The Philippines’ dispute with Canada unfolds as miscategorized containers of garbage docked on Luzon’s ports of Manila and north west of the capital in Subic are finding its way back to its rightful owner – Canada.
According to a recent BBC report, Canada’s government has agreed to foot the bill in the return of approximately 69 containers that have remained a stinking eyesore, under humid year-round tropical conditions since 2014. After officials extensive exchanged dialogue, the displaced refuse that once found “refuge” in the Philippines is en route to Vancouver and other ports in Western Canada.
“Baaaaaaaaa bye, as we say it,” Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teddy Locsin Jr. tweeted of the “Back-to-Canada” exodus on Twitter. Its final destination will be a waste-to-energy facility in Vancouver.