MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker has urged his fellow House of Representatives members to act on the proposal to regulate single-use plastics, a pivotal legislation to combat one of the most pervasive pollutants.

Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte, in a statement on Thursday, referred to House Bill (HB) No. 507, which he co-authored with ACT-CIS Reps. Edvic Yap and Jocelyn Tulfo, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Wendel Tulfo, and Benguet Rep. Eric Yap.

Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte has pressed for the passage of a measure that aims to regulate the manufacture, sale, use and importation of single-use plastics products, in line with his advocacy of building a greener and more sustainable economy for the country’s future generations.

Benguet Rep. Eric Yap, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and ACT-CIS Partylist Reps. Edvic Yap and Jocelyn Tulfo joined Duterte’s call as the country marks the Month of Planet Earth this April and Earth Day on April 22.

LAWMAKERS from the House of Representatives sought the passage of a bill to regulate the manufacture, sale, use and importation of single-use plastic products. This is in keeping with the advocacy for a greener and more sustainable economy for the country.

Benguet Rep. Eric Yap, Quezon City Second District Rep. Ralph Tulfo, and ACT-CIS party-list Representatives Edvic Yap and Jocelyn Tulfo joined Davao City First District Rep. Paolo Duterte's call as the country observes Earth Month this April and Earth Day on April 22.

On the occasion of Earth Month this April, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Dutere is highlighting a measure he filed earlier in the 19th Congress seeking to regulate the manufacture, sale, use, and importation of single-use plastic products.

The measure, House Bill (HB) No.507, also covers the distribution, recovery, collection, recycling, and disposal of single-use plastic products.

It has been pending before the Committee on Ecology since July 26, 2022.

Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte has renewed his call for the passage of a measure that will regulate the manufacture, sale, use, and importation of single-use plastics products, in line with his advocacy of building a greener and more sustainable economy for the country’s future generations.

Duterte made the reiteration in time for Earth Month which takes place every April and Earth Day on April 22.

Duterte was joined by Benguet Rep. Eric Yap, Quezon City Rep. Ralph Tulfo, and ACT-CIS party-list Representatives Edvic Yap and Jocelyn Tulfo in filing the proposed Single-Use Plastic Products Regulation Act (House Bill 507).

Muling nanawagan si Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte na ipasa ang panukala na magre-regulate sa paggawa, pagbebenta at paggamit ng single-use plastic sa bansa.

Ginawa ni Duterte ang panawagang ipasa ang panukalang Single-Use Plastic Products Regulation Act (House Bill 507) ngayong Abril na itinakda bilang Earth Month. Sa Abril 22 ay ipagdiriwang naman ang Earth Day.

Sa Kongreso, karaniwan ng nababalitaan natin ang paghahain ng mga panukalang batas bilang pangunahing trabaho ng mga kinatawan ng iba’t ibang distrito at partylist. Pero bukod diyan, malaking bahagi rin ng aming gawain bilang mambabatas ay ang pangangalaga sa kapakanan ng ating mga kababayan sa mga komunidad na sakop ng aming distrito.

Sa 1st District ng Davao City, ang inyong Kuya Pulong ay may mga programa at proyekto na kung saan katuwang natin ang iba’t ibang ahensya ng gobyerno para magbigay ng serbisyo sa mga Dabawenyo.

giniit ni Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte ang pagbuo ng Water Trust Fund o WTF na ilalagak sa Bureau of the Treasury.

Ang mungkahi ni Duterte ay nakapaloob sa inihain nila ni Benguet Rep. Eric Yap na House Bill 3727 o panukalang paglikha ng Department of Water Resources o DWR na layuning matugunan ang nakaambang krisis sa tubig sa bansa.

MANILA, Philippines – Pinamamadali ng ilang mambabatas ang pagpasa sa panukalang magtatatag ng Department of Water Resources (DWR) kasabay nito ang mungkahi na magkaroon din ng trust fund para masiguro ang water sustainability projects.

Sa inihaing House Bill 3727 na inakda nina Davao City Rep Paolo Duterte at Benguet Rep Eric Yap ay isinusulong nitong bumuo ng Water Trust Fund(WTF) kasabay ng pagtatatag ng DWR, sa ilalim ng panukala ang trust fund ay ilalagak sa Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) na gagamitin para tugunan ag problema sa tubig at sanitation.

Ipinaliwanag ni Duterte na ang pera para sa WTF ay kukunin sa remittances mula sa non-tax revenues gaya ng raw water pricing, permit fees, registration fees, supervision and regulation enforcement fees, filing fees, testing fees at iba pang service income mula sa paggamit ng tubig.

FIRST Congressional District Rep. Paolo Duterte pushes for the measure to establish the Department of Water Resources (DWR) as the lead agency tasked to manage this vital resource’s delivery effectively.

At the same time, Duterte said the measure should include the creation of a Water Trust Fund (WTF) in the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr), which the proposed DWR can tap to fund water sustainability projects.

House Bill (HB) 3727, which Duterte filed with Benguet Rep. Eric Yap, seeks to address concerns over the country’s looming water and sanitation crisis by creating the DWR and the Water Regulatory Commission (WRC).

DAVAO City First District Rep. Paolo Duterte and Benguet Rep. Eric Yap lobbied for the quick legislative approval of a bill that will create the Department of Water Resources (DWR) as the principal agency in charge of securing the country's water supply and effectively managing its distribution.

The bill, according to Duterte, should include the establishment of a Water Trust Fund under the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr), which the proposed DWR may use to support water sustainability initiatives.

Lawmakers are pushing for the creation of a trust fund under the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to finance water sustainability projects in the country.

Davao City Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte said the bill creating the Department of Water Resources (DWR), as the lead agency tasked to secure the country’s supply of water and effectively manage the delivery of this vital resource, should include the creation of a Water Trust Fund (WTF) in the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr).