CCENRO urged to adopt programs for proper e-waste disposal

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 10/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A local legislator wants the residents of Cebu City to be aware of the negative effects of improper disposal of electronic waste (e-waste). The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) defines e-waste…

Councilor proposes ordinance to curb disposable food container use, reduce waste in Cebu City

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 06/30/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — To help protect the environment and reduce pollution in Cebu City, Councilor Jose Lorenzo Abellanosa has proposed an ordinance to regulate the use of disposable food containers. Councilor Jose Lorenzo Abellanosa proposed the…

16th Cebu City-wide cleanup drive slated on June 22

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 06/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CCENRO) is set to host another city-wide cleanup challenge which will take place on June 22, Saturday. CCENRO head Reymarr Hijra said in a press…

Guadalupe River cleanup pushed

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 04/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Following the large volume of garbage in Guadalupe River that was captured recently, a cleanup operation is pushed to address it. The cleanup is scheduled today, April 3, as reported by the Cebu…

CCENRO to expedite water quality testing through outsourced team

Kim Ablaña 02/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CCENRO) is planning to outsource its own water quality monitoring team to expedite the testing of water samples from the city’s existing rivers and waterfronts.…

Mayor Rama wants increase in fines for indiscriminate throwing of garbage in Cebu City

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 11/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Residents and visitors in Cebu City should take the garbage ordinance of the city more seriously as Mayor Michael Rama has suggested increasing the city-imposed fines for violators to discourage the public from…

CCENRO collects P300K in fines from environment ordinance violators

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Businesses and individuals in Cebu City should start taking seriously the anti-littering and anti-smoking ordinances of the city. The Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CCENRO) reported that it has collected at…

Cebu City to create group to rescue trees

Doris C. Bongcac 07/03/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — They will be doing a different kind of rescue. This team that would consist of personnel from Cebu City’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) and City Environment and Natural Resources Office…

Cebu City gives encroachers of easement zone time to undo damage

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is urging violators of the easement zone in rivers and other waterways here to undo the damage and violation they have done if they don’t want the government to…

133 volunteers join Basura Run – Special Edition

Immae Lachica 09/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Earth warriors in Cebu gathered earlier today, September 21, to once again collect garbage from uptown Cebu City streets. The Basuran Run – Special Edition was their way of celebrating the World Clean-Up Day, said…

Clean-up of Bulacao river set on Feb. 22

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/30/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – The down stream of the Bulacao River, one of the “dead” rivers identified by state environmental officers, will undergo a clean-up and will then be placed under monitoring.  Ma. Nida Cabrera, chief of…

Cebu City’s environment office will start to monitor how hospitals dispose their wastes

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/29/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CCENRO) will now be monitoring how hospitals in the city treat, store, and dispose of their infectious wastes following medical wastes found floating on…

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