Village waste segregation compliance at 40 percent

Doris Mae Mondragon 03/21/2018

OVER 1,000 households were issued citation tickets for violating the “no segregation, no collection” policy on garbage since it was enforced on March 1, the City’s Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) said. Acting CENRO chief Nida…

Hotels, resorts ordered to comply with proper waste water management

Nestle L. Semilla 03/15/2018

The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) assured that hotels and resorts in Cebu are closely monitored as to their compliance of the environmental laws. However, establishments were…

Enforce, sustain waste segregation

Editorial 03/08/2018

As expected, politics was again a factor in the (re)birth pains of the waste segregation policy resumed by the Cebu City government starting last Thursday, March 1. Councilor Philip Zafra, president of the Association of Barangay Councils,…

Waste segregation anew

Editorial 02/28/2018

Unless there is a last minute announcement, it’s all systems go for the “no segregation, no collection” garbage disposal policy of Cebu City Hall today March 1, but based on last Monday’s disclosure by the City Environment…

Village ‘eco chiefs’ to monitor waste segregation, disposal

Nestle L. Semilla 02/08/2018

Barangay environmental officers (BEOs) will be stationed in each of Cebu City’s garbage “hotspots” to monitor the implementation of the city government’s waste segregation program. These BEOs will issue citation tickets and fine residents who won’t comply…

Bali declares ‘garbage emergency’ amid sea of waste

AFP 12/28/2017

  Bali’s palm-fringed Kuta beach has long been a favorite with tourists seeking sun and surf, but nowadays its golden shoreline is disappearing under a mountain of garbage. Plastic straws and food packaging are strewn between sunbathers,…

Don’t dump garbage in rivers, canals, Tisa folk told

Doris C. Bongcac 12/06/2017

Tisa barangay Captain Philip Zafra is asking his constituents to refrain from disposing their wastes into water bodies. Zafra said that the presence of garbage obstructs the flow of water on their rivers and canals. He said…

RCAO-7 gone to “waste”

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/01/2017

“SAYANG (What a waste).” This was how two retired judges and court employees in Cebu described the closure of the Regional Court Administration Office in Central Visayas (RCAO-7), a pilot project of the Supreme Court (SC) to…

Scavengers oppose waste plant bid

Chris A. Ligan, USJ-R Intern Kristine Remolisan 09/27/2017

About 50 scavengers of the Inayawan landfill were joined by ecology advocates and militant groups in denouncing Cebu City Hall’s plans to set up a waste to energy plant near the landfill site. The protesters sought a…

House panel starts probe on South Korean waste

Doris C. Bongcac, Morexette B. Erram 08/22/2017

THE House Committee on Ecology opened on Tuesday its inquiry on the shipment of 5,000 metric tons of South Korean wastes to Cebu in January. But questions which Cebu 3rd district Rep. Gwen Garcia raised on how…

‘Stop throwing waste into creek’

Winston Ensomo 07/29/2017

Residents especially illegal settlers in the area are reminded not to throw their waste into the creek in Barangay Tejero. Chattelyn Matelo, acting barangay chairman, 40, gave the reminder after they retrieved several solid waste like pieces…

EcoWaste: Floods made worse by garbage

Inquirer.net 07/29/2017

  A WASTE and pollution watchdog deplored on Saturday the reckless waste disposal of cities in Metro Manila which worsened the floods triggered by monsoon rains enhanced by Typhoon Gorio (international name: Nesat). “The rainwater will not…

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