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Sumilon Island tourist spots ready for re-opening

Annie Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 07:31 PM

OSLOB, Cebu - In less than a day, the dive site and sand bar of Sumilon Island in Oslob, Cebu will open its doors again to tourists and patrons.  Read more »

Babae, nakasilid sa bag sa Bulacan; lalaki, nakabalot sa plastic sa Taguig

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 16 09:46 PM

Natuklasan nitong umaga ng Lunes sa Meycauayan, Bulacan ang bangkay ng isang babae na nakasilid sa isang bag. Natagpuan din nitong Lunes sa Taguig ang bangkay ng isang hinihinalang biktima ng "salvaging." Read more »

Students, teachers join Sumilon Island clean-up

Annie Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 09:11 PM

OSLOB, Cebu - Around 50 teachers and students based in Oslob, Cebu volunteered to join the ongoing rehabilitation of Sumilon Island.   Read more »

Strewn with trash

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 07:18 PM

A hand-pulled boat ferries passengers across the San Juan River in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday. March 14 commemorates International Day of Action for Rivers, calling for better policies, actions, and improvement for the world's rivers.    Read more »

Day of Action for Rivers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 07:19 PM

Kids collect plastic wastes along Estero De Magdalena in Manila which they can sell to a junk shop, on Tuesday. March 14 is commemorated as International Day of Action for Rivers, which aims to educate the public about the threats to river systems, and to learn about water and energy solutions.  Read more »

Taiwan to ban disposable plastic items by 2030

Agence France Presse
Posted at Feb 22 08:22 PM

It is the latest push by Taiwan to cut waste and pollution after introducing a recycling program and charges for plastic bags. Read more »

Mga residente, umalma sa banta ni Duterte na ipapasara ang Boracay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 02:41 AM

"Okay lang 'yun sa mga mayayaman. Eh kami, mga residente dito, isang kahig, isang tuka. Eh, paano kami?" Read more »

Recycling

Dondi Tawatao, Reuters
Posted at Feb 21 07:20 PM

A man lifts plastic at a makeshift recycling facility at Payatas district, Quezon City on Wednesday. Read more »

ALAMIN: Parusa sa iresponsableng pagtatapon ng basura

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 22 09:38 AM

Maaaring pagmultahin o maharap sa pagkakakulong ang sinumang mapapatunayang nagtapon ng basura sa pampublikong lugar. Read more »

3 lalaki na nagtapon ng basura sa gilid ng kalsada, huli

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 08:18 AM

Inaresto ng pulisya ang 3 lalaki matapos silang magtapon ng basura sa gilid ng kalsada sa Iligan City nitong Sabado.   Read more »

3 mangangalakal ng basura, tiklo sa shabu

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 05:05 AM

Arestado ang tatlong mangangalakal ng basura matapos mahulihan ng shabu sa Tondo, Maynila Miyerkoles ng gabi. Read more »

Basurero, patay matapos pagbabarilin sa Tondo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 04:49 AM

Patay ang isang basurero matapos pagbabarilin ng hindi pa kilalang salarin sa isang computer shop sa Isla Puting Bato sa Tondo, Maynila. Read more »

Ilang turista, dismayado sa Baguio City dahil sa amoy ng basura

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 12:38 AM

Dismayado ang ilang turistang umaakyat sa Baguio City. Read more »

Mga sanitary landfill para sa basura ng Metro Manila, mapupuno na sa 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 12:26 AM

Wala pang kasadong plano ang DENR kung ano'ng gagawin kapag napuno na ang sanitary landfill na pinagtatapunan ng basura ng Metro Manila. Read more »

Paglalagay ng mga basurahan sa mga tricycle, ipapatupad sa Dipolog

Dynah Diestro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 10:09 AM

Ipapatupad ng lokal na pamahalaan ang mas mahigpit na ordinansa na nag-uutos sa mga tricycle operators na maglagay ng mga basurahan sa loob ng kanilang mga pampasadang sasakyan. Read more »

Mga deboto pinaalalahanang huwag magkalat sa Traslacion 2018

Raya Capulong, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 05:47 PM

Pinaalalahanan ng Ecowaste Coalition ang mga debotong dadalo sa Traslacion ngayong taon na huwag iwanan ang kanilang mga basura sa kalsada.   Read more »

Superheroes respond to 'garbage emergency'

Nyoman Budhiana, Antara Foto via Reuters
Posted at Dec 28 03:33 PM

Workers wearing super hero costumes to attract tourists, sweep garbage at Kuta Beach, Bali, Indonesia on Wednesday, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Read more »

Bali declares 'garbage emergency' amid sea of waste

Bagus Saraigh, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 28 12:56 PM

Bali's palm-fringed Kuta beach has long been a favorite with tourists seeking sun and surf, but nowadays its golden shoreline is disappearing under a mountain of garbage.   Read more »

Garbage collector fired for catcalling female student in QC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 05:39 PM

MANILA - A garbage collector was fired Wednesday for catcalling a female student in Barangay Bagumbuhay in Project 4, Quezon City in violation of a local ordinance, the city's Public Affairs Department said. Read more »

Pimentel wants probe on Canadian trash in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 05:27 PM

Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III has asked the Senate to look into a private Canadian firm's exportation of trash into the country in 2013 and 2015. Read more »