Clustering landfills may ease garbage problems

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/31/2017

Cebu’s local governments should cluster their landfills to resolve common garbage problems, a top official of the Environment Management Bureau (EMB) said yesterday. “This has been discussed by the Cebu province for a long time. This needs…

Inayawan landfill eyed for jail project

Inna Mejia 01/30/2017

IF CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s plans will be realized, the closed Inayawan Sanitary landfill will become a jail facility made up of at least 20 separate jail buildings equipped with signal jammers. “Only 200 prisoners will…

Dad: Set up transfer station in closed Inayawan landfill

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/25/2017

In an effort to reduce Cebu City’s private garbage hauling expenses, Councilor Eugenio Gabuya Jr. wants to establish a transfer station inside the Inayawan landfill. Gabuya, who is affiliated with Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK), has proposed…

DENR undersecretary to Cebu City: Go to Consolacion

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/24/2017

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has a message for Cebu City: “Dump your garbage in the Consolacion sanitary landfill temporarily.” DENR Undersecretary Isabelo Montejo gave this advice as City Hall continued to search for…

P25M FOR JOMARA

Inna Mejia, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/07/2017

Cebu City’s garbage disposal woes are good as solved, at least for this month. Jomara Konstruckt Corp., the same private hauler hired by the city government last month, is expected to continue transporting the city’s garbage to…

Looking the other way

Editorial 01/04/2017

It’s no small irony to learn that Jomara Konstruckt Corp., the private hauler contracted by the Cebu City government to handle the city’s mounting garbage, is dumping the city’s refuse to the private landfill site in Barangay…

END OF CONTRACT

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 01/02/2017

Despite the December 31, 2016 expiration of the Purchase Order (PO), Jomara Konstruckt Corp. has not totally cleared the temporary transfer station at the South Road Properties (SRP) of garbage. According to DPS assistant chief John Paul…

A CYCLE OF TRASH

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Morexette Erram 12/30/2016

By the first day of the New Year, there is a big chance that the South Road Properties (SRP) has not yet been completely cleared of trash as earlier promised by the Cebu City government. This much…

SRP dumping continues

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/29/2016

FOR now, Cebu City will continue using the transfer station in the South Road Properties (SRP) to dump its garbage. According to Department of Public Services (DPS) head Roberto Cabarrubias, they have no other choice but to…

Council grants emergency powers to Osmeña

Morexette Erram 12/23/2016

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña was granted authority by the Cebu City Council to use the unspent savings of last year worth P9 million pesos on hiring a private hauler to collect garbage and dump it into…

Cebu City to ask CA to allow use of Inayawan landfill

Morexette Erram 12/23/2016

The Cebu City government will file a petition asking the Court of Appeals (CA) to allow the use of the Inayawan landfill at Barangay Inayawan, Cebu City as a temporary dumping site until the administration can find…

SRP garbage issue: Compromise in sight

Inna Mejia, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/22/2016

A solution may now be in sight in addressing the garbage collection and disposal concerns of Cebu City, with city officials opting to cross party lines to solve the issue that has threatened to reach crisis proportions.…

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