More than a decade after the passage of RA 9003, enforcement and compliance with RA 9003 remains
a challenge due to technical, organizational, political and financial limitations of responsible agencies and
LGUs. The monitoring database of the NSWMC Secretariat [3] reveals that around 112 SLFs are being
established and 43 of these are already operating as of June 2012. This number of individual or shared
facilities available to LGUs is relatively small vis-à-vis 1,600 cities and municipalities in the Philippines.
Similarly, about 8,800 out of 42,000 barangays have access to 7,700 MRFs in the country. Nevertheless,
many LGUs and private entities have done well in programs on SWM, e.g., segregation at source and 3Rs.
Such reports on the level of RA 9003 implementation called for a comprehensive analysis of issues and
identification of gaps that need to be addressed in a strategic and participatory manner.