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Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders – Cebu (2009)
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The Philippine Environment Partnership Program (PEPP) 2
The PEPP is a DENR partnership program with industries, in cooperation with the other
environment-related agencies, pursuant to DA0 03-14. Its purpose is to promote mandatory selfmonitoring
and compliance with environmental standards and to encourage voluntary selfregulation
of industrial establishments. It also seeks to provide incentives and package of
assistance to establishments particularly SMEs to achieve pollution prevention and cleaner
production process and to build or enhance the capability of establishments and/or their
associations on self-regulation.
All establishments that are governed by relevant environmental laws, rules and regulations such
as industrial and commercial establishment, in general, both public and private, including agriindustrial
facilities, manufacturing and commercial enterprises and other facility services are
covered under this program. Participation could be through individual establishments or industry
associations.
SM City Cebu
The Green Bag is a national program for SM, the biggest mall chain in the country. This program
was launched simultaneously in SM Malls, including SM City Cebu. It aims to reduce single-use
plastic bags given to customers of the department store and supermarket.
In 2007 they sold the Green Bag for only P35.00 for a certain purchase. Now the bag can be
bought without any purchase needed from any of the stores. This July, the malls have also
launched the My Own Bag (MOB) Campaign wherein the shoppers are encouraged to bring their
own bag in the grocery. Aside from the Green Bag, color-coded garbage bins are also placed
through the mall to encourage mall goers to segregate. It is also part of SM’s ongoing
environmental information campaign. 3
2 Environmental Management Bureau Official Website” 18 June 2009, http://www.emb.gov.ph/pepp/index.html#
3 Personal observation
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Extracted from the report “Converting Waste Plastics to Fuels – Baseline Study Project. Activity II-2: Assessment of
Plastic Waste Management Systems and Practices - A. Cebu City, Philippines”