PH envoy to Canada arrives after recall over garbage row
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 17 May 2019 06:00:30 +0000
PHILIPPINE Ambassador to Canada Petronila P. Garcia on Friday returned to Manila after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered her recall following a dispute over garbage that a Canadian importer dumped in the country.
Garcia arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport terminal 1 at about 3:56 a.m. on board Philippine Airlines flight PR119 from Toronto.
Manima International Airport Authority – Public Affairs Office assisted Garcia who was met at the airport by the staff of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
The envoy was recalled after Canada failed to take action on the garbage that was shipped to the Philippines between 2013 and 2014 despite assurances by Canadian officials that they were trying to resolve the problem in coordination with their Filipino counterparts.
The containers, which arrived at the Manila International Container Port, were declared as plastics meant for recycling but were actually filled with tons of household waste.
Some remained in storage at the Manila port while others were disposed of in a large landfill site.
A Philippine court ordered the waste to be shipped back to Canada at the expense of the importer. BENJIE L. VERGARA
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