THE ENVIRONMENT department has ordered the municipal government of Rodriguez in the province of Rizal to stop the construction and operation of an open dumpsite in barangays San Jose and Macabud.
In a cease and desist order dated Jan. 16, the regional office of the Environment department ordered Rodriguez Mayor Pedro F. Cuerpo to “implement mitigating [...]
Bucking opposition by environment activists, the operator of the San Mateo waste dump is ready to give it a go.Andy Santiago, president of the San Mateo Sanitary Landfill and Development Corp., said it has given the green light for the 19-hectare facility in Rizal province to do business.
“The San Mateo landfill is technically operational and [...]
An environment group and local residents of two towns near Metro Manila are opposing the construction of two landfills, which, they claim, are both located in watershed or forest areas.
Environment group Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan-PNE) and local groups from San Mateo town in Rizal province and San Jose del Monte in Bulacan [...]
