More than four million metric tons of garbage were generated in the National Capital Region (NCR) in 2025, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Tuesday, Jan. 27. DENR Assistant Secretary and concurrent Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Director Jacqueline Caancan...
BACOLOD CITY - The Bacolod Environment and Natural Resources Office (BENRO) has warned people here against individuals or groups pretending to be garbage collectors and asking for cash donations. BENRO officer-in-charge Allyn Luv Dignadice issued the warning after they received a complaint about a...
CEBU CITY – Officials of a southern town in Cebu are against plans to open their landfill to garbage coming from Cebu City. Minglanila Mayor Rajiv Enad, barangay officials, Sangguniang Kabataan leaders, and thousands of residents are wary of environmental and health impacts if Cebu City dumps its...
The closure of the Navotas Landfill and the transfer of waste disposal operations to San Mateo, Rizal have significantly increased garbage hauling distances, prompting higher collection costs for the Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso said. Domagoso explained that following the...
Several tons of garbage were collected by the Manila City Department of Public Services (DPS) at the Quirino Grandstand during the Pahalik and some parts of the Traslacion route on Friday, Jan. 9. As the Andas of the image of Jesus Nazareno and its devotees left P. Burgos Street on the way to...
BACOLOD CITY – A Luzon-based consortium bagged the two service contracts for this highly urbanized city’s solid waste management operations, amounting to almost P437 million for 2026. The joint venture comprises the International Solid Waste Integrated Management Specialist Inc. (I-SWIMS), a...
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...
