DPWH workers complain about stench from garbage at SRP

Inna Mejia, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/27/2017

Personnel from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) office are the latest people to complain of the stench coming from the garbage left to be transferred at the temporary transfer station in the South Road…

Dad: Set up transfer station in closed Inayawan landfill

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/25/2017

In an effort to reduce Cebu City’s private garbage hauling expenses, Councilor Eugenio Gabuya Jr. wants to establish a transfer station inside the Inayawan landfill. Gabuya, who is affiliated with Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK), has proposed…

Village execs: We’re doing our share to collect trash

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/25/2017

Officials of Barangay Kamputhaw in Cebu City refuted the allegations raised by Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña about the uncollected garbage in their area. Kamputhaw Barangay Chairman Trifonio Lequigan Jr. said the photos of uncollected garbage along…

DENR undersecretary to Cebu City: Go to Consolacion

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/24/2017

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has a message for Cebu City: “Dump your garbage in the Consolacion sanitary landfill temporarily.” DENR Undersecretary Isabelo Montejo gave this advice as City Hall continued to search for…

Anti-littering law of Mandaue to be strictly imposed

Dominic D. Yasay 01/24/2017

BUSINESS establishments in Mandaue City are warned not to indiscriminately dump their trash outside their buildings and along the streets, or they would be fined or even possibly lose their business permits. Araceli Barlam, City Environment and…

Jomara told to spray enzymes to minimize stench from garbage

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/19/2017

  Cebu City officials are urging Jomara Konstruckt Corp. to employ measures to mitigate the stench of the garbage when they transport it to the landfill in Aloguinsan town. Department of Public Services (DPS) head Roberto Cabarrubias…

Sinulog crowd left 155 tons of garbage

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/16/2017

After last Sunday’s Sinulog festival, the estimated 1.5 million people, who attended the event, also left hundreds of tons of garbage on Cebu City’s streets. According to the Department of Public Services (DPS), they were able to…

SRP expected to be clear of garbage next week

Morexette Erram 01/07/2017

HEAVY equipment and dump trucks were immediately deployed by Jomara Konstruckt Corp. to the transfer station at the South Road Projects (SRP) in order to clear the area of garbage left there after the lapse of the…

P25M FOR JOMARA

Inna Mejia, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/07/2017

Cebu City’s garbage disposal woes are good as solved, at least for this month. Jomara Konstruckt Corp., the same private hauler hired by the city government last month, is expected to continue transporting the city’s garbage to…

Garbage woes reported in Mactan

Norman V. Mendoza 01/07/2017

Residents of Barangay Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City have complained against the foul smell of garbage emanating from a private lot used by the city to dump tons of trash. The lot, owned by Maviche Hauling Services, sits beside…

Council grants emergency powers to Osmeña anew

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/06/2017

The Cebu City Council passed a resolution allowing Mayor Tomas Osmeña to hire the services of a private garbage hauler for the second time on Friday morning after a special session at the city hall. During the…

Special session for city’s garbage issue moved to Friday

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/04/2017

The special session to tackle the Cebu City’s garbage problem has been postponed to Friday morning, January 6. Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella made the announcement on Wednesday morning after learning that a lot of the city councilors…

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