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Philippines tough in garbage dispute with Canada

The Philippines on May 26 confirmed that it has banned all government trips to Canada, highlighting the Southeast Asian country’s diminished interaction with Canada in the face of a garbage issue.
Philippines tough in garbage dispute with Canada ảnh 1A landfill in Manila (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Philippines on May 26confirmed that it has banned all government trips to Canada, highlighting theSoutheast Asian country’s diminished interaction with Canada in the face of agarbage issue.

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo saidExecutive Secretary of the Presidential Office Salvador Medialdea issued amemorandum on May 20, directing all department secretaries and heads ofagencies, government-owned and controlled corporations, and governmentfinancial institutions to refrain from issuing travel authorities for officialtrips to Canada.

Canada initially refused to bring the garbageback to their soil, citing lack of authority over the private shipper. On May22, however, Canada announced it has hired a company to ship out itswaste from the Philippines. 

In 2013 and 2014, a Canadian company sent to thePhilippines 103 containers labeled as plastics for recycling. However, aninspection of the Philippines Bureau of Customs found that the containers werefilled with different types of waste, including household trash, diapers,newspapers and plastic bottles.

Earlier this month, Manila asked Ottawa to takeback the garbage before May 15, but the Canadian government missed the deadline,making the Philippines take tough diplomatic actions.-VNA


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