CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — Complaints from health workers who have yet to receive their Health Emergency Allowance (HEA) continue to reach the Cebu City Council, prompting Councilor Pastor “Jun” Alcover Jr. to demand accountability from the city government. Alcover...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival has again postponed the imposition of fines under the no-segregation-no-collection (NSNC) policy, indefinitely deferring enforcement after the deadly Binaliw landfill slide left the city without a stable disposal site. The...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — With no definite date yet for Malacañang to formally hand over what has long been described as its “gift to the Cebuanos”—the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT), Mayor Nestor Archival wants the system tested locally...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — Despite objections from residents and environmental advocates, the Cebu City Council has formally urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environment Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) Region 7 to accelerate remedial measures and compliance actions to allow...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival has dismissed mounting complaints of foul odor from garbage temporarily stored at the South Road Properties (SRP), attributing them largely to “social media chatter.” “Wala man siguro kaayo…ug imo gung...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival is banking on Prime Integrated Waste Solutions’ bid to reopen the Binaliw landfill, even through interim cells first, admitting that the city’s current garbage disposal scheme is “unsustainable.” “For now...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — It is final: Cebu City government employees will not be receiving Charter Day bonuses this year. Mayor Nestor Archival confirmed the decision during the city’s 89th Charter Day observance yesterday, citing the absence of savings...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — Former Apas barangay captain Ramil Ayuman has called on Mayor Nestor Archival to investigate alleged unauthorized collections tied to the government-owned basketball gym in San Antonio Village, Barangay Apas. In a formal letter dated February...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — The South Road Properties (SRP), long envisioned as Cebu City’s showcase for commerce, agriculture, and urban development, is now drawing concern as it becomes identified with garbage. Two sites—the Pond A area and the Bagsakan...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — A waste and climate justice forum held at Palm Grass Heritage Hotel gathered environmental advocates, engineers, and community representatives to discuss the Binaliw tragedy and broader state of waste management in Cebu City. Hosted by...
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