Dizon’s ordinance allows Cebu City to celebrate environment week every June

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The first week of June will now be called the Cebu City Environment Week after the City Council passed an ordinance that aims to educate the public on the need for environmental protection.…

Cebu Cenro needs help cleaning up Mahiga Creek

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) is calling on volunteers and establishments to help them in the clean up of the Mahiga Creek on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Lawyer John Jigo Dacua, the…

DENR-7 to hold tree planting, mangrove planting and coastal clean up in Luyang, Carmen

Futch Anthony Inso 04/17/2019

Cebu City, Philippines —The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) said it will be holding a tree planting, mangrove planting and coastal clean-up in Luyang, Carmen on April 22, 2019.  Engineer Viernov Grefalde,…

More volunteers expected to show up for Lahug River clean-up drive

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Environment Office (Cenro) is expecting more than 2,000 volunteers to help in the Lahug River clean-up on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Cenro Head Nida Cabrera said that more people have volunteered for…

Kids join river clean-up drive, hope to see a cleaner Butuanon River

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/22/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu, Philippines—Over 400 volunteers beat the sunrise on Friday morning, February 22, to participate in the clean-up drive at the Butuanon River in Mandaue City as part of the simultaneous river clean-up in 10 rivers…

Siyagit sa Sapa revisits historic estero

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/23/2015

About a hundred people joined the 2.6-kilometer bike ride and walk for the “Siyagit sa Sapa,” an advocacy to raise awareness on the state of Cebu City’s rivers yesterday. The activity spearheaded by the Movement for a…

Why use Cebu rivers as dumps?

Bencyrus Ellorin 03/20/2015

Philippine Water Week  hits a high note this weekend with a Hangyo sa Sapa River Clean-Up on Saturday and  a walk-bike tour of the Parian esteros  in  Syagit sa Sapa in Cebu City on Sunday. Rapid urbanization…

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