Rama to organize a Metro Cebu garbage summit for a united approach to solid waste management

Irene R. Sino Cruz 08/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama is planning to organize a garbage summit to solicit the cooperation of Metro Cebu cities and municipalities in finding solutions to the problem that is affecting them all. On…

Minglanilla landfill: Possible alternative dumping site of Cebu City’s garbage

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is considering disposing the city’s garbage to a new prospective landfill in the neighboring town of Minglanilla in southern Cebu. Mayor Edgardo Labella said that the Minglanilla landfill had…

Smell from Inayawan garbage transfer station worries nearby residents

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Inayawan landfill in Cebu City is still closed in accordance with the writ of kalikasan issued by the Supreme Court (SC) for it, but the transfer station outside the landfill has already…

Labella orders review of transactions by previous administration that require his signature

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Contracts of government transactions that require the signature of Mayor Edgardo Labella is now the subject of review by members of his transition team. Lawyer Flores Casas Jr., who is also the new city…

EMB-7 gives ARN Builders 100 days to comply with environmental laws

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 06/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The developer of the Binaliw landfill was given 100 days to comply with the requirements of the Environmental Management Bureau in Central Visayas (EMB-7) for the permit of its material recovery facility (MRF)…

City Health to send team to assess health issues caused by Binaliw landfill

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/07/2019

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,…

Amid residents’ complaints, EMB-7 continues to probe Binaliw landfill

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/01/2019

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…

Labella to order review of Binaliw landfill contract

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Cebu City Mayor elect Edgaro Labella will be asking the help of some lawyers and environmentalists to review the city’s existing contract with the operator of a sanitary landfill in the mountain barangay of…

City Council okays disposing Mandaue’s garbage to Binaliw landfill

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/09/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Trash collected from Mandaue City households and establishments will now be disposed at the privately-run landfill in Barangay Binaliw in Cebu City, at least for the next 12 months. This is after the…

Operators get Cenro’s notice to proceed with Binaliw landfill operations

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 02/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The operators of the Binaliw landfill are one step closer to operating the 15-hectare landfill in Barangay Binaliw after they received a notice to proceed with their operations from the Cebu City Environment…

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