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VARIOUS stakeholders led by ocean conservation advocacy nongovernment organization Oceana are taking the first step in the legal arena to press concerned government agencies, particularly the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC), to implement Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 and address the worsening marine plastic pollution.
In a statement, Oceana said notices to sue were served to the NSWMC through Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu and heads of national agencies which include Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato dela Peña, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark S. Villar, and Department of Agriculture...