BACOLOD CITY, Jan. 30 -- This city's garbage contractor, IPM-Construction and Development Corp. (IPM-CDC), is conducting a test run this week on the use of a global positioning system (GPS) application that would allow residents to track the progress of trash collection.

In a statement Monday, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said the system will be launched publicly once the test run is completed.

"The public themselves would be able to monitor the movement of garbage trucks. You would see when they are on their way to pick up your garbage," he added.

Benitez said the management of IPM-CDC had earlier presented the plan on how the city and its residents can "secure and track the progress of garbage collection".

Through a GPS applicatio...