For the fourth Congress in a row since the 14
th Congress,
PAGASA presented its position with regards to the use
of plastic bags in supermarkets and its impact on the
country’s economy as well as the it’s ecology. Of course,
after various improvements on its position as a result of
developments in sustainability worldwide, PAGASA was
able to present and submit a more coherent Position
Paper to a more receptive Committee on Ecology in
Congress headed by its sharp and efficient Chair of the
Committee, Congresswoman Estrellita Bito-Onon Suansing
of Nueva Ecija. Among one of the sponsors of this Bill is
former pres. & now Pampanga Congresswoman Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo (seated beside Ms. Suansing). The decision
Of the Committee at this Hearing set on 16 Nov. 2016 seems
to lean more towards regulation rather than ban of plastic
bags as a solution to the problem of improper disposal of
said bags leading eventually towards gradual phase-out
of disposable bags in lieu of reusable ones.
For the fourth Congress in a row since the 14th Congress,
PAGASA presented its position with regards to the use
of plastic bags in supermarkets and its impact on the
country’s economy as well as the it’s ecology. Of course,
after various improvements on its position as a result of
developments in sustainability worldwide, PAGASA was
able to present and submit a more coherent Position
Paper to a more receptive Committee on Ecology in
Congress headed by its sharp and efficient Chair of the
Committee, Congresswoman Estrellita Bito-Onon Suansing
of Nueva Ecija. Among one of the sponsors of this Bill is
former pres. & now Pampanga Congresswoman Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo (seated beside Ms. Suansing). The decision
Of the Committee at this Hearing set on 16 Nov. 2016 seems
to lean more towards regulation rather than ban of plastic
bags as a solution to the problem of improper disposal of
said bags leading eventually towards gradual phase-out
of disposable bags in lieu of reusable ones.
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