International Clean Up Day 2011 in Cebu

There will be an upcoming International Clean Up Day 2011 in Cebu, specifically in the MACTAN Area. The International Clean Up Day 2011 Cebu is organized by the Cebu Yacht Club. The International...

Sikat II to compete in world solar car challenge

Students of De La Salle University has done multiple test runs like recently in the North Luzon Expressway in preparation for the 2011 World Solar Challenge in Australia in October. The Philippine Solar Car Challenge Society Inc. (PSCCSI) is preparing for the World Solar Challenge 2011. Also, Jan H. Kierulf, executive director for research and development of Victory Liner, a Luzon based bus company, stressed during the launch...

10 Lapu Lapu Students to serve as ecology police

At least ten public elementary and high school students in Lapu Lapu City will be deployed to the different barangays in the city to check whether barangays comply with environmental laws. Lapu Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza said the ten students were picked from around 3,000 children who are in Grade 4 and Grade 5 and second year and fourth year who will later undergo training before citation tickets will be issued to them. She...

Boost Tourism by protecting nature

The tourism industry in any city grows if its ecology is protected. Puerto Princesa Mayor Edward Hagedorn said one way his city kept tourism sustainable is by maintaining a state of the art landfill facility. The Mayor was a guest speaker and awardee during the 888 News Forum at the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel. Hagedorn lauded Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama for his implementation of the No-segragation No-collection policy. Cebu City...

Aboitiz Plants 35,000 seedlings in nationwide tree planting

Team members of Aboitiz Group Companies planted an estimated 35,000 seedlings in different areas nationwide during their annual simultaneous tree planting last July 23. In Cebu, more than 500 volunteers braved the muddy and sloping terrain in Barangay Pung-ol Sibugay in Cebu City to plant approximately 17,000 seedlings of indigenous trees on a nine-hectare land. Other sites of the tree planting included Laguna, Rizal, Compostela...

Ronda town joins Run 2 Plant 4 GREENIN Philippines

Around 650 folks from Ronda, Cebu braved the early morning cold winds to participate in the recently held Run 2 Plant 4 GREENIN Philippines by running and planting native tree species in their town. Led...

USC, Company pursue diaper recycling project

There is a planned facility that will deal with 8 tons of waste in Cebu City Daily. In waste disposal areas, it’s mostly the diapers that stink. This and the need to reduce wastes, has prompted two institutions to work together in an effort to recycle used diapers. The University of San Carlos (USC) and the FDRCon Co. Inc. recently signed a memorandum of agreement to develop a treatment facility for diapers and napkins. Diapers...

Mandaue reveals ‘secret garden’ to push for natural urban farming

HIDDEN from public view, a vegetable garden thrives on the rooftop of the old Mandaue City public market. Among the plants grown in the garden are tomatoes, okra, eggplants, squash and tangkong. The soil is fertilized using biodegradable waste from the market’s vegetable section. The garden was established around 2 months ago when the city started reinforcing its waste segregation policy. The rooftop used to be where the biodegradable...