DOH says Cebu City Hall has final say on Inayawan landfill

Izobelle T. Pulgo 09/14/2016

The regional Department of Health (DOH-7) said it is still the city government that has a final say on the Inayawan landfill, regardless of their findings and recommendation. During Wednesday’s Kapihan sa PIA forum, Dr. Jaime Bernadas…

No garbage run

09/13/2016

In the midst of all the debate over whether to shut down or keep the Inayawan landfill open, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña somehow noticed how the dumpsite has affected the students of the University of Cebu-Maritime…

CLOSE INAYAWAN LANDFILL

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/12/2016

Can rehabilitation efforts still save the Inayawan landfill in Cebu City? According to the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7), it’s about time that the garbage dumpsite is closed and no amount of rehabilitation can make…

Objections to Inayawan dumpsite

Ricky Poca 09/12/2016

The problem with the Inayawan dumpsite has been with Cebu City residents for sometime that it was during the former administration of mayor Mike Rama that the city was threatened with a civil suit from environmentalists. Many…

DOH recommends closure of Inayawan Landfill

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/12/2016

THE Inayawan landfill in Cebu City should be closed down for posing a health risk to residents, the regional Department of Health (DOH) said in its inspection report. The report forwarded by DOH Regional Director Jaime Bernadas…

Tom O: P5K for each UC-METC student

Morexette Erram 09/09/2016

If the Cebu City Council will allow it, each student of the University of Cebu-Maritime Education Training Center (UC-METC) Mambaling campus will be given P5,000 as payment for the inconvenience caused by the stench coming from the…

Cebu City dad turning to San Francisco town for answers to landfill issues

Morexette Erram 09/09/2016

A Cebu City councilor is turning to the town of San Francisco, Camotes, in northern Cebu for information and insights that could provide ‘long-term” solutions to the issues arising from the reopening of the Inayawan landfill in…

Everyone should have road map to zero waste – Ramos

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Morexette Erram 09/07/2016

Those affected by the Inayawan Landfill can file administrative complaints against the Cebu City government if they feel that their right to a safe and clean environment is violated. According to Department of Environment and Natural Resources…

‘I HAVE NO CHOICE’

Edison Delos Angeles, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/06/2016

Council urges closure and moratorium on use of landfill The Cebu City Council yesterday passed a resolution urging Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña to close the Inayawan Sanitary Landfill, and a corollary resolution urging a moratorium on…

Cebu City Hall to tap emergency funds for landfill

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/05/2016

CITY Hall’s executive department will tap into Cebu City’s emergency funds in order to cure defects at the Inayawan dumpsite and comply with environmental standards set by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Environmental Management…

Foul problem

Editorial 09/05/2016

There are a lot of arguments for and against the reopening of the Inayawan landfill, but the strongest and most visible comes from the people affected by the resumption of its operations. The photo of students wearing…

The road to zero waste

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 09/04/2016

The stench emanating from the Inayawan landfill is Page One news again. Students wore masks in their classrooms as the odor was unbearable. Cebu Daily News reported that the city is now being investigated for violations of…

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