First phase of ALQC hazard reduction plan nears completion

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Apo Land and Quarry Corporation (ALQC) will already complete the first phase of implementation of the hazard reduction plan (HRP) for its quarry site in Barangay Tinaan, City of Naga, by April 2019. Chito…

Lot donation issue: Inayawan brgy chief says planned police station project on lot a traffic hazard

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The lot across the Inayawan Barangay Hall donated by the previous barangay chief to the Philippine National Police has been declared by incumbent barangay chief, Lawyer Bryan Repollo, as a public nuisance. Repollo…

FireCheck Project uses technology in disaster mitigation and response

Doris C. Bongcac 02/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With fire being a common occurrence especially in thickly populated communities in Metro Cebu, the national government is partnering with local communities in coming up with fire hazard mapping and possible mitigations. The…

Inayawan landfill still a fire a hazard, according to BFP, Cenro

Delta Dyrecks Letigio 02/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Despite the closure of the Inayawan Sanitary Landfill in the past two years, the Bureau of the Fire Protection (BFP) and City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) believe that the landfill remains…

The hazard called fire

Benjie Talisic and Doris C. Bongcac 03/15/2018

Most fire incidences reported in the region in January 2018 involved residential areas (38); while the rest were commercial (8), educational structures (4), government offices (3), and factories (2). A total of 10 car fires were also…

The hazard called fire

Benjie B. Talisic, Doris C. Bongcac 03/14/2018

(First of two parts) Members of the Hernandez family are unable to sleep at night every time it rains; as flood water seeps into a makeshift tent that is now considered their home. The tent is located…

Metro traffic becoming health hazard

Inquirer.net 07/05/2017

NGO study says Traffic congestion in Metro Manila is now a critical health issue for Filipinos, an environmental group said in a statement on Wednesday. This was revealed by a study conducted by Kaibigan ng Kaunlaran at…

Road hazard

Christian Maningo 01/06/2017

This unfinished work of the Department of Engineering and Public Works-City Engineering Office (DEPW/CEO) along Lakandula Street, Cebu City, is an eyesore and a road hazard (CDN PHOTO/CHRISTIAN MANINGO).…

Road hazards

01/03/2017

Trisikads occupy the entire road of C. Arellano Blvd. near the pier area, presenting problems to both motorists and other commuters alike.…

EMB issues notice, desist order on coal supplier

Carmel Loise Matus 03/03/2016

THE Environmental Management Bureau in Central Visayas (EMB-7) yesterday issued a notice of violation on the owner of the coal stockpile in a private lot in San Fernando for failing to secure an environmental compliance certificate (ECC).…

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