PRESS RELEASE: Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project Conveyance and Penstock Pipeline complete, IDIS seeks “Watershed Reserve” Declaration for Panigan-Tamugan
PRESS RELEASE07-05-2021 Apo Agua Infrastructura, Inc. and the Davao City Water District (DCWD) reported that they had completed the Davao Bulk Water Supply Project’s Conveyance and Penstock Pipeline. The pipeline will deliver water from their Weir to their Water Treatment Plant. Mr. Ramon “Shake” Aboitiz Tuason, Operational Head of Apo Agua Infrastructura Inc, and Engr. Christine Guarde, Division Manager of DCWD Engineering Department, also reported that they also started road restoration works along the highways. Apo Agua proudly stated that 51% of their workforce is sourced from the host barangays of the project, namely, Carmen, Cadalian, Tawan-Tawan, Baguio, Wines, Tamugan, and Tambobong. They are targeting the first drop of water by the end of 2021. Read / Download the entire PRESS RELEASE: Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project Conveyance and Penstock Pipeline complete, IDIS seeks “Watershed Reserve” Declaration for Panigan-Tamugan
PRESS RELEASE: High Level of Lead Found on Spray Paints in Davao Hardware Shops
PRESS RELEASE06-04-2021 High level of lead found on spray paints in Davao hardware shopsOn the chemical test report conducted by EcoWaste Coalition at Dasmariñas, Cavite, it showed that several paints on their area contain violative levels of lead chemical. As per laboratory analyses conducted by SGS and performed through inductively coupled plasma – optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), the following “Made in China” Tacoma Spray Paints (with no manufacturer’s information) were found to contain violative levels of lead ranging from 195 to a whopping 99,900 ppm, way over the 90 ppm total lead content limit:… Read / Download the entire PRESS RELEASE: High Level of Lead Found on Spray Paints in Davao Hardware Shops
PRESS RELEASE: IDIS, LGU’s Call to Uphold Local Autonomy in Managing the Water Resources of Local Governments
PRESS RELEASE03-30-2021 DAVAO CITY – In celebration with the World Water Day, the Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) Inc., together with the local government units of Davao City and South Cotabato, call the House of Representatives to craft legislation that would uphold local autonomy in managing the water resources of local government units. In a webinar conducted last March 24, 2021, Councilor Pilar C. Braga shared the challenges of the Water Code of Davao City. According to Councilor Braga, Davao City has been trying to reach out to National Water Resources Board (NWRB) for a co-management partnership in the protection and management of the watershed, knowing that NWRB has limited resources for monitoring its water quality. NWRB however sat on the request, the Councilor said. Read / Download the entire PRESS RELEASE: IDIS, LGU’s Call to Uphold Local Autonomy in Managing the Water Resources of Local Governments
PRESS RELEASE: IDIS urges CTTMO to harmonize rules on amended bike ordinance, calls City Council to pass the ordinance
PRESS RELEASE05-20-2021 This month, the Davao City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) announced that the desired time for stopping or dropping in designated bike lanes is four minutes. Beyond that, if caught, the violator will be issued a citation ticket.While the Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) Inc. appreciates the effort of CTTMO to minimize the obstructions on bike lanes, this act contradicts the Comprehensive Transport and Traffic Code of Davao City. Under the Traffic Code of Davao City, particularly Section 23, provides that motor vehicles are prohibited from being driven or parked on any lane of a public street or path reserved exclusively for bicycles and provided with a sign bearing a symbol of a bicycle. Davao City has already installed and demarcated streets and pathways exclusively or shared with bicycles. Read / Download the entire PRESS RELEASE: IDIS urges CTTMO to harmonize rules on amended bike ordinance, calls City Council to pass the ordinance
PRESS RELEASE: WMC issues guidelines for recreational activities in watershed areas in Davao City
PRESS RELEASE05-26-2021 The Watershed Management Council (WMC) recently issued Resolution No. 3 prohibiting trekking activities in watershed areas and Resolution no. 4 which adopted the proposed guidelines for recreational activities in watershed areas of Davao City. These resolutions were issued in response to the call of the Bantay Bukid volunteers to regulate trekking activities and other recreational activities in Mt. Tipolog and Panigan-Tamugan Watershed. The said activities resulted in accumulation of large volumes of solid waste that are left behind by the campers. Read / Download the entire PRESS RELEASE: WMC issues guidelines for recreational activities in watershed areas in Davao City
PRESS RELEASE: IDIS commends City Council on the passage of ‘Single-use Plastics Regulation Ordinance’
PRESS RELEASE03-05-2021 DAVAO CITY – The Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) Inc. lauded the 19th City Council of Davao City for passing last Tuesday the ordinance regulating the sale, distribution, and use of single-use plastics in the City. On its third and final reading, the city councilors unanimously voted to pass the said ordinance. With this ordinance, single-use plastics such as drinking cups, ice cream cups, condiments or gravy containers, cup lids, stirrers, cutleries, straws, meal boxes, pastry or cake boxes, egg containers or clamshells, balloon sticks, and hand gloves are no longer allowed to be sold, used, or distributed for free without a special permit to distribute and/or use single-use plastic products. Read / Download the entire PRESS RELEASE: IDIS commends City Council on the passage of ‘Single-use Plastics Regulation Ordinance’