The
Paradigm OF
SUSTaiNaBiLiTY
PARADISE
LOST
(Opposite) A
heap of plastic
waste is thrown
back to the
shore, blocking
the view of the
blue seas
BY ELIZABETH RUTH DEYRO
Determined to redeem itself after decades of
contributing to the global plastic pollution, the
Philippines continues to prime itself as the next icon
of sustainable tourism, led by Department of Tourism
Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat
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