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CEBU CITY, Philippines – The severe flooding in Luzon, driven by the combined forces of Super Typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon, has pushed local government units (LGUs) to reassess their drainage systems. What started as shallow…
When it rains, pray that it ends soon. An hour’s worth of strong rain in Cebu City can cause trouble in low-lying areas. Yesterday’s downpour lasted from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. and the widespread flooding reached…
Fifty percent of Metro Cebu’s drainage lines are either silted or clogged by garbage. The four main cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Talisay and Lapu-Lapu have drainage plans, but these are “old” and poorly implemented, according to Japanese…
Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said he wants to call for a drainage summit with stakeholders in the private and public sector in order to address the persistent flooding problems in the city and neighboring areas. Rama…
Cebu City officials should sit down and work together to resolve the city’s perennial drainage problem rather than engage in finger-pointing, Councilor Margot Osmeña said yesterday. In her privilege speech at yesterday’s City Council session, Osmeña said…
Each time it rains hard, 11-year-old Cherry Mae Pangatungan wades to school in knee-deep water in Lapu-Lapu City. Sometimes, teachers accompany the children wading 30 meters to 40 meters through a flooded passageway when no tricycles are…
Thursday night’s heavy downpour that resulted in massive flooding and traffic jams in Metro Cebu should be taken as a challenge for officials to solve a lingering urban problem. Several business leaders yesterday called on government to…
THURSDAY’S downpour was caused by a low pressure area and took place during a “monsoon break” or spell of hot weather, said government weather experts. The volume of rain was also unusual. While the month of August…
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