Day: January 6, 2022

Hauling of 6.5-ton farm hazardous wastes in Tublay

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Hauling of 6.5-ton farm hazardous wastes in Tublay to be transported to a designated waste treater in Tarlac. This activity was spearheaded by the CropLife Philippines in partnership with the Provincial Government of Benguet headed by Governor Dr. Melchor Daguines Diclas. These tons of wastes were collected from the different towns in the province.   

Meanwhile, after two years of processing requirements, the Benguet PLGU is finally a registered farm hazardous waste generator — something the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) is also glad about. Rowena Billig, Provincial Officer for Benguet and Baguio at the FPA, said they are finally grateful for the successful registration of the Provincial LGU as a farm hazardous waste generator as this will give way for a smooth management of hazardous wastes in the province. JOECHEM Company being the licensed transporter in partnership with CropLife Philippines and two other related associations had been conducting hauling of hazardous wastes in the province since 2014 but it stopped with the strict waste management guidelines of the DENR which includes a requirement of a registered waste generator. With this, on behalf of the farmers in the province, Gov. Diclas ordered the registration of the LGU as waste generator. The long process took two years since 2019. This begins a stronger partnership in the implementation of sustainable farm hazardous waste management in the province. Hazardous wastes such as bottles of used pesticides have to be disposed properly to protect the environment as well as the health of the people in the community. The Benguet Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (BPENRO) is reminding farmers to continue practicing proper waste management and coordinate with their barangay LGUs or designated collection areas once they have gathered hazardous wastes. #HEALTHIERBenguet#UnitedBenguet

P1M Farm-to-Market Road Improvement in Taneg, Mankayan

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The newly improved P1M farm-to-market road in Taneg, Mankayan is now benefiting over a hundred farmers and residents.The improvement of the 265-meter Inoman-Abao FMR was funded and implemented by the Provincial Government of Benguet headed by Governor Dr. Melchor Daguines Diclas as part of the programs under his HEALTHIER Benguet agenda.FMR development projects are one of the major priorities of the Provincial LGU to ease the difficulty of farmers of delivering their farm produce to the market.

Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force Meeting

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Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force meeting chaired by Governor Dr. Melchor Daguines Diclas. CoVID-19 daily cases in the province have doubled from 3-5 cases in the previous weeks to 11 cases on Jan. 4 and 25 on Jan. 5. The province remains at low epidemic risk level, but Tuba is under high risk level while La Trinidad and Sablan are under moderate risk level.   

Provincial TTMFs are on standby while border checkpoints will remain in place to ensure compliance of requirement of vaccination card or negative RT-PCR test for non-Benguet residents traveling to the province. Those who are allowed entry are required to undergo triage at the TTMF1 in Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet. Benguet remains under Alert Level 2. Meanwhile, CoVID-19 vaccination is still ongoing. The Provincial Vax Team continues to assist LGUs particularly areas with low vaccination rate and those which have high target population. There are now over 52% of the more than 388,000 target population in the province who got fully vaccinated.