CCENRO to use biofences to trap garbage from Cebu City’s waterways

09/06/2018

Nets used as floaters will soon be installed on riverbanks and other waterways in Cebu City to prevent garbage from going out to sea. The initiative of the Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CCENRO) hopes…

Former CCENRO employee nabbed for extortion

Benjie B. Talisic 08/17/2018

  A former employee from the Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CCENRO) was arrested today for allegedly extorting private firms in exchange for environmental permits. “He was with Ccenro before. But when he was no…

CCENRO on garbage watch for Sinulog

Nestle S. Semilla 01/12/2018

Eco-stations for will be put up along the Sinulog route to minimize the volume of garbage on the streets. According to the Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CCENRO) Chief Nida Cabrera, the city has collected…

The right thing to do

Nestor Ramirez 05/30/2017

Instead of the original proposal of Mayor Tomas Osmeña to cut all the 2,185 trees affected by the implementation of the proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system and replace them with new ones, I am happy that…

‘Rehab first before transfer station’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/25/2017

Cebu City officials argued for and against a proposed ordinance to build a one-hectare garbage transfer station at the closed Inayawan dumpsite in yesterday’s City Council session. Former councilor Roberto Cabarrubias, who now heads City Hall’s Department…

City to dump garbage at SRP

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/16/2016

City to comply with CA ruling, SRP lot to be used as temporary waste transfer station Starting today (Saturday), the Cebu City government will start dumping the city’s collected garbage at the South Road Properties (SRP), which…

PUNISH TRASH VIOLATORS

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/05/2016

Cebu City ends leniency on those who fail to segregate Mounds of stinking garbage are reported in many Cebu City barangays, and when the rain pours, rivers of floodwater rise in the metropolis, at times carrying the…

Osmeña insists on keeping Inayawan landfill open

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/04/2016

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is bent on using the Inayawan landfill for the city’s garbage despite complaints against the worsening stench coming from the facility. The mayor met with stakeholders mostly locators in the South Road…

Private firm eyed to build waste facility

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/09/2015

Cebu City Hall’s Solid Waste Management Board (SWMB) wants to hire a private firm to provide a Waste Transfer Station (WTS) for the city. In a recent resolution, the board recommended to Mayor Michael Rama to allow…

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