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LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines – At least 50 sacks of garbage were collected during a coastal cleanup in the islet of Pangan-an in Lapu-Lapu City on Tuesday, May 16. Dr. Ronald Oporto, head of the City Environment and…
The Philippines, named as the fourth top waste generator in Southeast Asia and one of the top ocean polluters in the world, is undeniably facing a problem on solid waste management (SWM). This is a result of…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City wrapped up its first Solid Waste Management Summit (SWM) on April 8, 2022, and the SWM Board is now planning to amend the 10-year SWM plan that the Commission on Audit…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Five Job Order (JO) employees assigned at Lapu-Lapu City’s Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) risk losing their jobs after they tested positive for illegal drugs use. City of Lapu-Lapu Office for Substance Abuse Prevention…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan has ordered a surprise drug testing on Monday morning, September 30, as part of his ongoing investigation into the alleged extortion practices by some employees of the city’s…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Legal Office has found sufficient grounds to request the Cebu City Council to investigate the officials of Barangay Zapatera for throwing collected garbage near the barangay hall premises. Lawyer Rey…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Binaliw landfill developers, ARN Builders, said they are working on the complaints of the Barangay Binaliw residents regarding the smell from the landfil, which they said actually came from the haulers delivering…
The Cebu City Council has disapproved the use of the 1.7 hectare property in Barangay Binaliw, Cebu City as a material recovery facility (MRF) and landfill site. With nine councilors voting against it, ARN Builders’ application to…
WITH Cebu dumping 1.2 million kilograms of garbage last year, local officials were told to set up material recovery facilities (MRFs) and intensify waste segregation in their respective areas. Rhica Evilla, chief of the Solid Waste Management…
THE Cebu City Council scheduled on Dec. 12 a public hearing on the proposed ordinance to set up a centralized materials recovery facility (MRF) inside the Inayawan landfill in Cebu City. The proposal authored by Councilor Eugenio…
WITH garbage reduction programs set to be in place, Cebu City Hall’s Department of Public Services (DPS) has been pressured not to fully use their proposed budget for garbage hauling services next year. The DPS has proposed…
It will only be temporary. One month at most. By then, however, at least 5,000 tons of garbage will be sitting in open dumpsites, the size of a small subdivision, at the South Road Properties (SRP). The…
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