Cebu City gov’t covers open canal near Pasil Fish Market

Futch Anthony Inso 04/30/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Government, through the Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) and Office of the City Markets, already covered on Tuesday, April 30, the open canal near the Pasil Fish Port.…

Truck falls into canal; 2 from Naga City killed

Alven Marie A. Timtim and Paul Lauro 01/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — They were on their way to the Naga City Public Market to deliver vegetables that were freshly picked from their farms in the mountain sitio of Huwebesa in Barangay Alpaco in the same…

Labella: Concrete covers for all manholes in Cebu City

Alven Marie A. Timtim and Benjie B. Talisic 07/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — All open manholes around Cebu City will be sealed in concrete after plans of massive dredging for all the waterways, creeks, and canals are implemented. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said this during…

Boy, swept away by onrushing canal water, found dead near Tagunol bridge

Alven Marie Timtim and Benjie B. Talisic 07/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — She is grieving for losing his five-year-old son, John Clark Ebua, yet she is also grateful for having his body found and retrieved nearly 28 hours since he was swept away on July…

CANAL CLEANUP

Editorial 09/06/2018

Photos showing personnel of the Cebu City’s Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) cleaning the street canals and manholes clogged with plastic materials gave some netizens reason to cheer. David John Atherton wrote, “should be done…

Carmen’s floodwaters

Contributor 01/09/2017

Residents of Carmen town have been complaining about the floodwaters that remain even after the rain due to the presence of limestone near the town’s gym which blocks the water and prevents it from being drained by…

Contaminated water

06/19/2016

Ignorant of bacteria and other contaminants in the water, some kids play in an overflowing canal in Cansojong, Talisay City, Cebu. (CDN PHOTO/CHRISTIAN MANINGO)…

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