Baguio garbage fee hike to finance waste services, Magalong says

BAGUIO CITY — Mayor Benjamin Magalong defended the Baguio City council’s approval last week of an ordinance increasing household garbage collection fees, saying the adjustment has long been overdue and would sustain the city’s waste management services. In a video posted by the Baguio City Public Information Office on July 21, the mayor said the city government could no longer maintain quality garbage collection under the existing fee structure of P20 monthly payments per household while spending about P200 million annually to subsidize collection and shipment of non-recyclable trash to commercial landfills outside the city.  “You cannot expect us to […]...

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