LANDFILL HAS 13 VIOLATIONS

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/02/2016

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-7) has issued a notice of violation against the City of Cebu for its failure to comply with several standards set by the bureau in the…

Inayawan dumpsite raises health alarm

Morexette Erram 08/21/2016

On a humid afternoon last August 16, Cheryl Oguimas and her grandchild, Jerry, were sleeping on a bamboo bed outside their house in a place called “White Road” in Barangay Inayawan when a swarm of huge, black…

‘Does City Hall have rehab, closure plans for landfill?’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/02/2016

Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera wants to know if Cebu City Hall has post-closure and rehabilitation plans for the Inayawan landfill more than a month after it reopened. Garganera, who heads the committee on environment, wants both…

Mothers make money from mangroves

08/01/2016

In the midwest Cebu town of Tuburan, the Bagasawe Farmers and Fishermen Association (BFFA) is gaining reputation as the leading people’s organization (PO). Established in 1992 by groups of farmers and fishermen, the association plants and monitors…

Stakeholders to meet in Oslob for whale shark watching

Carmel Loise Matus 07/17/2016

ENVIRONMENT and fishery officials will soon meet up with officials of Oslob town and the provincial government to discuss ways to regulate human interaction with whale sharks. This came after the International Union of Conservation of Nature…

Living and loving the law

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 07/10/2016

His gentle demeanor and frail-looking appearance belie the steely inner strength and fierce determination to implement our largely lying “in the doldrums” fisheries and other environment laws. As Bantay Dagat (sea guardian), he holds sacred his pledge…

Julie’s joins ‘Run for the Rivers’

PR 07/09/2016

JULIE’S Bakeshop participated in the “4th Cebu Run for the Rivers” last June 25. As one of the event’s sponsors, Julie’s Bakeshop provided 4,000 pieces of tasty bread and Julie’s Kape to all the participants. Now on…

Daanbantayan to help in Monad Shoal rehab

Antonette Garciano 07/07/2016

DAABANTAYAN Mayor Vicente Loot said the fisherfolk in his town will help rehabilitate the damaged Monad Shoal near their area. Loot, who had a closed door meeting with Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III, said the shoal didn’t…

Villar to meet with mayors on flooding woes

Carmel Loise Matus, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/05/2016

PUBLIC works and highways Secretary Mark Villar will meet with Metro Cebu mayors and Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III to discuss ways to resolve the flooding in their respective areas today. Michael Dino, presidential assistant for the…

Compromise reached on Monad Shoal damage

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/21/2016

The Cebu provincial government and other entities that suffered damage after the cargo vessel MV Belle Rose ran aground in the waters off Daanbantayan town last week have formally agreed to settle the matter amicably and allow…

DENR issues warning against eating pawikan meat

Carmel Loise Matus 06/07/2016

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) issued a warning yesterday to those who indulge in the exotic “pawikan larang” or sea turtle stew. Eddie Llamedo, spokesman of DENR-7, said those caught eating…

Landfill site eyed in Carmen town

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/05/2016

With no sanitary landfill, towns and cities in Cebu province are resorting to dumping their garbage in commercial facilities which are costly or in open dumpsites, a practice that is already prohibited by law. The Cebu provincial…

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