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2were summoned to the barangay council and re-educated the basics ofsegregating. However, such a violation marks the offender a criminal record inhis purok certification. Clearance from the violation is penalized at PhP300.00.The barangay council initiated preparations for the ISWMPimplementations through the Barangay Solid Waste Management Committee.With the community’s participation, the concerted efforts of the Barangay Healthand Environmental Brigade, the City Local Environment and Natural ResourcesOffice (CLENRO), Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office(PENRO), and Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO)the technical and financial assistance of the L-EPM, the bases were covered. Nolater than 2001, the implementers set up for their seven-fold methodology:‣ identification of a collection schedule and transport system,‣ introduction of SWM practices to four pilot puroks,‣ selection of suitable location for an MRF‣ selection of technically suitable and economically feasiblecomposting method,‣ organization of competent personnel to manage and maintain thecomposting process,‣ utilization and distribution of compost, and‣ recovery of recyclable and reusable materials.In 1998, when the ISWM started, the barangay was recipient to theEnvironmental Management Bureau of the Department of Environment andNatural Resources (DENR) Certificate of Recognition as initiators of acommunity-based waste segregation and material recovery and compostingactivity in line with the implementation of the RA 9003 or the Ecological SolidWaste Management Act 0f 2000. This and back to back Pachada CagayanAwards in 1997 and 2000 by the city government are standing proofs to theirachievements in the city’s clean and green environment drive. More than a boostto their morale, these awards blazed the trail for more achievements in the future.More importantly, the project has a more resounding impact to thecommunity and the local government. A clear shift in the culture can be seenamong the people. More and more are coming to an awareness of hisresponsibilities in keeping the environment litter free. With every implementationof the sanctioning ordinances against violators of the segregation law comes thesocial obligation to look after their own garbage and contribute to progress. Thebarangay council, through time also developed a concrete mechanism towardsaddressing environmental issues. An efficient working group has been identifiedto take charge on every aspect of the implementation. The consistent channelingsystem among the WG allowed for a systematic problem to solution route.Over the four years that waste segregation is put to action in Gusa, theISWMP has come full circle to achieving what it, in the first place, stands fordevelopment.Both the community and the industries surrounding the area areparticipatory to the ISWMP implementation. The barangay council manifests
3good governance in managing the MRF under the barangay Solid WasteCommittee. Food security is achieved through urban agriculture using onlyorganic fertilizer produced by the compost plant. Finally, the ISWMP generatedincome through the sale of compost and their vegetable products in anestablished supermarket in the city.The Word on SegregationThis section aims to provide a profile of the project location, rationale,objectives, and results. This is particularly helpful for the replicator to discoverapplicability of the Gusa ISWMP in addressing his own locale’s environmentalmanagement issues.‣ RA 9003: A Collective ResponseThe Integrated Solid Waste Management Program (ISWMP) of Gusa isthe barangay’s response to RA 9003 or Ecological Solid Waste Management Actof 2000. Its mission is to provide a priority program focused on health andsanitation, livelihood, and peace and order to the community. It particularizes thepoor and vulnerable group so that they can actively contribute, produce andpractice a healthy lifestyle in a clean environment. On foresight, the stakeholdersproject a highly urbanized barangay of responsible and self-reliant peopleharnessing their potential for trade and commerce in a beautiful and cleanenvironment.‣ The LGU: ProfiledAs one of Cagayan de Oro’s most highly populated barangays, registeringa total of 20, 124 persons, garbage collection was a set back to Gusa’s plans asa thriving urban barangay. With the wide land area, a collection system that leftmuch to be desired, and deficient know-how of the advantages of solid wastemanagement, people dumped recklessly onto side walks, canals, creeks, andshorelines.In 1998, the barangaycouncil’s Barangay Self-SufficiencyProgram for Development(BSSPD) focused on thebarangay’s health and sanitation,peace and order, and livelihood.The BSSPD’s early initiativestoward the problem involved solidwaste management throughsegregation. An effective strategywhich sustained the project wasthe clustering of households withinTHE SOLUTIONthe pilot puroks. An extension armwascreated specifically for the waste management concerns of the barangay; thus,the Barangay Environment and Health Brigade (BEHB) was created. Although
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Page 8: FOREWORDThe implementation of the I
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