Brgy officials urged to educate public on open burning

Bacolod City Councilor Simplicia Distrito urged all the barangay officials to inform and educate their constituents on the prohibition of open burning under Republic Act No. 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste and Management Act, as a way of preventing fire incidents.Distrito, chairperson of the City Council committee on service and development, said there were several incidents of fire that were caused by open burning of solid waste that were mostly left unattended by the person who started it.

Distrito noted that Section 48 of RA 9003 indicates that the open burning of solid waste is one of its prohibited acts.

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