Samahan ng Magkakapitbahay sa Upper Smokey Mountain (SMUSM) condemned the approved Waste-to-Energy (WTE) bill (House Bill 9157) in the House of Representatives, which seeks to establish a national framework for the development, regulation, and operation of facilities utilizing WTE and other waste treatment technologies. HB 9157 was mainly pushed in plenary by House Speaker Isabela … Continue reading Smokey Mountain residents oppose WTE bill, linking it to systemic land grabbing and forced eviction