CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Health will send a medical team to Barangay Binaliw today, Friday, June 7, to assess the reported respiratory illnesses there because of the landfill in the area. Dr. Alma Corpin,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Even the Aguinid Falls in Saboan town in south Cebu needs time to “heal.” Aguinid Tangbo, the official Facebook page of Barangay Tangbo, Samboan town, where the falls is located, shared on Sunday…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Wanting to encourage recycling and proper waste management, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) set up a “Palit Basura” booth at the Ecotech Center in Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Environment Management Bureau in Central Visayas (EMB-7) will be looking into the permits of ARN Builders, the developers of the Binaliw landfill, as they continue to investigate the landfill following the complaints…
ORMOC CITY — An outbreak of the poisonous crown-of-thorn starfish (COTS) has been reported in the sea off several coastal barangays of Malitbog, Southern Leyte. Malitbog Fishery head Josephine Bag-ao, in a telephone interview, said she started…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The rehabilitation of the five major river systems in Cebu City continues after the massive cleanup last March headed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Office in Central Visayas (DENR-7). This…
CEBU CITY, Philippines— A newly opened grocery store in Cebu City encourages its patrons to adopt a zero-waste lifestyle. When visiting the store, buyers are required to make sure that they bring their own refillable containers because…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—A multi-agency task force regularly monitors compliance of environmental laws by resorts in Panglao Island, Bohol as well as those located along beach destinations in Cebu. The task force is composed of the Central Visayas…
CEBU, Philippines — The plantation of coffee in Tuburan town, 92 kilometers northwest of Cebu City, has not escaped from the effects of the weak El Niño looming in the province and the entire country. Tuburan Mayor…
NEW YORK — Earth, meet Polo. Polo Ralph Lauren on Thursday launched a version of its iconic polo shirt made entirely of recycled plastic bottles and dyed through a process that uses zero water. David Lauren, the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — With Friday, April 12, posting the highest temperature for the year in Cebu with 33.8 degrees Celsius, the public are encouraged to avoid sun exposure especially from noon to 3 p.m., which is…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council will reportedly be holding an emergency special session tomorrow, April 12, to discuss about the action to address the effects of El Niño. Cebu City Councilor David “Dave” Tumulak…
