Marcos pushes for waste management law amendment to curb flooding
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. proposed amending the 25-year-old Ecological Solid Waste Management Act to address the country's persistent flooding issues, advocating for the integration of modern practices like waste-to-energy technology.
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