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).…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
THE Cebu provincial government will verify reports that ships are allegedly dumping human waste into the sea off Sta. Fe, Bantayan island. Vice Governor Agnes Magpale told reporters that she and Governor Hilario Davide III will visit…
AN environment group called on the DENR and the Philippine Coast Guard to investigate passenger vessels that dump human waste into the waters of Sta. Fe town, Bantayan Island, northern Cebu. Environmental lawyer Antonio Oposa, who heads…
