Creek in fire-struck sitios in Punta to be restored

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government will be restoring the creek in Barangay Punta Princesa that was buried when residential houses were built in the recently fire-struck sitios. Lawyer Gerry Carillo, chairperson of the Disaster…

Rama orders evacuation of Sindulan in Mabolo due to rains

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has ordered the immediate evacuation of residents in Sitio Sindulan in Barangay Mabolo this city. This is after the continuous rains have threatened a wall and softened the…

Dredging of creek in Day-as to start on September

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Dredging works in a creek in Barangay Day-as, Cebu City will begin on the first week of September after residents complained of flooding during rains. Councilor Jerry Guardo, City Council’s chairperson for the…

Tejero Creek dredged to prevent more flooding

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government has conducted dredging activities at the Tejero Creek following its overflowing on Thursday night, August 6, 2020, causing the flood to the nearby settlements. This was revealed by the…

Baby girl inside a cardboard box found beside a creek in Mandaue City

Alven Marie A. Timtim - CDN Digital 01/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Residents living beside a the creek in Barangay Mantuyong, Mandaue CIty, Cebu, found a new born baby on Sunday dawn, January 5, 2020. Police Corporal Wendell Navasquez of Station 1 Mandaue City Police…

Mahiga Creek Park: A park made of recyclable materials unveiled

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/22/2018

AS THE 4th International River Summit was held at the Radisson Blu Cebu, the Cebu City government also unveiled on Thursday (Nov. 22), the Mahiga Creek Park at Block 22 at the North Reclamation Area in Cebu…

Man injures self, jumps into creek

05/12/2018

Police and firefighters rescued a 40-year-old man who tried to commit suicide by jumping into the Mahiga creek near the Mabolo National High School in Cebu City on Saturday afternoon. PO3 Rolando Torregosa of the Mabolo police…

Man found dead near creek in Duljo Fatima

Benjie B. Talisic 03/26/2018

AN UNIDENTIFIED man was found dead near a creek in Sitio Panaghiusa, Barangay Duljo Fatima, Cebu City on Monday morning. Senior Police Officer 3 Antonio Din of the Cebu City Police homicide section said that they received…

Houses near Mahiga Creek demolished; area cleared

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/14/2017

  At least fourteen structures built within the easement of a tributary to the Mahiga Creek in Cebu City were demolished and cleared by City Hall. According to Raquel Arce, head of the Prevention, Restoration, Order, Beautification,…

Mahiga Creek settlers lose homes to demolition

Miguel Ernest Ermac 10/03/2017

About 28 houses located within the three-meter easement of Mahiga Creek at Sitio Mahayag, Barangay Subangdaku in Mandaue City were demolished yesterday morning, leaving settlers with few options at relocation. The demolition carried out by Mandaue City…

‘Stop throwing waste into creek’

Winston Ensomo 07/29/2017

Residents especially illegal settlers in the area are reminded not to throw their waste into the creek in Barangay Tejero. Chattelyn Matelo, acting barangay chairman, 40, gave the reminder after they retrieved several solid waste like pieces…

Kalunasan jails OK move to stop creek pollution

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/24/2017

THE foul smell in Langub Creek in Barangay Kalunasan may soon be gone. This will happen if the officials of the Cebu City Jail and the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) will stick to their…

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