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…
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…
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…
CEBU City Hall should “get its act together” in enforcing waste segregation at the household level to help solve the city’s garbage problem, a local representative of the environmental group Greenpeace said yesterday. “Segregation of biodegradable and…
ILOILO CITY — Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu vowed to “double efforts” in addressing environmental concerns on Boracay Island and other tourist destinations. “The law is there. We have to implement the law in tourist destinations (and) tourist…
A CEBU-BASED hospital and septage waste treatment company has secured a P120 million loan from the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) to finance upgrading and expansions set this year. In an interview, Pollution Abatement Systems Specialist,…
PENSIVE An official raised his eyebrow on a photo of himself in a newspaper which showed him being grilled during a public hearing. He said contrary to the photo’s caption, he wasn’t pensive at the time. “I…
SANTA Fe town officials are warning guests and organizers of the Isla Music Festival 2017 to keep their trash. “Clean as you stay and clean as you go,” said Santa Fe Mayor Jose Esgana after empty bottles…
PART 1 Eight-year-old John Paul Liray ignored the drizzle. He was busy putting the trash he collected from a dirty creek into three sando bags. Despite his frail frame, he carried the bags to a compactor truck…
There is something to be said about community vigilance being key to preserving the environment as seen in two separate cases in the cities of Mandaue and Cebu recently. In Mandaue City, residents living near a private…
Per news reports, 5,000 tonnes (translated to 5,000,000 kilograms, as a unit is equal to 1,000 kg.) of mixed wastes on board M/V Christina arrived in Cebu on January 20, with the cargo declared as “solid…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will be sending back the tons of shredded plastics that were found dumped in a private lot in Barangay Tingub, Mandaue City, once a warrant of seizure is issued against the vessel…
