. Marapat lang na tanggalin na natin sa sistema natin ‘to dahil tayo rin ang napeperwisyo.
Tingin ko hindi naman tayo nagkulang sa pangaral tungkol sa polusyon. We’re just APATHETIC with regards to this issue. Katwiran nung iba, di naman daw sila apektado. Kahit ngayon na malaking issue na ang global warming, marami pa rin sa atin ang walang pakialam.
April 9th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
And how old are you Mr. Diego to commend the acts of the late Mr. Marcos? You were not probably born yet when EDSA 1 happened? I was 23 y/o during that time.
April 9th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
In Baguio segregation, and timing in the disposal, of garbage are properly observed. They have watchers who will apprehend and penalize violators. Don’t put the blame on the national government. Family is the basic unit of a community and they are governed by certain rules formulated by their localities. Put the local leaders into work and you will see the results.