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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The researchers wish to express their heartfelt gratitude to the following institutions and
persons who helped make this study possible:
To EEPSEA, for providing the research grant to the Resources, Resources, Environment
and Economics Center for Studies, Inc (REECS) for the conduct of this study;
To EEPSEA Director Dr. David Glover, Deputy Director Dr. Hermi Francisco and
EEPSEA adviser Dr. Wiktor Adamowicz for guiding the researchers throughout the study; to
EEPSEA resource persons Dr. Dale Whittington and Dr. David James for their suggestions to
enhance the study and to Cathy Ndiaye for administrative support;
REECs Executive Director Lota Ygrubay, REECs President Dr. Germelino Bautista,
Eugene Bennagen and the REECs staff for project administration and support;
Hon. Jose Baluda, Mayor of Tuba, Benguet and the Tuba Municipal Council for their
favorable endorsement of this study and their commitment to implement it; Redempta Baluda,
Environmental Manager of Philex Mining Corporation, Tuba, Benguet; Hon. Blas Dalus, Tuba
councilor and chairman of the committee on environment, land and natural resources; the Tuba
Solid Waste Management Board and Technical working group; Engr. Joe Tabas, former Tuba
Municipal Planning and Development Officer (MPDO); Dominga Walang, MPDO; Dr. Lorie
Grace Austria, Rowena de Castro and the Tuba municipal health office staff; the Tuba
midwives, barangay health workers and nutrition scholars that served as enumerators; Tuba
Barangay Captains Alfred Saingan (Poblacion), Johnson Almeda (Camp4/6), Zaldy Guileng
(Tadiangan), Teodoro Saingan (Taloy Norte), Marciano Orduna (Taloy Sur), Barangay
councilmen Angela Seriosa (Camp4/6), Charlie Abance (Poblacion) and Mike Bunnol
(Tadiangan); Tess Manzano, former head of the SWM unit of Philex Mining Corporation; Tuba
Municipal Engineer Pasamic and Engr. Wakat of the Tuba Assessor’s Office, Eric Baluda, Zeny
Zarate, Jomarie Romero and Emy Sacay of the Tuba mayor’s office – for working together with
the researchers in this study;
Drs. Ernesto Guiang, Roger Serrano, Victor Luis, Gem Castillo and Ms. Eleanor
Solomon, of the USAID-DENR ECOGOV Project for involving the researchers in their
trainings on solid waste management;
University of the Philippines- NCPAG Professors Alex Brillantes, Jr., Maricon Alfiler,
Joel Mangahas and Prospero de Vera for their valuable comments and suggestions;
Mr. Truong Dang Thuy, Mr. Dennis Mapa and Dr. Carlos Tan for their assistance in the
econometric modeling; DENR EMB Director Julian Amador, DENR NSWMC Secretariat
Executive Director Albert Magalang and staff ; Nick Mendoza and Salvador Passe of DENR-
EMB; EMB CAR Regional Director Joel Salvador, EMB Regional Directors Frederick
Villanueva and Fermin Weygan, Engrs. Raul Cubangay, Tandy Paquit Alex Luis, Rolly Reyes,
Wilhelmina Lagunilla and all EMB-CAR staff, for their advice on technical and policy issues;
Mr. Navann Ouk, Ms. Renacelle Cruz and Mr. Ronald dela Cruz for their assistance in
the report preparation;
Arch. and Mrs. Roger and Letty Naz, our parents and Ion, Comi and Jet and Dorica
Hipe and;
Most of all to the Almighty who served as our inspiration and source of wisdom in this
endeavor.