DILG MESSAGE ON THE 21ST NATIONAL URBAN PEST CONTROL/ ZERO WASTE, ZERO PEST WEEK

To the National Committee on Urban Pest Control [NCUPC], congratulations on your 21st National Urban Pest Control and Zero Waste. Zero Pest Week on September 25-30, 2017.

Pest control is underappreciated aspect of our daily life. It is, after all, through this industry's hard work and vigilance that our homes and food are kept free from pests that may destroy our households or carry diseases like Dengue or Zika.

However, despite their important role in keeping citizens' safe, pest control only comes into the picture when infestation problems occur.

This year's event with the theme, "Imagine Food Safety, Public Health & Property Protection Without Pest Control," will hopefully provide increased awareness and vital information on how to prevent the spread of harmful pests in our surroundings and instill to us more proactive prospective regarding pest control.

It is my hope that the NCUPC remains a reliable and constant partner in promoting eco-friendly pest control method to Filipinos. Together, we can achieve a food secure, healthy and empowered citizenry.

May you have a meaningful celebration.
CATALINO S. CUY
Officer-In-Charge

21ST NATIONAL URBAN PEST CONTROL/ ZERO WASTE, ZERO PEST WEEK: OFFICIAL MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE

21ST NATIONAL URBAN PEST CONTROL/ ZERO WASTE, ZERO PEST WEEK: OFFICIAL MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE

MALACANAN PALACE

Manila

My warmest greetings to the National Committee on Urban Pest Control [NCUPC] as it celebrates its "21st Zero Waste, Zero Pest" Week.

The manifestation of new diseases can be attributed to how urbanization rapidly changes our environmental landscape and to how we manage our waste disposal system. Mishandling of garbage can lead to even greater threats to our physical well-being and to the ecosystem.

Thus I commend NCUPC for its initiative to increase public awareness about the importance of keeping a clean environment to our health. As part of the "Clean Up The World Month" of the Department of Environment & Natural Resources [DENR], I hope that this event will put the spotlight on our advocacy of preventing the spread of illnesses through Effective Pest Control.

Together, let us work towards achieving healthy, sustainable and environmental friendly communities for our people.

I wish you a successful event and all the best in your future endeavor.

Rodrigo Roa Duterte

President

Manila

September 25, 2017

INVITATION TO PARTICIPANTS

INVITATION TO PARTICIPANTS: CELEBRATE WITH US THE 21ST NATIONAL URBAN PEST CONTROL/ ZERO WASTE, ZERO PEST WEEK

Warm greetings!

We shall celebrate the 21ST NATIONAL URBAN PEST CONTROL/ “ZERO WASTE, ZERO PEST” WEEK on September 25–30, 2017 per Presidential Proclamation Nos. 990, 2063 & 760, DILG Memorandum Circular 2016-07, and Republic Act 9003. This is part of the “CLEAN UP THE WORLD MONTH” of the Department of Environment & Natural Resources [DENR].

The ANNUAL CELEBRATION will be kicked off by a MOTORCADE & OPENING CEREMONIES on September 25, 2017, NATIONWIDE DENGUE/ ZIKA OPERATIONS WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS OF MANILA, SAN JUAN, MANDALUYONG & MAKATI with the kind assistance of MAPECON PHILIPPINES, INC. including its 46 branches nationwide and other NCUPC Licensed PEST CONTROL OPERATORS [PCOs] on September 26-27, 2017, and be highlighted with an ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EDUCATIONAL TRIP titled: EFFECTIVE PEST MANAGEMENT on September 28-29, 2017.

The NCUPC is an Accredited Continuing Professional Development [CPD] Provider of the CPD Council of Agriculture of the Professional Regulation Commission [PRC].

The theme of this year’s celebration is: “Imagine Food Safety, Public Health & Property Protection Without Pest Control.”

