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DENR starts investigation of ‘smoke belching’ steel mills in NCR, Davao and Pampanga—The 19th China(Guangzhou)Int’l Heat Treatment, Industrial Furnace Exhibition 3/16/2018 热处理展-工业炉展-heat treatment expo-furnace expo |
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Business Mirror reported that Philippine’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has acted on the complaint of the Clean Air Philippines Movement Inc. (Capmi) against five steel mills accused of causing air pollution and operating without necessary permits. Acting on the complaints filed by the group through its president, Manuel J. Galvez. Director Metodio U. Turbella of the DENR’s Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) said violations committed by the mills will be dealt with accordingly as stipulated by Department Administrative Order 2000-81, or the implementing rules and regulations of the Philippines Clean Air Act.
To recall, in October last year, Capmi filed various complaints at the DENR-EMB Central Office against Melter Steel Corp, Real Steel Corp and Wan Chiong Steel Corp, all in San Simon, Pampanga; Davao Mighty Steel Corp in Davao and MetroDragon Steel Corp in Caloocan City, National Capital Region (NCR), for various violations of the Clean Air Act and the Environmental Impact Assessment, or environmental compliance certificate (ECC) law of the Philippines.
Republic Act 8749, or the Clean Air Act of 1999, is the law that protects air quality, while an ECC is a vital requirement before any industrial establishment can be given the needed permit to engage in a business.
In the complaint, Galvez said they have discovered that some factories emitting deadly smoke are able to operate without a permit and an ECC, two basic requirements for business operation in the Philippines.
The air pollution brought about by the operation of these factories pose “a clear and present danger” and serious risks to the health of the general public, especially the factory workers inside these establishments, Galvez said.
The complaint against the five steel mills prompted Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu to immediately call a thorough investigation.
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