A higher penalty of P5,000 awaits violators of proper garbage disposal, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said on Wednesday.
Chairman Romando Artes of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said that the fine was raised from P500 to P5,000 across Metro Manila, following the approval of the Metro Manila Council (MMC) while violators in Pateros will be paying P2,500.
Artes said that they are just waiting for the ordinances from each city.
‘Ifo-follow up po natin ‘yan sa next Metro Manila Council meeting,’ Artes said. The MMC, composed of the 17 Metro Manila mayors, is the governing and policy-making body of the MMDA.
The MMDA and Metro Manila mayors have expressed alarm after a sea of trash clogged the Redemptorist Water Channel, Brgy. Baclaran, in Parañaque City after days of massive downpour brought about by heavy monsoon rains (habagat) and Tropical Depression Crising.
As of 3 p.m. of August 12, the MMDA reported that a total of 96 truckloads trash or 418.4 metric tons of waste/debris hauled at Redemptorist Water Channel.