Antique, March 7 -- The provincial government here allocated PHP40 million for the establishment of a hospital medical waste treatment facility and the procurement of a transporter.

The project is part of the Supplemental Annual Investment Program (AIP) Number 2, approved by the Provincial Development Council (PDC) chaired by Governor Rhodora Cadiao during its first quarter meeting on Thursday.

"The Antique provincial government yearly has been allocating PHP10 (million) to PHP15 million to transport the hospital medical waste outside of the province so the establishment of our own hospital medical waste treatment facility is really needed," said Provincial Planning and Development Officer Bienvenido Nallos Jr. in a media conference.

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