Youth, groups seek writ of kalikasan for government action vs plastic pollution

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Counsel Michael De Castro, Oceana vice president Gloria Estenzo Ramos and petitione Mae Chatto file a petition before the Supreme Court on October 27, 2021.

Oceana Philippines, Handout

 

MANILA, Philippines — Civil society organizations, fisherfolk and youth on Wednesday filed a petition against the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) and representatives of its member-agencies for their supposed negligence in the implementation of the law.

 

Fifty-two petitioners, led by Oceana Philippines, asked the Supreme Court to grant their petition for a writ of kalikasan and a writ of continuing mandamus for the NSWMC’s “inaction” on the issuance of non-environmentally acceptable products and packaging (NEAPP)—one of its mandate under the two-decade old Republic Act No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act.

 

A writ of kalikasan is a legal remedy for persons or organizations whose constitutional right to a balanced and healthful ecology is violated or threatened.

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/climate-and-environment/2021/10/27/2137065/youth-groups-seek-writ-kalikasan-government-action-vs-plastic-pollution

 

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