DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 July)—City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Z. Duterte has called the national government to provide a counterpart fund to construct the Japanese government-supported waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration facility. […]
DAVAO CITY —City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Z. Duterte has called the national government to provide a counterpart fund to construct the Japanese government-supported waste-to-energy incineration facility.
He said that the Japanese government already signified its interest to help build this facility by providing the local government a grant but added that the project would also require a significant counterpart fund from the national government.In August 2022, the City Council of Davao passed a resolution urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to provide a counterpart fund worth P3.486 billion for the WTE project here.
According to data from the City Environment and Natural Resources Office, some 600 to 800 tons of wastes are generated daily in the locality.
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