The Metro Manila Council (MMC) expressed its support for the Department of Energy 's (DOE) waste-to-energy plan aimed at converting the cities ' garbage into fuel, ushering in a new dawn of renewable energy in the National Capital Region (NCR). During a meeting at the Metropolitan Manila...
Dozens of volunteers took part in a massive cleanup drive at Baseco Beach in Tondo, Manila, in observance of the 40th International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) on Saturday, Sept. 20, the Manila Public Information Office (PIO) said. The office said that over 40 sacks of garbage were collected from the...
BAGUIO CITY – The City General Services Office (GSO) said residents and businesses here generate about 550 tons of mixed waste daily, making solid waste management one of the major concerns of the local government that requires various solutions. GSO head Eugene Buyucan said about 300 tons of...
San Mateo, Rizal Mayor Bartolome "Omie" Rivera Jr. slammed the directive of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) diverting the collected solid wastes of the city of Manila to its New San Mateo Sanitary Landfill (NSMSLF) following the permanent closure of the Navotas Sanitary...
BACOLOD CITY – With the national spotlight on flood mitigation, Mayor Greg Gasataya convened barangay leaders and key government agencies to push for a more coordinated approach in addressing this highly-urbanized city’s ongoing waste problems, one of the major causes of flooding. “Please...
CEBU CITY – The former administrator of this city and several others were indicted by the Office of the Ombudsman for their alleged involvement in an anomalous P239-million garbage collection and disposal deal. Former City Administrator Floro Quimque Casas Jr., Department of Public Services...
BAGUIO CITY – The city government is taking a hardline stance against littering and illegal garbage disposal, warning that violators could face criminal charges and jail time under several national environmental laws. Mayor Benjamin Magalong said Wednesday he has ordered the General Services...
Rubbish piles up on a residential street in Birmingham, England, Monday, April 7, 2025, amid an ongoing refuse workers' strike in the city. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) LONDON (AP) — There is a stink rising over the United Kingdom's second-largest city. Garbage has piled up for a...
BACOLOD CITY – A 24-year-old man was shot and killed by his relative over garbage dumped in a right-of-way in Purok Narra, Barangay Lopez Jaena, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Sunday, April 6. Police Capt. Honey Labaro, deputy chief of the Murcia Municipal Police Station, said the victim...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government has purchased 10 new dump trucks to improve garbage collection efforts here. MAYOR John Dalipe, with Rep. Mannix Dalipe and city councilors, receive 10 garbage trucks from Isuzu Philippines to improve waste collection and disposal in Zamboanga City....
CEBU CITY – Officials of a barangay in Mandaue City, Cebu have cried foul over the recall of city-owned motor vehicles and city-paid job order employees for garbage disposal services. JESUS Neri Jr., barangay captain of Guizo, Mandaue City, shows a pile of uncollected garbage in their barangay....
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The provincial government of La Union, through its Environment and Natural Resources Office (ENRO), has put up giant creative trash bins in the key tourist destinations in the province to sustain cleanliness and foster environmental consciousness among tourists and...
