TASK AND

TEST 2
UCSP
POLICY
BRIEF
Sadicon, Harvey, D. Espartero, David, C.

Bugna, John, Aerol Lustre, Loraine, D.

Distor, Darlin, Joy

WASTE MANAGEMENT IN
BAGONG SILANG
In an interview with The In an interview with The
Manila Bulletin, Oca said that Manila Bulletin, Oca said that
the waste problem was the waste problem was
“normal” for the three big cities “normal” for the three big cities
of Manila, Quezon and of Manila, Quezon and
Caloocan. Since Caloocan is Caloocan. Since Caloocan is
the third biggest city, it is the third biggest city, it is
expected that it is the third top expected that it is the third top
producer of waste, he said “It producer of waste, he said “It
would be bad if we would would be bad if we would
become the top producer,” become the top producer,”
Oca added, but Oca said that Oca added, but Oca said that
the waste problem in Caloocan the waste problem in Caloocan
was occasional, especially was occasional, especially
during Christmas and New during Christmas and New
Year seasons when people tend Year seasons when people tend
to generate more trash like to generate more trash like
firecracker remnants and firecracker remnants and
disposable food containers. disposable food containers.
Oca added that waste problem Oca added that waste problem
also occurs during rainy season also occurs during rainy season
as trash from different cities as trash from different cities
flow along the waters and clog flow along the waters and clog
the Caloocan canals. This kind the Caloocan canals. This kind
of topic is one of the main of topic is one of the main
reasons on why we should reasons on why we should
discuss this kind of matters, discuss this kind of matters,
because we can see that many because we can see that many
students are having trouble students are having trouble
when it comes to commuting when it comes to commuting
especially when it’s raining. Not especially when it’s raining. Not
only because the troubles that only because the troubles that
are brought to students but also are brought to students but also
to maintain the cleanliness to maintain the cleanliness
inside our community. It is inside our community. It is
urgent because when it rains urgent because when it rains
especially only light rain it especially only light rain it
already causes flood especially already causes flood especially
on phase 1 Our research on phase 1 Our research
objective is to promote the objective is to promote the
cleanliness in our neighborhood cleanliness in our neighborhood
and also to avoid the health and also to avoid the health
issues because of the smell of issues because of the smell of
the waste that are stock in our the waste that are stock in our
neighborhood. With our latest neighborhood. With our latest
findings we can say that the findings we can say that the
waste management in bagong waste management in bagong
Silang phase 1 is one of the Silang phase 1 is one of the
uncontrollable waste uncontrollable waste
contributors in our community. contributors in our community.
 Waste Management In
Bagong Silang
The study was conducted with
the help of researching online
reference that is connected with
our topic which is the waste
management of the bagong
Silang phase 1. Bagong Silang in
Caloocan city is the biggest
barangay in the Philippines it is
composed of different phases
from Phase 1 to Phase 12. We
chose Phase 1 among other
phases because it is the most
popular phase in Bagong Silang.
Waste Management In However, it is popular not just
because it is the first phase you
Bagong Silang see, but because of its minor and
major problems that always
occur in the place.
There are some recommendations If we continue to not properly
that we might think that help and dispose our waste, the situation in Base on the survey that we
that is to reduce the waste that can Bagong Silang bridge, it will affect, conducted to out classmate who
be produced by us and use the not only the Barangay’s health resides in phase 1 and to our
recycle reuse reduce policy to be situation, but also the Barangay’s friends who also resides to the
part in our action and one of the community itself. So, we all must
phase 1 they say that they find it
best solution or practice that need to do our part to maintain the
be follow is to do the e waste cleanliness in our community. too hard when they try to
management that is conducted in continue in phase 1 especially
some of the barangay in Bagong when it’s raining.
Silang. Barangay chairman Joel
Bacolod proposed a project of
Bagong Silang’s E-waste
management, in which it focuses on
maintaining the cleanliness inside
the barangay.

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