March rally denouncing Marcos burial tomorrow

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/14/2016

MILITANTS and civil society groups called on the public to join their march rally denouncing the Supreme Court decision to allow the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani at 2…

‘Bury Marcos at the Inayawan Landfill’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/13/2016

Bury former president Ferdinand Marcos at the Inayawan Sanitary Landfill in Cebu City? It is an outrageous proposal but it succinctly expresses exactly how the anti-Marcos groups feel about the burial of the ousted strongman at the…

INAYAWAN LANDFILL COMMITMENTS: Ombud to monitor Cebu City gov’t

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/11/2016

THE Office of the Ombudsman is closely monitoring the Cebu City government if it will follow through with its commitments with the Environmental Management Bureau of Central Visayas (EMB-7) with regards to the Inayawan landfill issue. Environmental…

Deal inked to create monitoring team, funds for Inayawan landfill

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/08/2016

THE Cebu City government has entered into a memorandum of agreement with the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-7) for the establishment of a Multipartite Monitoring Team (MMT), an Environmental Guarantee Fund (EGF), and an Environmental Monitoring Fund (EMF)…

Garbage trucks plan : Dad: Outsource proposal unfair

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/07/2016

THE executive department’s proposal to outsource garbage trucks to do 24/7 garbage collection next year at a cost of P102 million is facing some opposition at the City Council. During yesterday’s continuation of the series of budget…

Construction of culvert bridge to Inayawan landfill to continue

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/04/2016

Cebu City Hall will push through with the ongoing construction of a bridge of culverts connecting the South Road Properties (SRP) to the Inayawan landfill despite pleas from nearby fishermen. Mayor Tomas Osmeña said there are far…

Fisherfolk protest culvert bridge built across SRP

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/03/2016

Culvert bridge meant for garbage trucks bars motorboats from crossing channel Fisherman Samuel Taraya recalled passing through the channel near the Inayawan landfill where he would join his father to catch fish. Even when the South Road…

No compromise deal on Inayawan landfill closure

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/03/2016

NO compromise agreement was reached on the timetable and plans for the closure of the Inayawan landfill. Despite their earlier disinterest in sitting down with each other, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Councilor Joel Garganera met…

City Hall wants P124M budget for garbage disposal

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/31/2016

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña sought a P102 million budget that will go to outsourcing heavy equipment and dump trucks for the city’s garbage collection and disposal next year. The mayor also asked for P22 million in…

Garbage talk

Ricky Poca 10/31/2016

Today, Tuesday, is All Saints’ Day, when the Christian world usually pay their respects for their departed loved ones. Here in Cebu, all roads lead to our cemeteries as we pay our respects to our dearly beloved.…

Kids go trick-or-treating at Cebu City Hall

Morexette Erram 10/28/2016

Several Cebu City councilors adorned their offices with fake cobwebs, lights and pumpkins as they celebrated Halloween yesterday by inviting children for a trick or treat. Some of them started to assemble their gimmicks along the lobbies…

A better way of dealing with garbage

Editorial 10/27/2016

The ongoing hearings on the Inayawan landfill site dispute at the Court of Appeals stand in stark contrast to Mandaue City Hall’s impending transfer of its dumpsite from Umapad to Casili and show just how far removed…

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