Catbalogan City, Samar | Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) RO8 hosted last Monday, September 29, the second leg of the Waste & Water Summit 2025. The program has engaged various Local Government Units from the Province of Samar, along with partners, exhibitors, and stakeholders at the Samar Convention Center for a day of an environmental forum. Cleanaway Philippines, Inc. (CPI) presented the current technologies and protocols in handling hazardous industrial and medical wastes.

Ormoc City | Cleanaway Philippines, Inc. joins the Waste and Water Summit 2025 in Superdome. The summit gathers local and national leaders, experts, and stakeholders for knowledge exchange, best practices and convergence on innovative solutions in Region VIII. The program is spearheaded the Regional Ecology Center (REC) of Eastern Visayas. “The summit serves as a valuable platform for environment officers from local government units (LGUs) to stay informed on the latest developments in waste management, broaden their professional networks, and enhance their knowledge and skills.” Recognizing the strong link between solid waste and water pollution, this year’s summit incorporates water quality management topics in line with Republic Act 9275, otherwise known as the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004.

Some of the highlights are Waste-to-Energy concepts and other waste processing technologies; Wastewater Treatment Facility (WTF) in Sanitary Landfills; Septic design, septage management, and sewerage system; LGU Ormoc’s success story on septage management; Circular Economy practices in Ormoc City and the Province-wide compliance to RA 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.