On Scene

𝙊𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨

𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬

Despite the extreme heat of the sun, traffic enforcers stay at their posts to maintain order and ensure the safety of road users and pedestrians in Rizal Street, Daraga, Albay, Saturday, October 7.

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆
Ma. Sheeryn Nuylan
Associate Editor, On Scene

𝙊𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨

𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬

As we walk on the road, struggling with the flow of time and surviving each day, we often see different faces of reality. Faces in which the struggle of poverty and having no home to go to at the end of the day is visible, hoping for luck to come.

According to the article titled Poverty and Homelessness: Facts and Statistics in the Philippines, authored by Samantha Leal, there are approximately 4.5 million homeless people, including children, in the Philippines, which has a population of 106 million people.

As this issue remains in our country, may we learn to open our eyes, be grateful, and extend kindness to those faces on whom we see different kinds of battles. Every day is tiring, but if you look at it from another corner, it's guilt-inducing to give up because there are people who are more tired with enduring everything just to live than ourselves.

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆
Jessica Aban
Staff Writer, On Scene

𝙊𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨

𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬

Improper garbage disposal, ineffective waste collection, and a shortage of disposal facilities are among the dominant concerns in the country’s solid waste management.

Despite efforts to promote proper waste segregation in the Philippines and enacted Republic Act No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (ESWMA) of 2000, the nation still faces an ongoing challenge in managing its waste, with serious environmental and health risks.

In April 2023 Performance Audit Report, the Philippines' solid waste management program seemed to have not achieved its goal since its implementation.

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆
Aaliyah Nicole Ablero
Creative Director, On Scene