“The mercury treaty has not yet come into force more than two years since it was signed in October 2013 by most governments, including the Philippines,” Lucero explained.
She said that the EcoWaste Coalition has decided, during its General Assembly last Friday, “to call upon the next president to make the treaty ratification a top priority during her/his first 100 days in office.”
“The new chief executive will certainly have her/his hands full organizing the new government and we hope that she/he will not put the treaty ratification on the back burner,” Lucero stressed.
The group doubted that President Benigno Aquino 3rd would have time to ratify the treaty before he steps down on June 30 this year.
The convention was named after the Minamata City in Japan, which suffered from severe mercury pollution.
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