Mandaue catches van unloading waste at recla

CEBU, Philippines - The head of the solid waste enforcement team of Mandaue City, acting on a tip Wednesday afternoon, caught four men unloading from a van sacks containing construction debris at the reclamation area.

Placido Jerusalem, head of the enforcement team, said on August 7 about 1:15 pm, he rushed to the reclamation area and caught four men in the act of the van unloading sacks.

After they were informed about their violation, Jerusalem issued a citation ticket to Pretos Montecalbo, the van driver, which imposed a fine of P1,500 for violating two provisions of the ordinance: illegal dumping of waste and dumping waste outside the schedule.

According to Jerusalem, the owner has to pay the fine within 72 hours from the issuance of the citation ticket otherwise a proper complaint will be filed against the driver in the prosecutor’s office.  - THE FREEMAN