SC ruling guides Baguio’s planned environmental fee hike

BAGUIO CITY—A 2015 Supreme Court ruling that struck down Quezon City’s garbage fee ordinance is guiding Baguio City’s proposed environmental fees, with local lawmakers seeking to ensure that new charges for garbage collection, wastewater management and tourism are fair, equitable and legally defensible.

The city council resumed deliberations on June 29 on proposed amendments to ...