Truck ban on N. Bacalso continues

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/15/2018

EVEN as the side roads of the Mambaling underpass project will be open to traffic this November 24, buses and trucks will still not be allowed to ply through N. Bacalso Avenue. Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO)…

Fortuna: Mandaue to heed call to ban tricycles in highways if …

Jessa Mae O. Sotto, Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/02/2018

THE Mandaue City government will heed the Department of Interior and Local Government’s call to ban tricycles and pedicabs from plying the national highways for safety reasons. However, Mandaue City Vice Mayor Carlo Fortuna said that they…

DILG tells mayors to ban pedicabs, tricycles from national highways

Jessa Mae O. Sotto, Morexette B. Erram 11/02/2018

  The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is reiterating its call to all city and municipal mayors to ban pedicabs and tricycles along national highways, whether in Metro Manila or in the provinces.  “For…

Palau plans sunscreen ban to save corals

AFP 11/01/2018

THE tiny Pacific island nation of Palau will ban “reef-toxic” sunscreens from 2020 in what it claims is a world-first initiative to stop chemical pollution killing its famed corals. Palau, which lies in the western Pacific about…

Ban on sale of liquor from 12 a.m.- 5 a.m. in Mandaue City

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 10/27/2018

THE Mandaue City Council has passed an ordinance banning the sale and consumption of liquor from 12 midnight to 5 a.m. by establishments which are open 24 hours. The original ordinance proposed by Councilor Nilo Seno originally…

CCENRO eyes city-wide plastic ban

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/15/2018

The Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CCENRO) is now eyeing to expand the ban of single-use plastics city-wide. CCENRO head Ma. Nida Cabrera said the Office of the Mayor has drafted a proposed ordinance to…

Cimatu lifts ban in ’90% of quarry sites’

Rosalie Abatayo 10/02/2018

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said the quarrying operations in Naga City cannot be directly blamed for the tragedy, as this has been existing site before a community emerged. “The quarry site is at an isolated area, but…

Plastic ban will only be imposed on dry goods says Danao Mayor

10/01/2018

Danao City Councilor Roland “Jikjik” Reyes dialogs with public market vendors to explain the implementation of City Ordinance No. 38-15 which regulates the use of plastic bags at the city public market. In a post on Danao…

Danao City gov’t to ban plastic use in public market

DORIS BONGCAC 09/26/2018

Starting on Thursday, Danao City residents will already be required to bring their own bags when shopping at the city public market. Those buying goods from the market’s wet section will also be asked to bring their…

Landmark India ruling ends gay sex ban

AFP 09/06/2018

INDIA’s Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a ban on gay sex after a decades-old campaign against a colonial-era law used to hold back LGBT rights. Members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups held tearful celebrations…

BAN HELMET USE

MAO BA? 08/25/2018

The spate of killings perpetrated by motorcycle-riding assailants drew online calls for a ban on helmet use. Facebook user Bernabe Bantaya Nakashima Elli wrote, “Ban 1st full face helmets b4 back riders. Then put CCTVs on corners…

Senators: Lift ban on solo riders

Inquirer.net 08/15/2018

The Senate unanimously adopted on Wednesday a resolution urging the immediate suspension and recall of the Edsa ban on solo drivers during rush hours. Senate Resolution No. 845 was initiated by Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III,…

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