Endorsed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, these advocacy and activities on NATIONWIDE DENGUE/ ZIKA AWARENESS CAMPAIGN focus on the total extermination of the Dengue/ Zika Menace through proper and cost-effective mosquito control measure/ method using our WORLD-CLASS AWARD-WINNER, INDIGENOUS AND PATENTED PEST CONTROL PRODUCT, and following the requirements of the Department of Health Circular 155 S-1975 and Department of Interior & Local Government Memorandum Circular Nos. 2003-186 & 2016-07 where Government Agencies [GAs], Local Government Units [LGUs], and Non-Government Organizations [NGOs] are encouraged to actively participate.

Since 1997, our advocacy and activities have been endorsed by the different Government Agencies, and other partner Non-Governmental Organizations.

The BRIEF REPORT: 20TH NATIONAL URBAN PEST CONTROL/ ZERO WASTE, ZERO PEST” WEEK, 21ST NATIONAL URBAN PEST CONTROL PROGRAM, and Presidential Proclamation 990, 2063 & 760, DILG Memorandum Circular Nos. 2003-186 & 2016-07, Republic Act 9003 and Department of Health Circular 155 S-1975 will be provided to you upon your request for your proper information and guidance.

The National Committee on Urban Pest Control [NCUPC] is therefore cordially inviting you to join us in our Effective Urban Pest Management Conference & Educational Trip on September 28-29, 2017 at the Philippine Columbian Association, Plaza Dilao, President Quirino Avenue, Paco, Manila. For inquiry and reservation, please call +632 484 0208 and look for Technical Assistant Marlon Jolampong.

We sincerely look forward to your usual favorable support, action and immediate reply on our invitation. Thank you very much. God bless you always.

Environmentally yours,

DR. METODIO A. PALAYPAY, MD.
Executive Director

EFFECTIVE URBAN PEST MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

EFFECTIVE URBAN PEST MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

 

In Celebration Of The

21ST NATIONAL URBAN PEST CONTROL/ ZERO WASTE, ZERO PEST WEEK

 
Per Presidential Proclamation 990 & 2063

and in accordance to:

Dept of Health Circular 155

Presidential Decree 856, 1096 and 522

RA 9003, 9275, 8749 and 7459

DILG Memo Circular 2003-186/ 2016-07

GMP, SSOP, Food Sanitation Audits,
Quality Assurance, Food Safety Standards and HACCP


RATIONALE

Rapid changes in the urban pest control industry, advances in telecommunications that allow easy access to pest information, and continuous improvements in transportation infrastructures that promote efficient mobility of the people and products from the farms or rural areas to urban centers should be connected to the ideas on sustainable development highlighting environmental and food security issues.

Human and product mobility facilitate the unabated spread of urban pests and pest-borne diseases. The role that pest control plays using green technologies to contain possible pest and disease outbreaks should become the standard in urban pest control particularly with the majority of the population are in the urban centers. Strict audit and quality control procedures which are imposed by customers, the food industry sector including product exporters has to uncompromisingly deal with urban pests, storage pests and rodents that contaminate food in its manufacturing facilities.

But no matter how important pest control is, it has not been given as equally important to public health, food safety in food manufacturing industry sector and property protection in construction industry and real estate industry sectors. Pest control is contracted only when an infestation or pest problem has already occurred.

Hence, it is the primary objective of the conference to place pest control in the center on all efforts of food safety, public health, and property protection with the emphasis on protecting the present human lifestyle and his mobility in urban areas. In addition, knowledge on the different urban pest control and enviro-related technologies that are locally available but proven effective against common urban pests and alternative fuels for use in the food industry and support “Buy Filipino-Made Products, Buy Local” shall also be given importance.


