Mandaue’s garbage woes: Fortuna seeks help of new Consolacion, Cebu City mayors

Doris C. Bongcac 06/29/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines -Left with no other place to dispose the city’s garbage, outgoing Mandaue City Vice Mayor Carlo Fortuna is hopeful that Cebu City and Consolacion town will continue to accommodate the city’s trash. Fortuna said…

Outgoing execs: New Mandaue, Cebu leaders should realize Binaliw landfill’s importance

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/17/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Mandaue City may also stink should the waste treatment facility in Barangay Binaliw in Cebu City closes. Acting Mayor Carlo Pontico Fortuna, in a press conference on Monday, June 17, said he was…

Binaliw landfill to take more trash from Metro Cebu

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Binaliw landfill will be taking more trash from other towns and cities in Metro Cebu as its developer, ARN Waste Management Inc., is currently in talks with Lapu-Lapu City, Compostela town, Consolacion…

Binaliw landfill developer: We’re working on the ‘bad’ smell

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  The Binaliw landfill developers, ARN Builders, said they are working on the complaints of the Barangay Binaliw residents regarding the smell from the landfil, which they said actually came from the haulers delivering…

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…

Cops working to identify Binaliw shooting victim

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The man who was shot dead in Barangay Binaliw, Cebu City around dawn on Thursday, May 30, has remained  unidentified and Talamban police are coordinating with nearby sitios hoping to identify the victim.…

Binaliw residents’ call to Labella: Landfill threat to our health, close it

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The residents of Barangay Binaliw in Cebu City where the Binaliw Landfill is located are asking Mayor-elect Edgardo Labella to close the landfill for health reasons. According to former Apas Barangay Captain Ramil…

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…

EMB-7 to city gov’t : Give private firms chance to help solve Cebu City’s waste problems

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is encouraged to give private operators a chance to help the city to manage its wastes. William Cuñado, Environmental Management Bureau in Central Visayas (EMB-7) regional director, said that…

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…

SMART’s bid to build cell sites in Binaliw, Guba, Bonbon okayed

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/25/2018

WANTING to address “dead spots” in the mountain areas of Cebu City, Mayor Tomas Osmeña has announced the approval of the construction of cell sites in Barangays Guba, Binaliw, and Bonbon by telecommunication giant Smart. In a…

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