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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT |
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THE GENERAL MANAGER |
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J.R. Nereus Acosta, PhD
Secretary/Presidential Adviser
for Environmental Protection |
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LLDA MANDATE |
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The Laguna
Lake Development Authority was established in 1966 as a
quasi-government agency that leads, promotes, and
accelerates sustainable development in the Laguna de Bay
Region. Regulatory and law-enforcement functions are carried
out with provisions on environmental management,
particularly on water quality monitoring, conservation of
natural resources, and community-based natural resource
management.
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SEC. ACOSTA CLOSES DOWN
POLLUTIVE MCDONALD’S AND KING
SUE FACILITIES
Martin Antonio | December 27,
2011
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Adviser for Environmental Protection,
Secretary Neric Acosta, issued a Cease
and Desist Order (CDO) to McDonald’s
Frontera Verde, Pasig branch and to King
Sue Ham and Sausage Co., Inc. after the
two establishments have continuously
discharged wastewater without conforming
to the approved effluent standards set
by law.
Records show that in April 25, 2011
McDonald’s Frontera Verde branch
effluent has failed to comply with the
standard parameters for inland class C
waters. It has been discharging effluent
with a Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)
loading pegged at 996 mg/L, which
exceeds the limit set at 50 mg/L. The
LLDA has ordered McDonald’s Frontera
Verde to treat their wastewater and
fined Php 1,000 per day of operation.
Despite receipt thereof on July 25,
2011, the establishment failed to comply
with the said Order. The McDonald’s
branch’s BOD loading has even further
increased to 1,210 mg/L during the
latest inspection on January 16, 2012.
Similarly, King Sue Co.’s effluent
samples have already continuously failed
to comply with effluent standards as
early as April 2010, despite LLDA’s
directive to institute corrective
measures to abate/control the pollution
caused by its wastewater. Latest
sampling of the respondent’s wastewater
on January 11, 2012 revealed failure in
terms of Total Suspended Solids (TSS) –
145 mg/L (Standard: 70 mg/L), Color –
500 PCU (S: 150 PCU), Chemical Oxygen
Demand (COD) – 507 mg/L, BOD – 175 mg/L
(S: 50 mg/L). Moreover, the wastewater
coming from the washing area is not
connected to the existing Water
Treatment Facility (WTF), thereby
directly discharging its wastewater in
the canal.
The CDO requires the aforementioned
establishments to cease and desist from
operating their facilities, equipment
and machineries which are source of
pollutant discharges until necessary
actions are undertaken to conform to the
effluent standards set by law.
The order shall remain enforced until
the used/wastewater and effluent
discharges of the respondents are in
compliance with the standards, laws,
rules and regulations issued by the
Authority. Meanwhile, a penalty of Php
10,000 per day, from the initial date of
inspection until the full cessation of
pollutive discharge, is imposable under
R.A. No. 9275, otherwise known as the
Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004.
Sec. Acosta, principal author of R.A.
No. 9275, says that establishments have
to treat their wastewater because of its
adverse effects to the lake and its
tributary rivers. The LLDA is trying to
prevent the high BOD loading in the lake
because this is the primary cause of
fish kills. “If we do not act on this,
it will have a serious impact to all of
us since 60-70 percent of bangus
(milkfish) sold in Metro Manila is from
Laguna Lake”, the Secretary added.
Sec. Acosta fervently stated that LLDA
is not singling out McDonald’s and King
Sue; there will be more establishments
to be reprimanded, this is just the
beginning. “We are teaching them to be
compliant because we are doing our best
to secure the largest lake of the
country because it is increasingly
becoming the new source of potable
water, food supply and it is a lifeline
to about 20 million Filipinos. We would
like our businesses to continue
flourishing and providing jobs for our
people, but they should also do their
share in protecting the environment,”
Sec. Acosta said.
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OTHER NEWS
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LLDA headed by
Presidential Adviser for
Environmental Protection,
Secretary Neric Acosta, warmly
welcomed the visitors from
Vietnam Environmental
Administration with their head
delegate, Mr. Tran The Loan,
Vice Director of the Pollution
Control Department.
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General Manager
Acosta, led hundreds of LLDA employees and
members of the local community in two separate
tree-planting activities aimed to rehabilitate the
watershed of the Laguna de Bay Region and in support of
the President’s National Greening Program.
