President eyes plastics ban

11/08/2019

President Duterte is considering a ban on plastics in the country to protect the environment from plastic waste pollution. Mr. Duterte raised the idea at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday night, during a presentation by Vernice Victorio,…

Mandaue City coffers left with P3.4B – Fortuna

Doris C. Bongcac 06/28/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The administration of outgoing Mandaue City Mayor Gabriel Luis Quisumbing failed to implement programs that would address the city’s concerns on informal settlers. It also failed to fully utilize the city’s share of…

Vice Mayor-elect Bercede to review Mandaue’s full face helmet, plastic ban ordinances

Futch Anthony Inso 06/26/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu, Philippines —Mandaue City Vice Mayor-elect Glenn Bercede plans to review two ordinances that was passed and implemented by the outgoing administration when they will assume office starting next week. Bercede said that these ordinances…

Mandaue’s plastic ban ordinance up for review

Doris C. Bongcac 05/19/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Mandaue City’s plastic ban ordinance may stay but mayor-elect Jonas Cortes want the legislation refined to make it more responsive to the concerns of businessmen and the marketgoers. He said that while there…

Plastic ban at City Hall to start tomorrow

Gerard Vincent Francisco, Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/31/2018

Employees of the Cebu City government are preparing for the ban of plastic products at City Hall. The implementation of the executive order is set to take effect on Wednesday (August 1). The ordinance prohibits any person…

Uncollected Garbage

Lito M. Tecscon 01/02/2017

An unidentified woman passes by uncollected garbage in Barangay Tipolo, Mandaue City. The city is enforcing a strict plastic ban.…

Alcover not giving up on ordinance banning plastic bags in Cebu City

John Carlo Villaruel 12/05/2016

After not getting the approval from the city council regarding the total ban of plastic bags, Cebu City councilor Pastor Alcover Jr. is now thinking of other options as he looks to collect ordinances from other Local…

‘Cebu City can learn from Mandaue on enforcing plastic ban’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/25/2016

CEBU City can perhaps learn a thing or two from Mandaue City on how to enforce a citywide plastic ban. So said Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera who went to a shopping mall in Mandaue City and…

Lower plastic garbage volume in Mandaue

Norman V. Mendoza 10/10/2016

MANDAUE City’s environment office said they noticed a drop in the volume of plastic waste collected from commercial establishments since the plastic ban ordinance took effect last August. Araceli Barlam, head of Mandaue City Hall’s City Environment…

Plastics ban enforcement

Editorial 08/12/2016

There were reports of two fast-food outlets that were objecting to Mandaue City’s plastics ban ordinance that went into force last month following the flash floods that stranded commuters for hours on end. In a radio interview,…

2 fast food outlets, 30 other establishments violate Mandaue City’s ban on plastic bags

Julit C. Jainar 08/08/2016

THE City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) of Mandaue City submitted yesterday names of two fast food chains whose business permits are subject for revocation after violating the city’s Plastic Bag Prohibition Ordinance of 2010. Under…

Give private sector 3-6 months to dispose plastic bags — Jonkie

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/18/2016

Two days after the Mandaue City government started the implementation of the 2010 Plastic Ban Ordinance among market vendors, sixth district Provincial Board Member Thadeo Jovito “Jonkie” Ouano suggested to have private establishments exempted from the ban…

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