Last Monday was supposed to be the warm up to reopening the Inayawan landfill site, and while environmental groups and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) may object to it, Cebu City officials aren’t too…
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…
Councilor Cabrera: City can reopen landfill without EMB-7’s permission Whether the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) 7 give their permission or not, the Cebu City government will still re-open the sanitary landfill at…
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…
Cebu City mayor-elect Tomas Osmeña will re-open the Inayawan sanitary landfill once he assumes office at the end of the month. In a press conference, acting mayor Margot Osmeña told reporters that re-opening of the Inayawan landfill…
With dump trucks collecting garbage from Cebu City’s mountain barangays twice a week at most, Acting Mayor Margot Osmeña wants loaders in the upland areas to help in collecting garbage in the city’s urban barangays. “During my…
Incoming Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s declaration that the arrangement between the outgoing administration and private landfill operator Asia Energy Systems Corp. based in Consolacion town is illegal makes us wonder how he will deal with the…
CEBU City Hall won’t pay the garbage tipping fee to the operator of a private landfill in Consolacion town until a contract is signed. Cebu City Acting Mayor Margot Osmeña said the Asian Energy System Corp. is…
With no sanitary landfill, towns and cities in Cebu province are resorting to dumping their garbage in commercial facilities which are costly or in open dumpsites, a practice that is already prohibited by law. The Cebu provincial…
Despite the warning sign, residents of Barangay Guizo, Mandaue City continue to dump their garbage on the sidewalk. Now is the time for local officials to act against violators. Attention: Guizo barangay officials.…
One of many issues I remembered outgoing Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama mentioned during one of his media leaders fora was his stand on the city’s garbage problem. Rama said he didn’t believe Cebu City needed a…
Residents of La Guardia Extension, Lahug aren’t happy about their uncollected garbage which has been piling up since April 21 but stray animals never had it so good. Attention: Department of Public Service (DPS). (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/ALEX FARRUGIA)…
