Cebu power demand drops by 3.6 MW on Earth Hour 2019

Immae Lachica 03/30/2019

CEBU CITY — More Cebuanos switched off their lights this year to observe Earth Hour. This is evident in the total demand drop of 3.6 megawatts (MW), which was recorded by the Visayan Electric Company (Veco) in…

Election ban: DSWD-7 suspends distribution of family food packs to El Niño-affected families

Futch Anthony Inso 03/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) has already suspended, starting today, the distribution of family food packs. “Election ban naman, so starting today, suspended na ang atong distribution,”…

DA-7 has P35M standby fund to mitigate El Niño’s effect in agri sector

Futch Anthony Inso 03/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) has already allocated a standby fund amounting to P35 million which will be used to mitigate the effect of the weak El Niño phenomenon that…

Earth Hour 2019: Cebu Cenro urges the public to choose bikes over cars

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 03/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Don’t just turn off the lights. Go further and ride a bike instead of a car. This was the suggestion of Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) Head Nida Cabrera for…

Drought hits 80 hectares of farmlands in Central Visayas, says DA-7 exec

Futch Anthony Inso 03/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) has already recorded more than 80 hectares of farmlands in the region to have experienced drought due to the effect of the weak El Niño…

1st Cebu-wide Siloy Watch slated on March 30

PR 03/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The first synchronized island-wide Siloy Watch is set to happen at 6 a.m. on March 30, 2019 in seven towns and one city that are under the Central Cebu Protected Landscape. Siloy Watch…

Population control: DENR removes crown-of-thorns starfish in Moalboal seas

Futch Anthony Inso 03/22/2019

Cebu City, Philippines — Personnel from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) removed crown-of-thorns starfish in the seas off Moalboal town on March 21, 2019 in order to control the marine creature’s…

Air Force willing to lend air assets for cloud seeding activities

Rosalie O. Abatayo 03/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — While the effects of the weak El Niño have started to be felt in Cebu, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the province has expressed willingness to lend aircraft if local…

City Council places Cebu City under state of preparedness for El Niño

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Cebu City Council declared a state of preparedness for the city due to the El Niño. In the regular session on Tuesday afternoon, March 19, the council received a recommendation from the City Disaster…

With El Niño here, PDRRMO urges Gov. Davide to place province under state of calamity

Rosalie O. Abatayo 03/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Following an interagency meeting among the different departments in Cebu, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) has recommended to Governor Hilario Davide III to place the province under a state…

Australian traveller-blogger Groves eyes another Adventure Bag Day cleanup in Cebu

Immae Lachica 03/19/2019

 CEBU CITY, Philippines – An international traveller and blogger made a move to take care of Mother Earth and successfully brought the movement here in Cebu. Jackson Groves, an Australian traveller and blogger, told Cebu Daily News Digital…

With El Niño’s effects starting to be felt, state of preparedness in Cebu pushed

Futch Anthony Inso 03/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) has approved a resolution declaring a state of preparedness in the whole province of Cebu, which is in relation with the weak El Niño…

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