Cebu City Hall to tap emergency funds for landfill

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/05/2016

CITY Hall’s executive department will tap into Cebu City’s emergency funds in order to cure defects at the Inayawan dumpsite and comply with environmental standards set by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Environmental Management…

The road to zero waste

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 09/04/2016

The stench emanating from the Inayawan landfill is Page One news again. Students wore masks in their classrooms as the odor was unbearable. Cebu Daily News reported that the city is now being investigated for violations of…

‘No fund’ for sanitary landfill in Compostela, Bogo City

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/13/2016

The local governments of Compostela town and Bogo City pointed to lack of fund as the reason for their failure to construct sanitary landfills. The two local government units were among the about 600 LGUs in the…

70 FAMILIES HAVE TO GO

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/15/2015

Risks of living in Inayawan dump: Fire, trash slide, storm surge, poor sanitation Not just 20 families, but the rest of 70 families living in the Inayawan landfill have to be relocated from what Cebu city officials…

Three fires hit Mandaue

Anie M. Paujana, Norman V. Mendoza 03/20/2015

Three fires broke out in barangays Subangdaku, Banilad and Umapad in Mandaue City from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. yesterday. The first fire hit the compound of the A.D Gothong Manufacturing Corp. in barangay Subangdaku at 10:45…

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