PROGRAMME

7:00 A.M. – On-site Registration

7:45 A.M. – Opening of Exhibits

8:00 A.M. – Part 1 – Opening Ceremonies

9:45 A.M. – Coffee Break

10:00 A.M. – Part 2 – Conference Proper

MORNING SESSION:

Wastes: Their Proper Management How Wastes Affect Public Health
- Dr. Metodio A. Palaypay
NCUPC Executive Director

Impact Of Pests In Food Safety Program Of Food Manufacturing Facilities
- Dr. Sonia Y. De Leon
President, Foundation for the Advancement of Food Science
& Technology

Importance Of Pest Control In Keeping Food Safe
- Prof. Michele Alaro Narango
Nutrition & Dietitics Department, Silliman University

Open Forum

12:00 A.M. – Lunch Break, Cultural Presentation & Product Demonstration

1:30 P.M. – Part 2 – Continuation of Conference Proper

AFTERNOON SESSION:

Urban Pests Common In Urban Areas: Their Impacts To Public Health, Food Safety & Property Protection And Integrated Pest Management [IPM] Program
- Mr. Roque G. Tibor, Jr. RA
NCUPC Asst Director & Licensing & Training Officer
President, PAA Metro Manila Chapter

Natural Pest Control: GC Technology, Activated Carbon & Vermicast

 
- Invr. Gonzalo O. Catan, Jr.
Vice Chairman, Board of Agriculture


Open Forum

Summary Of Conference Discussions

4:00 P.M. – Part 3 – Closing Ceremonies

5:00 P.M. – Conference Ends

SPEAKERS/ RESOURCE PERSONS:

DR. METODIO A. PALAYPAY, MD

Executive Director, NCUPC. Physician [retired], Health Infirmary, UP Diliman. BS Hygiene, UP Diliman & Doctor of Medicine, RMMMC. Connected with the Earthday Network Philippines and ZWRMPFI; previous commissioner of DENR National Solid Waste Management Commission and MMDA Waste Management Board; and consultant of many LGU Waste Management.

DR. SONIA Y. DE LEON

President, Foundation for the Advancement of Food Science & Technology. Professor [retired], Department of Food Science & Nutrition, College of Home Economics, UP- Diliman. BS Food Technology, Cum Laude, UP; Master in Business Administration, AIM & PhD, Food Technology & Nutrition, Univ. of Massachusetts – Amherst, USA.

PROF. MICHELE ALARO NARANGO

Nutrition & Dietetics Department, College of Education, Silliman University, Dumaguete City.

MR. ROQUE G. TIBOR, JR. RA

Assistant Director/ Training & Licensing Officer/ Safety, Health & Environment [SHE] Coordinator, National Committee on Urban Pest Control. Urban pest control practitioner. Licensed Agriculturist/ TESDA NC-II [AP]. BS Agriculture, Silliman University & MST Biology conc. in Medical Entomology, DLSU-Manila.

HON. GONZALO O. CATAN, JR.

Vice Chairman, Board of Agriculture, PRC; Technical Director, NCUPC. Multi-awarded inventor on pest control, organic fertilizer and alternative fuel, Green Charcoal, and stoves. BS Agriculture major in Entomology & Agricultural Chemistry, UPLB.

21ST NATIONAL URBAN PEST CONTROL/ ZERO WASTE, ZERO PEST WEEK

21ST NATIONAL URBAN PEST CONTROL/ ZERO WASTE, ZERO PEST WEEK

September 25-30, 2017

Presidential Proclamation Nos. 990; 2063 

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The National Urban Pest Control or Zero Waste, Zero Pest Week is also part of the series of activities of the “Clean Up The World Month” being celebrated annually in September of every year by the Department of Environment & Natural Resources [DENR] but under the aegis of the National Committee on Urban Pest Control [NCUPC].
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And In Accordance To


Department of Health Circular 155 S-1975

Presidential Decree Nos. 856 [New Sanitation Code], 1096 [New Building Code], and 522 [Sanitation Requirements For Establishments Catering To Traveling Public]

