Philippines Initiates New Environmental Compliance Assistance Center

The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) and Philippines's National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) organized an orientation for regulators at the Compliance Assistance Center (CAC) for Slaughterhouses in the Laguna de Bay Region in Calauan, Philippines on March 7, 2008.  As one of the CAC's first activities, the workshop involved briefing regulators on the CAC's services and the relationship between the CAC and the implementation of environmental laws.  Over 90 participants from local government agencies engaged CAC representatives in a discussion to learn how the center can improve compliance among the regulated community.  The workshop also provided participants an opportunity to discuss improving coordination and ensuring consistent information exchange to strengthen enforcement at different levels and to promote compliance in the slaughterhouse industry.  As part of an overarching compliance assistance program, AECEN supports members in the Philippines and Thailand strengthen compliance promotion in the slaughterhouse and hog-farm sectors. A formal launch of the Philippines's slaughterhouse and hog-farm assistance centers is planned for April 29, 2008.

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