DENR to ban importation of CFC next year
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will ban the importation of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), more commonly known as ‘freon’, starting January next year.
DENR Secretary Lito Atienza said the import ban on CFCs is in consonance with the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer as well as the National CFC Phase-out Plan. He also said the ban will boost the ozone layer’s ability to protect all living things on earth as it heals itself.
“The move of the Department to ban the entry of CFCs into the country starting next year is our commitment to the global effort to control the emission of ozone depleting substances and enable our damaged ozone layer to heal,” Atienza said.
At the same time, Atienza also said that the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will be assisting the DENR in the strict enforcement of the ban to avert any attempt to smuggle the banned chemicals into the country.
“The Bureau of Customs is with us in this campaign, and I am happy to announce that measures are already in place to prevent unauthorized entry of the banned chemicals into the country,” Atienza said.
Discovered in the late 1920s, CFCs are used in various industries as refrigerant, propellant, solvent and cleaning agent. Studies, however, showed that CFCs are capable of destroying the ozone molecules in the atmosphere resulting in the thinning of the ozone layer. Included in the banned list of CFCs are CFC 11, CFC 12, CFC 13, CFC 113, CFC 114, CFC 115 and R 502.
With the import ban, Atienza is urging all refrigerant dealers to purchase their CFC supply only from registered importers.
He is likewise encouraging the various industries and the general public to shift to ozone-friendly refrigerants. “I am appealing to the public to patronize only the service shops that are accredited by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as well as the technicians who are certified by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for the servicing needs of their refrigerators and air conditioners.”
The discovery of an ozone ‘hole’ over the Antarctic prompted governments all over the world to come up with drastic measures to reduce the production and consumption of a number of CFCs and several halons through the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer adopted on Sept. 16, 1987.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will ban the importation of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), more commonly known as ‘freon’, starting January next year.
DENR Secretary Lito Atienza said the import ban on CFCs is in consonance with the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer as well as the National CFC Phase-out Plan. He also said the ban will boost the ozone layer’s ability to protect all living things on earth as it heals itself.
“The move of the Department to ban the entry of CFCs into the country starting next year is our commitment to the global effort to control the emission of ozone depleting substances and enable our damaged ozone layer to heal,” Atienza said.
At the same time, Atienza also said that the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will be assisting the DENR in the strict enforcement of the ban to avert any attempt to smuggle the banned chemicals into the country.
“The Bureau of Customs is with us in this campaign, and I am happy to announce that measures are already in place to prevent unauthorized entry of the banned chemicals into the country,” Atienza said.
Discovered in the late 1920s, CFCs are used in various industries as refrigerant, propellant, solvent and cleaning agent. Studies, however, showed that CFCs are capable of destroying the ozone molecules in the atmosphere resulting in the thinning of the ozone layer. Included in the banned list of CFCs are CFC 11, CFC 12, CFC 13, CFC 113, CFC 114, CFC 115 and R 502.
With the import ban, Atienza is urging all refrigerant dealers to purchase their CFC supply only from registered importers.
He is likewise encouraging the various industries and the general public to shift to ozone-friendly refrigerants. “I am appealing to the public to patronize only the service shops that are accredited by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as well as the technicians who are certified by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for the servicing needs of their refrigerators and air conditioners.”
The discovery of an ozone ‘hole’ over the Antarctic prompted governments all over the world to come up with drastic measures to reduce the production and consumption of a number of CFCs and several halons through the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer adopted on Sept. 16, 1987.
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Last September, on the 22nd anniversary of the Protocol, the fight against ozone depletion has reached a universal participation of 196 countries, including the Philippines.
The Philippines became a signatory to the Montreal Protocol on September 14, 1988. The ratification of the Protocol by the Philippine Senate on March 21, 1991 and the subsequent Montreal and Beijing amendments in 2006 paved the way towards the commitment of CFC-Free Philippines.
Report from the National CFC Phase-out Plan Project of the DENR’s Environmental Management Bureau, which acts as the national coordinator for the implementation of the CFC phase-out, indicates that the country’s CFC importation and consumption has dipped to 169 metric tons last year, from 3,382 metric tons in 1995.