Republic Act 9003 [New Solid Waste Management Act], Executive Order 774 and Administrative Order 227,
Republic Act 9275 [2004 Clean Water Act] & Republic Act 8749 [1999 Clean Air Act]

Republic Act 7459 [Inventors & Invention Incentive Act]

DILG Memorandum Circular Nos. 2003-186/ 2016-07 [Environmental Pest Abatement Maintenance Program] & NCUPC Memorandum Circular No. 2003-01 [Environmental Pest Abatement Maintenance Program]

Good Manufacturing Practices [GMP]/ Sanitation Standards Operating Procedures [SSOP]/ Food Sanitation Audits/ Quality Assurance/ Food Safety Standards/ HACCP [Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point]


COOPERATING GOVERNMENT AGENCIES/ NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS:

A. National Committee on Urban Pest Control [NCUPC]

B. Government Agency Partners:

Department of the Interior & Local Government [DILG]
Department of Environment & Natural Resources [DENR]
Department of Science & Technology [DOST]
Department of Health [DOH]
Department of Tourism [DOT]
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority [MMDA]
Department of Education [DepEd]
Commission on Higher Education [CHED]
Technical Education & Skills Development Authority [TESDA]
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority [MMDA]
Boy Scout of the Philippines [BSP]
Girl Scout of the Philippines [GSP]
Sangguniang Kabataan [SK]

C. Non-Governmental Organization Partners:

Philippine Association of Agriculturists Metro Manila Chapter Inc.
Philippine Association of Sanitary Engineers [PASE]
League of Sanitation Inspectors of the Philippines, Inc. [LSIPI]
Sanitary Inspectors Association
Hotel & Restaurant Association of the Philippines [HRAP]
Philippine Association Of Food Technologists [PAFT]
Philippine Medical Association [PMA]
Quezon City Medical Association [QCMA]
Manila Medical Association [MMA]
Franchise Urban Pest Control Operators of the Philippines [FUPCOP]
MAPECON Philippines, Inc.
Filipino Inventors Federation, Inc. [FILINFED]
Filipino Inventors Society Thru Christian Brotherhood, Inc. [FIS-CB]
Zero Waste & Recycling Movement Foundation Of The Phils., Inc.
Earthday Network Philippines
Earthsavers Movement of the Philippines

21ST NATIONAL URBAN PEST CONTROL/ ZERO WASTE, ZERO PEST WEEK

WEEK-LONG ACTIVITIES:

Various activities are carried out/ implemented by the NCUPC without financial support from National Government for 20 years except cooperation and endorsements per Presidential Proclamation 990 & 2063. Please refer separate programs for each activity.

DATE & ACTIVITES:

September 25, 2017 [Monday]:

- Motorcade [Manila & Quezon City]
Assembly area: Arellano Avenue, Malate, Manila
Assembly time: 8:00 A.M.
- Radio/ TV Guestings

September 26-27, 2017 [Tuesday-Wednesday]

- Nationwide Anti-Dengue/ Zika Operations in Barangays
in PARTNERSHIP with the Local Government Unit
of: 1). Manila; 2). San Juan; 3. Mandaluyong; and 4). Makati; and
with the technical assistance of MAPECON Philippines, Inc.
including its 46 branches nationwide

September 28, 2017 [Thursday]:

- ANNUAL CONFERENCE

  
Title: Effective Urban Pest Management

Theme: “Imagine Food Safety, Public Health &
Property Protection Without Pest Control”

Venue: Philippine Columbian Association, Plaza Dilao,
Pres. Quirino Avenue, Paco, Manila

Note: 8 CPD Credit Units for Professionals

September 29, 2017 [Friday]:

- EDUCATIONAL TRIP

Venue: MAPECON Green Charcoal Plant, Alaminos, Laguna.

Objective: Participants learn how organic wastes are processed
into: 1). Alternative Fuel Source; and 2). Organic
Fertilizer through Vermicomposting

Note: 8 CPD Credit Units for Professionals