Inayawan landfill to open this week

Nestle L. Semilla 06/28/2016

Outgoing Cebu City Councilor Nida Cabrera confirmed that the Inayawan sanitary landfill will be reopened anytime this week. She said the Cebu City government complied with requirements set by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) to reopen the…

Cebu City gov’t to reopen Brgy. Inayawan landfill

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Nestle L. Semilla 06/17/2016

Councilor Cabrera: City can reopen landfill without EMB-7’s permission Whether the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) 7 give their permission or not, the Cebu City government will still re-open the sanitary landfill at…

EMB issues notice, desist order on coal supplier

Carmel Loise Matus 03/03/2016

THE Environmental Management Bureau in Central Visayas (EMB-7) yesterday issued a notice of violation on the owner of the coal stockpile in a private lot in San Fernando for failing to secure an environmental compliance certificate (ECC).…

San Fernando residents slam brgy. execs’ inaction

Carmel Loise Matus 02/12/2016

Residents of a town in southern Cebu are complaining about the lack of action of barangay officials and the Environmental Management Bureau in Central Visayas (EMB-7) on the alleged dumping of coal in their area. The stockpiled…

EMB-7 to get more air monitor equipment

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/02/2015

THE Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-7) said it is expecting new equipment worth P11 million from the central office to monitor air quality in Cebu. EMB-7 Regional Director William Cuñado said the cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu…

EMB: Air quality still erratic, wear masks

Inquirer, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/29/2015

THE air quality in Metro Cebu improved yesterday, but the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) is not yet lifting its advisory to wear protective masks. William Cuñado, EMB-7 regional director for Central Visayas, said their monitoring showed that…

Hazy predicament

Editorial 10/29/2015

  Public concern over the haze that has swept Metro Cebu  has been on a roller coaster  since last weekend’s official  confirmation that forest fires in Indonesia are affecting the iair quality here. On Saturday, the meter…

HAZE NO MORE?

Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/27/2015

Air quality back to normal, but pollutants still suspended in air Northeast monsoon or amihan winds blew the haze away from Cebu yesterday, clearing up the sky and reducing the amount of fine particles in the air…

Kaingin haze

Gerard Pareja 10/26/2015

Pasensya sa tanang mga hubakon. Di sad ta magkiat ron kay kining aso nga gikan Indonesia mitaptap sa atong kawanangan. Gani sa Tagbilaran, Bohol, nanghapdos man ang mga mata sa mga molupyo tungod ning maong aso. Huypon…

A smazey New Year

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 10/26/2015

Smaze, the abbreviated term for smoke and haze, which is blanketing various parts of Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, Samar and Davao del Norte, is making my friends and relatives rather anxious that they’re now heading off to…

EMB to local governments: Buy masks for constituents

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/26/2015

Although the sky seemed to have cleared yesterday, environment officials said the amount of dust particles in the air has remained above the standard limits and everyone is advised to wear an N95 mask. William Cuñado, regional…

‘Shipping vessels equipped with sewage tanks’

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/19/2015

EMB probes Sta. Fe waste plaint THE Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-7) said the shipping vessels that head to Sta. Fe Bantayan Island northern Cebu were equipped with sewage tanks, contrary to claims by residents there. Engineer Cindylyn…

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