The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Calabarzon has warned livestock farm owners in the province against dumping wastes into rivers. Lawyer Maria Paz G. Luna, DENR Calabarzon Executive Director, said the agency stands by its mandate to file charges against erring farm owners and impose daily fines on violators upon receipt of the violation notice. She also underscored that business compliance is not merely securing their discharge permits but more importantly on establishing their farms with “real, existing and functioning waste water treatment facilities.”

Batangas farm owners warned vs waste in rivers. (2019, January 21). Manila Standard, p. B4.