The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) to come up with a list of products deemed harmful to the environment within six months, in line with its mandate under the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act enacted over two decades ago. In a 44-page decision dated July 9, the CA’s Former Tenth Division Special Division of Five granted the privileges of the writs of kalikasan and continuing mandamus to more than 50 environmental groups and individuals, particularly, their prayer to compel the commission and its member agencies to formulate a list of nonenvironmentally acceptable products (NEAP).

Bautista, J. (2024, July 15). Court hits waste management body over plastics case. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A5.