BAGUIO CITY: The Summer Capital is set to conduct programs and activities that will elevate the level of public awareness on sustainable waste and resources management, and promote eco-friendly practices to nurture and protect the environment s delicate balance.
The season of planting this year may be over but it does not mean forest protection activities have also ended. The City Environment and Parks Management Office (Cepmo) said schools, organizations, and groups may still proceed with their environmental activities as the city’s forest and tree maintenance program is year-round. Cepmo Forestry Division Head Floro
The project monitoring team of the City Environment and Parks Management Office (Cepmo) has been called out by the city council for allowing the contractor of the Wright Park multipurpose building to proceed with the construction despite the Department of Public Works and Highways’ directive for it to instruct the contractor to stop and rectify
BAGUIO CITY: Around 130 trees were either damaged or felled by Typhoon Egay which hammered the Summer Capital on Wednesday, July 26. The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office under Officer in Charge Glenn Lardizabal said reports of fallen or leaning trees damaging or threatening structures came pouring in from different parts of the city as the storm pounded the area with torrential rains and gusty winds. Several teams from the City Environment and Parks Management Office (Cepmo), Baguio City Police Office (BCPO), Baguio Fire Station (BFS), Public Order and Safety Division (POSD), and other volunteers scrambled to attend to the reported incidents and addressed as many as they could in the last few days. Cepmo head Rhenan Diwas authorized village chiefs to cut down live and dead trees posing immediate danger to the public under an expedited reporting process from July 27-31, 2023. This is to facilitate swift action in identifying and removing leaning and dead trees that p
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