DPS to tap barangays for garbage collection for Sinulog 2020

Delta Dyrecka Letgio 12/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Department of Public Services (DPS) said that they would need the help of the barangays to clean up after the Sinulog festival on January 2020. Engineer Joel Biton, the head…

Security measure for malls: DPS to light up North Reclamation Area

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 10/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Department of Public Services (DPS) has purchased P8 million worth of LED bulbs to light up the streets in the city, especially in the North Reclamation Area (NRA) where malls…

Unsightly garbage dumped outside centuries-old Fort San Pedro

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines ―The city’s garbage problem has now affected a historical landmark. Mounds of garbage were dumped and uncollected outside Fort San Pedro located along A. Pigafetta Street. Photos of the ghastly sight is making the…

DPS collects 480 tons of garbage in 12 hours; new collection hours set

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Cebu City Department of Public Services (DPS) collected 480 tons of garbage from 2 p.m. of  Monday, July 1, 2019 to 2 a.m. of Tuesday, July 2, 2019, following the marching order of…

Pressure on at DPS on use of hauling budget

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/31/2017

WITH garbage reduction programs set to be in place, Cebu City Hall’s Department of Public Services (DPS) has been pressured not to fully use their proposed budget for garbage hauling services next year. The DPS has proposed…

City Hall to use DPS funds

07/28/2017

With more questions raised on the use of the city’s Pagcor (Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.) funds to pay for garbage hauling services, Cebu City Hall is turning to another source to fund the P26.8 million budget…

Solar-and-wind-powered street lamps anyone?

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/26/2017

Outside Cebu City Hall, there stands a futuristic looking tower which has a revolving metal piece on top. The equipment is actually a lamppost powered by both solar and wind energy, said Department of Public Services (DPS)…

P25M FOR JOMARA

Inna Mejia, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/07/2017

Cebu City’s garbage disposal woes are good as solved, at least for this month. Jomara Konstruckt Corp., the same private hauler hired by the city government last month, is expected to continue transporting the city’s garbage to…

END OF CONTRACT

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 01/02/2017

Despite the December 31, 2016 expiration of the Purchase Order (PO), Jomara Konstruckt Corp. has not totally cleared the temporary transfer station at the South Road Properties (SRP) of garbage. According to DPS assistant chief John Paul…

A CYCLE OF TRASH

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Morexette Erram 12/30/2016

By the first day of the New Year, there is a big chance that the South Road Properties (SRP) has not yet been completely cleared of trash as earlier promised by the Cebu City government. This much…

City Hall starts sending trucks to pick up uncollected garbage in Kalunasan jails

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 11/25/2016

Cebu City Hall will now be regularly sending trucks to Barangay Kalunasan to collect garbage from the two jail facilities located in the mountain barangay. Department of Public Services (DPS) assistant head John Paul Gelasque said he…

Garbage trucks plan : Dad: Outsource proposal unfair

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/07/2016

THE executive department’s proposal to outsource garbage trucks to do 24/7 garbage collection next year at a cost of P102 million is facing some opposition at the City Council. During yesterday’s continuation of the series of budget…

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