5 more Cebu City Hall employees test positive for drugs

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Five employees of the Cebu City Hall tested positive for illegal drugs, the Cebu City Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (COSAP) reported on Tuesday, December 8, 2020.  Four of these five employees were from…

Labella to bottled water manufacturers: Put up recycling bins in the city

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/15/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella is calling on bottled water manufacturers to provide recycling bins around the city. Labella made the call after the Department of Public Services (DPS) collected a total…

DPS collects 140 tons of garbage since Oct. 13 flood

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Department of Public Services (DPS) collected 140 tons of garbage in their continous clearing operations since the flashfloods on Tuesday night.  Lawyer John Jigo Dacua, head of the DPS, said…

Cenro, DPS clean up Mahiga Creek amid rains

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Personnel of the Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources (Cenro) and the Department of Public Services (DPS) have cleaned up the Mahiga Creek on Saturday morning following the recent rains. Engineer Editha Peros,…

Dizon to DPS: Provide garbage collectors with PPEs, vitamin C

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Cebu City’s garbage collectors are not immune to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). With this in mind, Councilor Alvin Dizon is asking the Department of Public Services (DPS) to provide garbage collectors with personal…

DPS chief to loaders: Collect, don’t sort garbage or else …

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Garbage trucks will no longer be allowed to linger longer in a spot while collecting garbage at night, and loaders and collectors will not be allowed to sort trash while collecting them. Lawyer…

Night Market days are numbered — Market Authority

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Night Bazaar or more commonly known as the Night Market may last only up to January 31.  Jonil Matuguina, Market Authority head, said they would recommend to the mayor to…

150 bins to be placed along Sinulog routes — DPS

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Department of Public Services (DPS) will be placing at least 150 bins at strategic areas along the Sinulog solemn procession and grand parade routes on January 18 to 19, 2020.…

Lawyer now heads Cebu City’s DPS

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has appointed Lawyer John Jigo Dacua as new chief of the Department of Public Services (DPS). Dacua, who used to be assigned with the City Environment and Natural…

DPS wants bottled water companies to provide nets for recycling within Sinulog routes

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Cebu City Department of Public Services (DPS) is asking bottled-water companies to provide recycling nets that the public can throw their used bottles into around the Sinulog route. Engineer Joel Biton, the head of the…

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…

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