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Ombudsman indicts ex-Bulacan mayor, councilors for illegal open dump

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 04:41 PM

The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to charge former Paombong, Bulacan Mayor Isagani Castro as well as ten other officials for violation of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act. Read more »

Daing ng DENR: 2,000 trak ng basura, nahahakot sa bansa kada araw

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 04 08:40 PM

Ayon sa datos ng DENR, sa isang araw lamang nasa 2,000 trak ng basura na may capacity load na 20 tonelada ang nahahakot sa buong bansa. Read more »

Firm converts waste to enterprise, seeks partners

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 05:03 PM

Garbage can be converted to aviation-grade fuel, one of the providers of the technology said Friday. Read more »

ALAMIN: Magkano ang budget ng gobyerno para sa paglilinis ng mga estero?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 09:52 PM

Hindi biro ang pondo ng national at local government para mahango ang basura mula sa mga estero at sa Pasig River.  Read more »

Tamang pangangasiwa ng basura, dapat magsimula sa mga bahay: DENR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 10:39 PM

Naniniwala ang Department of Environment and Natural Resources na puwede pang solusyonan ang problema ng bansa sa basura. Read more »

#WorldEnvironmentDay: Pilipinas kabilang sa mga pinakanagkakalat ng plastik

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 11:17 PM

Napapabilang ang Pilipinas sa mga bansang pinakanagkakalat ng plastic sa karagatan, batay sa isang ulat pangkalikasan. Read more »

Floating embarrassment

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 06:30 PM

A scavenger walks on top of a mound of garbage floating along the San Juan River in Mandaluyong City. 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 »

Village officials under fire over waste processing facility in residential area

Roxanne Arevalo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 10:00 PM

ILIGAN CITY - Residents of Purok 6 in Barangay Saray in Iligan City have barricaded the road to the newly built Barangay Materials Recovery Facility. Read more »

Calaguas Island seeks to avoid Boracay's mistakes

Arlene Burgos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 10:20 PM

There has been increase in tourism arrivals in Calaguas Island over the past two years. Now there is worry that the growth may be harmful if the businesses created by tourism go unregulated.  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 »

'Basura sa El Nido, nasa 20 tonelada kada araw'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 05:25 PM

Mula sa limang tonelada noon, umabot na umano sa higit 20 tonelada ang nakokolektang basura sa El Nido, Palawan araw-araw magmula nang dagsain ng turista ang bayan.  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 »

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 »

DOT beefs up resort inspections in Boracay

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 16 12:17 PM

MANILA - The Department of Tourism on Friday said it will conduct more inspections of business establishments on Boracay Island after President Duterte dubbed the country's most famous tourist hotspot a cesspool.  Read more »

Mga babuyang nagtatapon ng dumi sa ilog Pasig, binuwag

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 10:37 PM

Giniba ng mga operatiba ng Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission ang mga piggery sa tabi ng ilog Pasig sa Tondo, Maynila dahil derektang itinatapon lang ang mga dumi ng baboy sa Pasig River. Read more »

Sangkaterbang basura, iniwan ng mga nag-Undas sa sementeryo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 04:28 PM

Ikinagalit ng ilang organisasyon ang sangkaterbang basurang nagkalat matapos mag-uwian ang mga dumalaw sa mga sementeryo para sa Undas. Read more »

Kumakatas na basura mula sa dumpsite, bigong aksyunan ng Puerto Princesa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 05:38 PM

Binalaan ng Environmental Management Bureau ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Puerto Princesa sa Palawan dahil sa umano'y hindi maaayos na pangangasiwa nito sa tambakan ng basura. Read more »

'Napapabayaang' basura sa El Nido, nagiging problema

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 05:21 PM

Dismayado ang ilang turista sa nakita nilang nagkalat na basura sa El Nido, Palawan.  Read more »