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LUCENA CITY, Quezon- A dead newborn baby was found inside a styrofoam box by a garbage sorter in the sanitary landfill on Friday, Feb. 3 in this city. Police report said that garbage sorter Alvin Bongot who discovered the baby reported it to sanitary landfill manager Ulpiano Fedencio Tabernilla who...

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...

A newly-built sanitary landfill facility was turned over to the  City Government of Marawi, its construction was part of the rehabilitation of the area which was heavily-devastated by six-month armed conflict in 2017. In a statement, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said...

For the second time this year, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has re-issued a closure order against a sanitary landfill facility in Urdaneta City in Pangasinan. This is for violation of Republic Act (RA) 9275 or the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004, and RA 9003 or the...

The National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) is keen on helping all local government units (LGUs) in the country gain access to much-needed sanitary landfills (SLFs). DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda (Photo from Antiporda's office) "As a solution for LGUs that cannot put up their own...