EMB clarifies Mactan beaches are ‘clean, safe for swimming’

Jhunnex Napallacan, Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza 03/09/2016

Lapu-Lapu mayor: Reports on coliform contamination could hurt resorts Environment officials yesterday clarified that the coastal waters of Mactan Island are clean and safe for swimming just as Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza scored them for releasing…

Firm denies cutting 928 trees

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/30/2015

ONE of the companies charged with violating the country’s Forestry Code by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) denied any role in the cutting of 928 trees in a lot in barangay Talavera, Toledo City.…

EMB notes poor water quality in some major rivers in Cebu

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Marian Z. Codilla 10/15/2015

Official also notes high fecal coliform level in Mactan beaches Some major rivers in Cebu have been found to have poor water quality, the Environmental Management Bureau in region 7 reported. Only the Luyang River in Carmen…

DENR greenlights BRT project

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/18/2015

The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) issued an environmental compliance certificate for Cebu City’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project which is expected to be operational by 2018. EMB-7 Regional Director Fernando Quililan said they expect Cebu City Hall…

Probe sought on wastes in Sta. Fe waters

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/11/2015

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…

Cordova town faces penalty for dumping limestone in private property

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/29/2015

The Cordova municipal government will be penalized for conducting illegal reclamation for their proposed Cordova slaughter house project located in barangay Ibabao without securing the Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC). Engr. William Cuñado, regional director of the Environmental…

EMB-7 issues discharge permit to private waste firm

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 04/23/2015

The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) said yesterday that it has  issued a discharge permit and permit to operate for private waste management company Pollution Abatement Systems Specialist Inc. (PASSI). In a statement, Regional EMB-7 Director William Cuñado…

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