MCWD tells Cebuanos to conserve water

Doris C. Bongcac 04/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –  The Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) is asking Cebuanos to start conserving water following a drop in their water supply due to the dry season. In a Facebook post on Wednesday morning, April…

Buhisan Dam water level reaches critical point -MCWD

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite rains in the last few days following the strengthening of the cold northeast moonsoon or Amihan, Metro Cebu’s water supply continues to go down. The Metropolitan Cebu Water District’s (MCWD) announced on…

MCWD: Jaclupan Dam backs to its normal level, Buhisan Dam to recover by end of July

Futch Anthony Inso 07/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines―Here’s a bit of good news regarding Cebu’s water supply. The water supply production in the Jaclupan facility of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has now returned to the normal level of 33,000 cubic…

MCWD: Rains slowly replenishing Buhisan Dam

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Buhisan Dam is recovering from the effects of the El Niño. Charmaine Kara, Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) spokesperson, said this during an interview on June 25 as the Buhisan Dam had…

Rainy season here, but El Niño may last until November

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite the start of the rainy season, Cebu will continue to experience humid, warm weather and rising temperatures until August or even lasting until November this year. Engineer Al Quiblat, Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical…

IN PHOTOS: The Buhisan dam in Cebu City is drying up

Tonee Despojo 03/27/2019

Cebu City, Philippines  – The Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) recently announced that the Buhisan dam in Cebu City is almost dried up. Charmaine Kara, spokesperson MCWD, said that as of Monday, March 26, 2019, they were…

MCWD expects better water supply in this year’s El Niño compared to 2016

Delta Derycka Letigio 03/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) is expecting a drop in water supply this summar but not as bad as the water shortage experienced in Metro Cebu in 2016. According to Charmaine Kara,  MCWD’s Community…

CEBU’S WATER DROPS

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/06/2016

Conserve water. This was the advisory from the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) yesterday after it announced that the surface water supplies in Cebu City and province have started to drop to a dangerous low. Faced with…

Firm offers excess water to ease Cebu shortage

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/06/2016

A WATER firm offered to allocate the excess water produced by its desalination plant at the South Road Properties (SRP) to address Metro Cebu’s water shortage. Antonio Tompar, Pilipinas Water Resources Inc. (PWRI) president, said he wants…

Water rationing expected in Metro Cebu next year

Vanessa Claire Lucero 12/02/2015

WATER may be rationed in some parts of Metro Cebu in April and May next year, when surface water sources are expected to dry up and supply runs short because of the El Niño phenomenon. Edgar Ortega,…

Buhisan Dam reaches critical level

Nestle L. Semilla 03/10/2015

With the onset of the dry season, the water level of the Buhisan Dam has lowered to  a critical level. But there’s no need to worry about this seasonal trend since the dam in the hills of…

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