Food assistance for fisherfolk in Barangay Ibo mulled

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/15/2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – The Lapu-Lapu City government plans to give food assistance to about 25 families of fisherfolk, whose livelihood are threatened because of the hospital waste found in the waters off the city’s shores recently.…

Hospital wastes threaten livelihood of Lapu fishermen

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Like many coastal villages in the country, residents of Barangay Ibo in Lapu-Lapu City rely on the bounty of the sea for their sustenance.  Fishing and collecting shells are their primary means of livelihood. But…

Environmental lawyers want deeper investigation, heftier fines for hospital waste incident

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Environmental lawyers in Cebu want the government to impose heftier sanctions and fines on those who violate environmental laws.  They also want government agencies to step up in reinforcing environmental protection policies. This developed after…

Hospital waste discovery: Is Mactan Channel still safe for swimming?

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Is taking a dip in the Mactan Channel safe?  Officers from the Environmental Management Bureau in Central Visayas (EMB-7) wanted to be sure as they started getting water samples from the channel to determine if…

UCMed head vows to look into hospital waste controversy

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/10/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines–The president of one of the Mandaue City-based hospitals whose wastes were found floating on the shores of Lapu-Lapu City assured the public that they are currently investigating the incident and will properly address…

HRRAC: Hospital waste didn’t affect tourist arrivals

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Despite the medical wastes found floating on the seas of Lapu-Lapu City in the past few days, hotels and resorts in the island continue to enjoy high occupancy rate.  In a statement sent to Cebu…

Mandaue to probe hospitals involved in medical waste incident

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Mandaue City government will also conduct its own investigation of city-based hospitals whose medical wastes were found on the seas of several coastal barangays in Lapu-Lapu City.  In a statement sent to reporters,…

Mactan Channel not safe for swimming – official

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Swimming in the Mactan Channel is now prohibited after hospital wastes believed to contain toxic substances were collected there. An official of the Lapu-Lapu City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) said it is no…

EMB hopes to find long-term solution

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/24/2015

A forum is scheduled today with the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-7) to resolve the issue of   uncollected infectious wastes of healthcare facilities in Metro Cebu. Invited to the forum are  representatives of  hospitals, clinics, birthing homes and…

No final disposal site for hospital wastes

04/22/2015

DENR reviewing technical competence of PASSI After hospital wastes are treated, where do these go?” This question was posed by Eduardo Llamedo, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) spokesman,  to explain the Environmental Management Bureau’s refusal…

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