Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario on Thursday said the importation of Canadian waste to the Philippines was a violation of the Basel Convention, and that the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is now having bilateral consultations with the Canadian government on how to address the issue. Del Rosario, during the hearing, told the Finance Committee under Senator Loren Legarda that the interagency meeting held on October 1 affirmed the decision to continue to engage Canada for a bilateral solution and to monitor the ongoing cases. The agencies that led the meeting were the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Bureau of Customs, and Department of Justice.