The municipal government of Angono, Rizal is targeting a garbage-free municipality through the implementation of pro-environment programs such as reducing, reusing, and recycling garbage. To fulfill its goal, the local government has opened a Residual Containment Facility (RCF), where segregated...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo ‘’Albee’’ Benitez ordered the contractor and the Department of Public Services (DPS) on Friday, Nov. 18, to fast-track the collection of garbage here delayed by the damaged road leading to the sanitary landfill in Barangay Felisa. A GARBAGE truck...
LOPEZ, Quezon -- A one-day-old baby boy with still uncut umbilical cord and placed in a garbage bag was found by a resident here on Wednesday morning, Nov. 16, in Barangay Gomez in this town. Lopez police said that the baby was found by Rosa Fe Ausa, 32, a resident of the same barangay. She found...
TARLAC CITY, Tarlac--Whether it's intentional or not, the face of the statue of the late Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. at the plaza outside the city hall here has been blocked by a tent. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Directly in front of the statue is the site of a UniTeam campaign rally...
•    Craft makers fashion are now in the process of upcycling face shields •    Instead of adding to tons of garbage, those upcycled face shields are made into notebook covers, journal kits, bookmarks, specimen cards So what do we do with the tons of face...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will remove the "Garbage Island" on Parañaque River as part of the agency's efforts to control floods in Metro Manila. During an inspection on the agency's ongoing desilting operations, MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said the removal of the island,...
The Pasay City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) conducted a clean-up operation at the baywalk near the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and was able to collect about 5,834 kilograms of garbage. Mayor Emi Calixto – Rubiano said the team of CENRO joined the bay cleanup...
A 10-year-old garbage collector who later became the Mayor of the City of Manila. (Manila Public Information Office photo/ File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "Isipin mo, basurero lang ako, naging Mayor pa ako ng Maynila. Lahat ng masasakit na salita, akusasyon, pandurog ng pagkatao, matitikman (mo)(I...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has warned local government units (LGUs) not to neglect proper waste disposal in the absence of open dumpsites. (Photo from DENR) Cimatu made the call after DENR received reports that some LGUs haven't been following the...
The average quantity of solid waste collected in the National Capital Region (NCR) has jumped by over 2,500 tons per day compared to the time when there was no coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from EcoWaste Coalition) This was evident in the numbers provided by Department of...
Over 95 sacks of garbage were collected by the personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the shoreline of Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat, it said on Monday, Aug. 2. Over 95 sacks of garbage were collected by the personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the shoreline of Kalamansig, Sultan...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) planted over 800 mangrove propagules and collected at least 1,000 kilograms of garbage in Tagum City, Davao del Norte as part of the observance of the World Mangrove Day on Monday, July 26. Personnel of PCG District Southeastern Mindanao planted the mangrove...
