The Angeles City government, under the leadership of Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. started to distribute locally-produced reusable bags to those applying and renewing their business permits. Lazatin said this initiative is to encourage business owners to reduce, if not eliminate, the usage of plastic, and to switch to environment-friendly materials. This is just in […]
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Beginning March 1, 2021, the Quezon City government through its Environmental Protection and Waste Management Department (EPWMD) will resume the full implementation of the city-wide plastic bag ban or City Ordinance 2868-2019. The city already implemented the ban in January 2020, but was temporarily lifted in May 2020 through the issuance of the city’s Localized […]