The gradual reduction of CFC importation and consumption in the country since 2000 and its eventual phase-out next year is part of the national CFC phase out plan and the Montreal Protocol. (DENR-Caraga)
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POLICE REPORTS
By PO3 Philip Amer Posas Mazo
Report on CTs initiated atrocities
Undetermined numbers of Communist Terrorists (CTs) believed to be members of Front Committee 21B North Eeastern Mindanao Regional Committee (NEMRC) harassed a small scale mining owned by Datu Calpito Egua located at Sitio Manhulayan. Barangay La Purisima, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur on December 15, 2009 around 4:30 dawn. Firefight ensued for about two hours until the CTs withdrew. (PNP-13/ PIA-Caraga)
PROGRESS REPORT:
More or less 60 CT members of FC-21B, FC 30 & FC-19A, NEMRC harassed a small scale mining owned by Datu Calpito Egua located at Sitio Manhulayan. Barangay La Purisima, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur. One Felixberto Egua, 23 years old, married, a Mining Portal Guard and a resident of Barangay Sta Irene, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur sustained wounds at the different parts of his body due to splinters from a riffle grenade during the firefight between the CTs and the SCAA members.
Victim was rushed to San Miguel Hospital of Surigao del Sur for medical treatment but was transferred to Adela Sierra Ty Memorial Medical Center, Tandag, Surigao del Sur. The CTs also suffered undetermined number of injured members as evidence of blood stains left on the route of withdrawal. (PNP-13/ PIA-Caraga)
The Philippines became a signatory to the Montreal Protocol on September 14, 1988. The ratification of the Protocol by the Philippine Senate on March 21, 1991 and the subsequent Montreal and Beijing amendments in 2006 paved the way towards the commitment of CFC-Free Philippines.
Report from the National CFC Phase-out Plan Project of the DENR’s Environmental Management Bureau, which acts as the national coordinator for the implementation of the CFC phase-out, indicates that the country’s CFC importation and consumption has dipped to 169 metric tons last year, from 3,382 metric tons in 1995.
The gradual reduction of CFC importation and consumption in the country since 2000 and its eventual phase-out next year is part of the national CFC phase out plan and the Montreal Protocol. (DENR-Caraga)
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POLICE REPORTS
By PO3 Philip Amer Posas Mazo
Report on CTs initiated atrocities
Undetermined numbers of Communist Terrorists (CTs) believed to be members of Front Committee 21B North Eeastern Mindanao Regional Committee (NEMRC) harassed a small scale mining owned by Datu Calpito Egua located at Sitio Manhulayan. Barangay La Purisima, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur on December 15, 2009 around 4:30 dawn. Firefight ensued for about two hours until the CTs withdrew. (PNP-13/ PIA-Caraga)
PROGRESS REPORT:
More or less 60 CT members of FC-21B, FC 30 & FC-19A, NEMRC harassed a small scale mining owned by Datu Calpito Egua located at Sitio Manhulayan. Barangay La Purisima, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur. One Felixberto Egua, 23 years old, married, a Mining Portal Guard and a resident of Barangay Sta Irene, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur sustained wounds at the different parts of his body due to splinters from a riffle grenade during the firefight between the CTs and the SCAA members.
Victim was rushed to San Miguel Hospital of Surigao del Sur for medical treatment but was transferred to Adela Sierra Ty Memorial Medical Center, Tandag, Surigao del Sur. The CTs also suffered undetermined number of injured members as evidence of blood stains left on the route of withdrawal. (PNP-13/ PIA-Caraga)
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Distribution of leaflets on crime prevention tips
As duty of the PNP to warn and inform the public against criminalities, PNP personnel of 143rd RMG led by PI Archie V Amores, Company Commanding Officer posted and distributed leaflets on Crime Prevention Tips at the Public Market, Schools and Public Integrated Terminal of Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte on December 15, 2009 around 9:00 in the morning. The activity was conducted to warn the populace as many people will flock in towns during yuletide season. (PNP-13/ PIA-Caraga)
Distribution of leaflets on crime prevention tips
As duty of the PNP to warn and inform the public against criminalities, PNP personnel of 143rd RMG led by PI Archie V Amores, Company Commanding Officer posted and distributed leaflets on Crime Prevention Tips at the Public Market, Schools and Public Integrated Terminal of Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte on December 15, 2009 around 9:00 in the morning. The activity was conducted to warn the populace as many people will flock in towns during yuletide season. (PNP-13/ PIA-Caraga)
