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The Philippine government will finally start to put an end to the use of harmful substances that deplete the earth’s ozone layer by 2013.

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Deputy chief of the National Anti Environmental Crime Task Force (NAECTAF) Roy Kyamko said he has mobilized other law enforcement agencies in the crackdown against ODS smuggling and production.
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The Environmental Management Bureau of the department needs help from the Bureau of Customs, Philippine National Police, Maritime Group and other agencies to monitor the ODS importation and exportation in the country.
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Newly appointed Customs Commissioner George Jereos said that the measure is designed to phase out the importation of ODS in the near future to protect public health and the environment.
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The consumption of chloroflourocarbons (CFCs) 11 and 12, Alvarez said, has gone down to only 1,151 metric tons as of October this year.

And with this rate, the consumption for the entire year is expected to reach only about 1,300 MT, far below the target of 1,509 MT for 2005 and even less than the quota of 1,360 MT for 2006.
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EMB head Julian Amador was referring to the statement he gave during the Sept. 18 hearing of the House appropriations committee, in relation to Administrative Order 2000-18, or the so-called chemical control order for ODS.
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The joint project identified and financed investment projects which assisted specific industry sectors to convert to non-ODS technologies thru counterpart grant financing.
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The Philippine government will finally start to put an end to the use of harmful substances that deplete the earth’s ozone layer by 2013.

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Deputy chief of the National Anti Environmental Crime Task Force (NAECTAF) Roy Kyamko said he has mobilized other law enforcement agencies in the crackdown against ODS smuggling and production.
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The Environmental Management Bureau of the department needs help from the Bureau of Customs, Philippine National Police, Maritime Group and other agencies to monitor the ODS importation and exportation in the country.
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Newly appointed Customs Commissioner George Jereos said that the measure is designed to phase out the importation of ODS in the near future to protect public health and the environment.
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The consumption of chloroflourocarbons (CFCs) 11 and 12, Alvarez said, has gone down to only 1,151 metric tons as of October this year.

And with this rate, the consumption for the entire year is expected to reach only about 1,300 MT, far below the target of 1,509 MT for 2005 and even less than the quota of 1,360 MT for 2006.
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EMB head Julian Amador was referring to the statement he gave during the Sept. 18 hearing of the House appropriations committee, in relation to Administrative Order 2000-18, or the so-called chemical control order for ODS.
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The joint project identified and financed investment projects which assisted specific industry sectors to convert to non-ODS technologies thru counterpart grant financing.
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