TO ease the problem of waste disposal, four barangays in Cebu City’s south district will pilot test a scheme to cluster the collection of garbage starting Monday. “We will pilot test four barangays that would be pooling…
LOOK at Cebu City’s offer to pay for use of Talisay’s landfill as a “big business opportunity.” This was the advice of Jade Ponce, chairman of Cebu City’s Solid Waste Management Board, to Talisay City officials amid…
A 10-YEAR-OLD boy was killed after a garbage truck ran over him in barangay Umapad, Mandaue yesterday morning. Police said the victim and another boy climbed aboard the truck but slipped while stepping on the fuel tank.…
Barangay captains in Cebu City’s south district yesterday agreed to help each other by clustering garbage collection and lending resources to villages with no trucks to haul trash. Joel Garganera, chairman of barangay Tinago and vice president…
The Cebu City government is pushing through with the total closure of the Inayawan Sanitary Landfill by January 15. With this, Mayor Michael Rama issued an order informing all barangays, city hall department heads and the police…
Residents near Guizo Barangay Hall in Mandaue City finally heaved a sigh of relief after tons of uncollected garbage dumped in the area were finally hauled to the city’s sanitary landfill last Tuesday. Jesus Neri Jr., barangay…
More than 50 sacks of uncollected garbage awaits motorists and visitors passing through A.S. Fortuna Extension in barangay Guizo, Mandaue City. The bulk of the garbage, mostly plastic items, are found within walking distance from the Guizo…
The search is on for a boy and his “boss” who were photographed dumping garbage into the sea near a beach resort in Moalboal town, southern Cebu last Monday. Several photos uploaded on the Facebook account of…
Spitting and urinating just anytime and anywhere may no longer be a common sight in Cebu City as the city government strictly implements the ordinance against this, warning of citation tickets or worse, court trial. The Cebu…
The city government of Cebu has gone very strict in implementing the waste segregation law that even City Hall garbage truck drivers and loaders who collect unsegregated waste have been issued citation tickets. According to Grace Luardo,…
Cebu City officials called on barangay officials to help reduce garbage volume in their respective areas. Barangay officials showed their support to these plans in a seminar held at City Hall.Among these plans is the creation of…
