PUNISH TRASH VIOLATORS

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/05/2016

Cebu City ends leniency on those who fail to segregate Mounds of stinking garbage are reported in many Cebu City barangays, and when the rain pours, rivers of floodwater rise in the metropolis, at times carrying the…

New garbage collection sked by Oct. 16

Edison Delos Angeles 10/05/2016

The Department of Public Services (DPS) in Cebu City is implementing a new schedule for its garbage collection service. Asst. DPS chief John Paul Galasque explained that starting on October 16, garbage collection will be scheduled from…

Cebu City owes Consolacion private landfill owner, haulers

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/08/2016

Cebu City Hall still owes the owner of the private landfill in Consolacion as well as private haulers for services rendered earlier this year. According to Cebu City Councilor Margarita Osmeña, who had a brief stint as…

Incentivizing garbage collection

Editorial 08/30/2016

Offering canned sardines in exchange for city residents to bring their garbage to the collectors is an interesting solution offered by Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and one that should be supported if only to help reduce…

No contract, no more garbage deliveries

06/20/2016

WITH no valid contract between the Cebu City government and the operator of the private landfill in Consolacion town, all deliveries of the city’s garbage there will end on July 1. In yesterday’s press conference, Cebu City…

Inayawan landfill may open next week, Margot says

Nestle L. Semilla 06/16/2016

The Inayawan landfill site may open next week to accommodate the 300 tons of garbage discharged by the city every month. In yesterday’s press conference, Cebu City Acting Mayor Margot Osmeña told reporters that work on reopening…

Privatization being studied anew

Julit C. Jainar 05/20/2016

CALLS to revive studies on the effectiveness of privatizing garbage collection in Cebu City have surfaced anew amid the failure of the “No Segregation, No Collection” policy. Garbage collection has also been inefficient because of consistent absenteeism…

Rama orders takeover of garbage collection in 3 BO-PK bailiwicks

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/29/2016

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said the sight of uncollected garbage compelled him to order a takeover of the garbage collection systems in  barangays Guadalupe, Labangon and Tejero. “I would like to be very clear. Starting today,…

Double budget for new trash scheme?

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/17/2015

The Department of Public Services (DPS) is seeking a P238.2 million budget for garbage services next year or double its current figure to afford a new scheme of outsourcing services of waste collection and diposal in Cebu…

Official: City garbage disposal more efficient

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/30/2015

A City Hall official said the increased  volume of  garbage in Cebu City shows “more efficiency of collection”, not  failure of the city’s solid waste management program. Since September, no city funds have been spent for  garbage…

2 dump trucks full of garbage park in barangay Sambag

Nestle L. Semilla 10/22/2015

For more than a month,  two barangay trucks loaded with garbage have been  parked in the same spot in barangay Sambag, Cebu City. Idle and in disrepair, the trucks irritate residents with their bad odor. The uncollected…

Barangay garbage segregation prioritized

Norman V. Mendoza 03/02/2015

Garbage collected from Mandaue City’s 27 barangays will be segregated first in their area before these are brought to a transfer station in the former Umapad dumpsite. Engr. Ricardo Mendoza, head of Mandaue City Hall’s City Environment…

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