Remulla pushes for Local Gov’t Code amendment to unify waste management

Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla answers questions during a House of Representatives committee on appropriations hearing Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. — Screengrab from House of Representatives/Facebook

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Thursday pushed for amendments to Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local Government Code in a bid to unify waste management programs by region.

During a House of Representatives appropriations committee hearing on his department’s 2027 budget, Remulla explained that RA No. 7160 tasked only municipal and city governments with implementing their respective master plans for garbage collection.

“It is a plan of each and every municipality that is not necessarily integrated,” he said.

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