Friday flooding swept away 12 houses in three Cebu City barangays

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/16/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 12 houses in three different barangays were swept away by floodwaters caused by heavy rains that poured over parts of Metro Cebu last Friday, September 9, 2022. The downpour that…

‘Task Force Gubat sa Baha’ to start tagging of structures in three-meter easement

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 08/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Members of the “Task Force Gubat sa Baha” will soon start the tagging and serving of notice to residents whose structures are situated within the three-meter easement of Cebu City’s waterways. Cebu City…

No entry to Sirao flower farms

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/19/2017

Tourists are no longer allowed to visit the flower farms at Sitio Tawagan in the mountain barangay of Sirao in Cebu City. During their meeting yesterday afternoon, the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CCDRRMC)…

Cebu City to deploy mobile CCTV cameras on election day

Julit C. Jainar 05/04/2016

ON ELECTION Day, May 9, the Cebu City government will have three closed- circuit television (CCTV) cameras mounted on a vehicle that will be going around every nook and cranny of the city to monitor the conduct…

Residents asked to leave accident site

Apple Ta-as, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/20/2016

THREE families living near the site of an illegal limestone (anapog) quarry that caved in and claimed the lives of two young boys would be asked to relocate. They would also be prohibited from further extracting limestone…

Council declares state of calamity in Cebu City

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/13/2016

The Cebu City Council declared a state of calamity on Wednesday after the prolonged drought destroyed P13.4 million worth of crops and affected the city’s water supply. The declaration stemmed from the recommendation of Councilor Dave Tumulak…

Cebu City councilors open to re-blocking fire-prone areas

Jhunnex Napallacan 03/02/2016

Cebu City councilors were open to the proposal to re-block and decongest the 79 fire-prone areas in the city but raised concern over the high cost of implementing the project and the protests the city would face…

‘Council skirting budget issue with garbage problem’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/02/2015

NO one from the executive department will be allowed to attend the Cebu City Council’s hearings on the garbage problem, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said yesterday. Instead, the mayor said in yesterday’s press conference that the…

Demand, price of dust masks shoot up

Vanessa Claire Lucero 10/27/2015

PRICES of N95 dust masks, the kind used by cancer patients and industrial workers, shot up in Cebu after environment officials recommended their use over the weekend for self-protection against haze. The price nearly doubled to P105…

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