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Since
2010, the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) has
been aggressively promoting the use of “constructed
wetlands” to control the growing problem on domestic
wastewater coming from the 14 million inhabitants living
in the Laguna de Bay Region.
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LLDA headed by Presidential
Adviser for Environmental Protection, Sec. Neric Acosta,
hails President Benigno Aquino III for the signing of
the National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP) which
outlines the measures the government will undertake to
address climate change.
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Through the Laguna de Bay
Institutional Strengthening and Community Participation
(LISCOP) project of LLDA, the municipality of Teresa,
led by its mayor Hon. Rodel Dela Cruz, began testing for
low cost approaches to waste recycling and composting in
2004.
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PCOs
from various establishments and companies across all
major industries in the LDBR who have shown exemplary
performance with their duties were awarded by the LLDA
last September 28, 2011.
Read story >>
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September 19,
2011, marked a new day for the Laguna de Bay Region with
the instalment of
Hon. Juan Romeo Nereus Olaivar Acosta,
popularly known as Neric Acosta, as the new
General Manager of Laguna Lake Development Authority.
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A
Capacity Building Workshop was held for
Santa Rosa sub-watershed stakeholders. The
3-day workshop conducted at DAP Conference
Center in Tagaytay City.
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LISCOP Success Stories : Panguil, and Sta. Cruz, Laguna
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Small Towns Find Solutions In Their
Backyards to Fight Pollution
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Conserving Nature, Creating Economic
Opportunities for the Poor |
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Innovative environmental projects will be realized in
various towns and cities in the LDB Region through the
$10M additional financing from the
World Bank which was granted to the LLDA for the
expansion of its LISCOP Project.
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The Regional Development Council (RDC) serves as the
regional machinery to coordinate the national and local
government activities in formulating and implementing
development plans and programs in CALABARZON underlying
the Laguna de Bay Region.
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Laguna Lake, Safe from Fish Kill
Laguna Lake passed the level of dissolved
oxygen (DO) criterion set by the Department
of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
for Class C waters posing no imminent harm
to the lake’s aquatic life, primarily the
fish population.
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LLDA Sets-up Measures to Protects Laguna
Lake from Fish Kills
Amidst the recent onslaught of fish kills in
Taal Lake and in Anda and Bolinao,
Pangasinan, the Laguna Lake Development
Authority (LLDA) has set up precautionary
measures to secure Laguna de Bay, the
largest freshwater lake in the country, from
fish kills.
Read story >>
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National Greening Program
LLDA takes its share in the implementation of the
National Greening Program of P-NOY, signing of a MOA
last May 30, 2011 with FRBFI, Rizal Provincial
Gov't., and URS-Tanay for a province-wide
tree-planting program in Rizal.
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P-Noy Leads Lake Seeding
P resident Benigno S. Aquino III led the seeding of two
million tilapia and big head carp fingerlings in the
fish sanctuary situated in Malaking Pulo, Barangay
Punta, Jalajala, Rizal off the waters of Laguna de Bay.
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Plastic Use Workshop
L LDA will hold a
seminar-workshop for Municipal and City
Environment and Natural Resources Officers (ENROs)
on the use of plastic in the Laguna de Bay
Region on
June 29, 2011
at the City of Manila.
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2nd
National Philippine Lake Congress (LAKECON)
The 2nd National
Congress on Philippine Lakes organized by the
Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine
Research (PCAMRD) was held last April 27-29,
2011.
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Oplan Universe
LLDA launched its “Oplan Universe” Task Force which aims to
enumerate all industries within the Laguna de Bay Region for
a more efficient and effective monitoring and regulatory
system.
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Hyacinth Clean-Up
A
Water Hyacinth Clean-Up Operation was
conducted off the waters of Laguna Lake along
the fourteen (14) lakeshore barangays of
Cardona, Rizal.
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ISDA SA LAWA Project
LLDA has signed a MOA with the UP-LB Foundation,
Inc. on a project dubbed as Institutional
Strategic and Developmental Agreement on Laguna
Lake Water or "ISDA sa LAWA".
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Adopt-A-River
Industry giants have signed a MOU with the LLDA
on a project dubbed as “Adopt-a-River”, a
priority venture under the River Rehabilitation
Program of the lake agency.
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Teresa ISWM
T he municipality of Teresa, Rizal was lauded for
its Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility (ISWMF)
by the National Solid Waste Commission.
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