Court sets Naga landslide site visit to assess need for temporary envt’l protection order

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Cebu City court has ordered for a site visit at the ground zero of the massive landslide in Naga City to assess if there is really a need to issue a Temporary…

Naga City Landslide: Trial on P4.5 B class suit to resume Thursday

Rosalie Abatayo 04/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The trial court in Cebu City will resume hearing on Thursday, April 4, of the petition for the issuance of a temporary environmental protection order (Tepo) against the quarry operations of Apo Land…

Legal battle for Naga landslide victims starts

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The legal battle for the victims of the Naga City landslide has begun. On Thursday afternoon, Cebu City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Presiding Judge Generosa Labra has started hearing the petition for the issuance of…

Cebu City court to hear petition for issuance of TEPO vs. ALQC

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/04/2019

The petition for the issuance of a temporary environment protection order against Apo Land and Quarry Corp. (ALQC) is set to be heard on January 10, 2019.…

Apo Land questions issuance of TEPO

Rosalie O. Abatayo 11/15/2018

P4.5B ENVT’L CASE Apo Land and Quarry Corp. (ALQC) has submitted its opposition to the issuance of a temporary environmental protection order (TEPO) in relation to the P4.5 billion environmental case filed against them over the massive…

No compromise deal on Inayawan landfill closure

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/03/2016

NO compromise agreement was reached on the timetable and plans for the closure of the Inayawan landfill. Despite their earlier disinterest in sitting down with each other, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Councilor Joel Garganera met…

Difficult road seen for P10M anapog proposal at Cebu City Council

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/26/2016

CHANCES of the Cebu City Council’s approval on the P10 million proposal to buy anapog (limestone) for the Inayawan landfill looks bleak. Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera said he is not bent on endorsing the approval of…

Osmeña, Garganera argue landfill case before CA

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/24/2016

In an awaited face off, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera finally went head to head before the Court of Appeals (CA) yesterday over a core environmental issue that has long been…

City Hall, landfill opponents told to submit position papers

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/24/2016

The Court of Appeals (CA) ordered contending parties to submit their position papers on the petition for a Temporary Environmental Protection Order (TEPO) on the Inayawan Landfill within 15 days for resolution by justices on the case.…

CITY NOT READY TO CLOSE INAYAWAN LANDFILL

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/21/2016

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is now under pressure to make a decision on whether or not to close the 17-year-old Inayawan sanitary landfill. With Environment Secretary Gina Lopez saying she wants the landfill closed, Osmeña admitted…

Tomas to attend court hearing on landfill

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/19/2016

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña will appear at the Court of Appeals (CA) next Monday in relation to the hearing on the petition for a temporary environmental protection order (TEPO) against the city’s operation of the Inayawan…

Hard pressed for resolution

Editorial 10/14/2016

With the Court of Appeals (CA) ruling favorably on the Writ of Kalikasan yet holding off on issuing a Temporary Environment Restraining Order (Tepo), the onus of resolving the debate over the Inayawan landfill’s fate is again…

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