Solid waste Management Program

Of
Barangay Binuntucan Pontevedra, Capiz
 I. Introduction

a. Barangay (setting)

Solid waste is any discarded materials which presents

many serious environmental and public health problems and

risks. A material is discarded if it is abandoned by being

disposed of, burned, dumped or spilled. This can cause many

problems to our environment which may affect our daily

lifestyle. Barangay Binuntucan is one of the barangay in

the municipality of Pontevedra which has a large number of

population. In this regard, there is also a high tendency

that this barangay produces great amount of of solid waste

every day. According to Phil. atlas 2019, this barangay has

the population of 4, 737 as determined by the 2015 census.

This represented 10.20% of the total population of

Pontevedra. Barangay Binuntucan is situated at

approximately 11.4258, 122.8638, in the Island of Panay. It

shares a common border with the following barangays:

Hipona, Jolongajog, Cabungahan, New Guia Maayon, and

Yatingan.

b. Date

In order to determine if there is a solid waste

management program that had exist or exiting in the

 barangay of Binuntucan, I have conducted an interview

for me to know what are some of their practices and

programs vis-a-vis solid waste management. Last February

26, 2019, i have conducted the interview with some of their

barangay officials. I have asked them questions and other

concerns about the solid waste management program.

c. Persons involved

During the interview, I have given the chance to asked

their barangay captain and at the same time, their barangay

kagawad same is through with some of the people in the

barangay.

d. Purpose of the Interview

Solid waste management program is one remedy in order

to ensure that the solid waste is managed in such a way

that protects both public health and environment. It is

also a step for each people in the community to make an

action to help the rehabilitation of the natural resources

in our environment. It is program that had brought a great

help in the community, especially in the barangays. This

will also educate them about the things and plans that they

should do to aid one of the major problem of the community,

the solid waste. This program had also served as a guide to

people who are involved in the barangay to be responsible

and to be aware of the duty that they should do to help

enrich our environment. The main objective of the interview

is to determine if there are plans or programs that exist

or had existed in the community regarding the solid waste.

II. Contents

a. Guide questions

1. Is there a Solid waste management program that exists

in your Barangay?

“Yanda, wala pa kami sang muna nga program sa amon

nga naka segregate gid sang amon mga basura diri.

Ang mga tawo diri sa amon, sila man mismo ang naga

himos sang ila mga basura sa ila mga balay. And iban

sa ila naga kutkot sang buho sa likod sang ila balay

kung sa diin nila gina haboy ang ila basura”

“As of now, we do not have such program in our

barangay. Of the residents here are the one who keep

and throw their own wastes. Some of them have

created a pit where they throw/ put their waste.”

2. Are there any projects that your barangay had

implemented or initiated about Solid waste management

program?

“Ang amon nga mga SK officials diri, may ara sila nga

project pareho sang basurahan nga naka separate ang

indi madunuton kag madunuton.”

“Our SK officials have their projects like, trash cans

that segregate the biodegradable and non-

biodegradable.”
3. Are there any projects that you wanted to implement in

your barangay in regards with Solid waste management

programs?

“May ara man kami gusto nga ibutang nga projects diri

sa amon nga para maka bulig man sa amon diri nga mga

pumuluyo. Pareho sang mga basura nga pwede pa ma

recycle, galing kay amon yanda problema wala pa kami

mang budget nga maka pa ubra sang gusto namon nga

proyekto.”

“There are some projects that we wanted to put up in

our barangay so that we can help our residents. We

like to put up a project or a livelihood program,

however we do not have sufficient of money to build

this project.”

4. What are the steps that you do to maintain the

cleanliness in your barangay?

“Naga pa limpyo kami sa amon mga pamuluyo para maka

maintain man ang kalimpyo sang amon barangay. Kag

syempre Gina encourage man anom sila Sa pag partisipar

Sa muna nga hilikuton.”

“We let our residents clean our barangay. This is with

the cooperation of Barangay council. We also encourage

them to participate in this kind of activity.”

5. What do you think are some remedies to lessen the

solid waste in your barangay?

“Para sa akon, para siguro maibanan ang mga basura

diri sa amon, kinahanglan gid ya nga may segregasyon

kag amon man ang pag upod kag pagsuporta sang mga

pumuluyo.”

“For me, to lessen the solid waste that we have in our

barangay, it is necessary that the residents will also

participate in this kind of activity.”

6. Are you aware that solid waste has a negative effect

to the environment?

“Hou, bal-an gid ina namon nga may epekto ang mga

basura sa aton, labi nagid sa aton nga kaugalingon.”

“Yes, we are aware that solid wastes have negative

effects in ourselves and health.”

7. How would encourage the residents in your community to

help you maintain your surroundings?

“Para siguro nga mag ugyon sa amon ang amon mga

pumuluyo, amon sila nga i idukar kag hambalan nga

manami gid ang lugar nga malimpyo kag manami.”

“To encourage our residents to join us in maintaining

our community clean and conducive, we will educate

them that a community which is clean is a great place

to be in.”
 III. Conclusions

Based on the interview which was conducted, Barangay

Binuntucan is a barangay which do not have a present

program in regards with solid waste management. However,

they have done simple steps in order to help and to lessen

some of the problems vis-a-vis solid waste management

program. They have green and green programs, trash cans

that would segregate their waste and they also try to

encourage their people to join them in rehabilitating and

maintaining the community that they have.

IV. Recommendations

Based on the interview that was conducted, the following

recommendations are stated below;

1. The Barangay officials must plan out a blueprint of the

actions and other concerns that they will do in order

to improve their community.

2. The leaders of the community must educate and encourage

their people to join to their activity that will

enhance the community’s amenities.

3. The people of the community must cooperate and support

the programs of their barangay.

4. The officials of the barangay can make a great impact

on their community to enhance and rehabilitate it by

doing the first step within themselves.

IV. Documentation