Opposition councilors question proposed budget for garbage

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/12/2017

By the end of this year, Cebu City Hall will be spending close to P400 million for garbage disposal. The amount, which is almost four times more than the yearly budget from previous years, has surprised Cebu…

Traffic, garbage and tax collection highlight Osmeña’s report to city

Nestle L. Semilla 07/04/2017

STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS Finding solutions to traffic congestion, garbage collection and improvement of tax collection were the highlights of the first State of the City Address (SOCA) of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña yesterday since…

Garbage woes and tunnel works

Ricky Poca 07/03/2017

Last week, a friend of mine asked me if there was a piggery near my place due to the foul odor she smelled while she was at the veranda of my house. I told her there was…

City’s private garbage hauler violates ECC

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/23/2017

Regional Environmental Management Bureau official says Evo Enviro Solutions violates four out of the 15 conditions stipulated under the environmental compliance certificate Another problem is bothering Cebu City Hall’s private garbage hauler. The Environmental Management Bureau in…

DPS chief: Half of garbage backlog already disposed

Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/19/2017

  At least half of the more than 3,000 tons of garbage deposits at the Inayawan Sanitary Landfill transfer station were already taken from the area and disposed to a private landfill facility in Barangay Pulpogan in…

Spending more for garbage

Inquirer, Inquirer.net 04/26/2017

If Cebu City is spending twice for its garbage collection and disposal this year than in the previous years, blame it on the previous administrations that failed to provide concrete, long-term solutions to the garbage problem. Whether…

Basura Mo, Sardinas Ko program: Expensive but effective solution to city’s trash problem

Inna Mejia 04/20/2017

The “Basura Mo, Sardinas Ko” program of the Cebu City government is an expensive program, but it will address the city’s drainage problem. Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmena said he sees the program as an effective way…

Garbage hauling to cost Cebu City P142M in just 5 months

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/19/2017

The Cebu City Department of Public Services (DPS) has been given another P40 million for the hauling of the city’s garbage for the month of May, causing opposition councilors to raise a furor that this administration is…

Partygoers, organizers slammed

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/16/2017

ISLA MUSICFEST GARBAGE Sacks of garbage collected at the site of the Isla Music Festival 2017 in Barangay Pooc, Santa Fe, Bantayan Island have infuriated a green advocate as he called for organizers to craft clear policies…

Isla Music fest guests, organizers told: Keep trash or get penalized

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/15/2017

SANTA Fe town officials are warning guests and organizers of the Isla Music Festival 2017 to keep their trash. “Clean as you stay and clean as you go,” said Santa Fe Mayor Jose Esgana after empty bottles…

Sri Lanka garbage dump collapse kills 11

04/15/2017

COLOMBO — The death toll from a collapsed garbage mountain in Sri Lanka’s capital rose to 11 Saturday, officials said, with the disaster destroying 145 homes. Colombo National Hospital spokesperson Pushpa Soysa said two boys and two…

CEBU CITY: The garbage ordinances

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/02/2017

(Part 2 of a special report on how the ‘Queen City of the South’ copes with one of its biggest problems) Garbage collection has always been a problem of Cebu City, a highly urbanized area – dubbed…

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