In May 2004, the GEF council approved the Project Brief for the Philippines. In October 2007, the project was endorsed by the GEF CEO and in December 2007, the project was signed by UNIDO and the Philippines Government (DENR)

The immediate project objective is to deploy a commercially available, proven non-combustion technologyto address 1,500 tonnes of PCBs-containing equipment and wastes. The currently known PCB inventories reported in the NIP of the Stockholm Convention dated January 2006 include 6,879 tonnes of PCB containing equipment and wastes comprising about 2,400 tonnes of PCBs oil.

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is the Implementing Agency for the Project. UNIDO is well positioned to act as an effective implementer of project activities based on its comparative advantages in this area.

The first Steering Committee Meeting was held on 19th February 2008 in Manila, Philippines, which marked the launching of the project implementation phase.