Cebu City Heritage District proposed

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — To preserve the rich cultural and historical heritage of Cebu City, Vice Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has proposed to the council the creation of a Cebu City Heritage District. Garcia submitted his proposed…

MCWD awaits LWUA approval for proposed 60-percent water tariff hike

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/17/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) is now awaiting the approval of its regulator, the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA), before it can implement its proposed 60-percent water tariff increase. If approved, the…

LTO-7 to have more district, licensing offices

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu will soon be getting two additional Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) district offices in Liloan and Alcoy which are seen to expedite the regional agency’s operations. LTO-7 Director Victor Emmanuel…

New chairman shows the path forward for MCWD

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —With the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) facing supply shortage issues, the new board is poised to pursue several strategies to develop additional water sources.  The new chairman of the board, however, ruled out…

MCWD eyes in-house wells as additional supply of water

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) is looking into developing in-house wells to increase the water supply in the metro. In a statement, MCWD said the new in-house production wells would be expected…

Dialogue leads to solutions to Barangay Luz’s residents water woes

Immae Lachica 02/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Water trucks and orderly distribution of water to residents and a search for additional water sources to solve the water problem of Barangay Luz in Cebu City are among the solutions promised by…

MCWD: Jaclupan, Buhisan dams start to recover

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Jaclupan Dam in Talisay City and Buhisan Dam in Cebu City have slowly recovered from dryness following the rains in November 2019. The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) reported on Saturday, December…

Jaclupan Dam remains dry in November — MCWD

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Jaclupan Dam has remained dry for the first half of the month of November despite the rainy season in full swing. In a statement released by the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD),…

Capitol plans to upgrade Bantayan District Hospital’s capacity to 100 beds

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/30/2019

BANTAYAN, Cebu — From presently at 25-beds , the Capitol is seeking to upgrade Bantayan District Hospital into a 100-bed medical facility with a permanently assigned surgeon. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said the Provincial Health Office (PHO) is…

Frasco breaks 70-year-reign of Duranos in fifth district

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For the first time in 70 years, Cebu’s fifth district will be represented by a “new blood” in Congress. Vincent Franco “Duke” Frasco is the new representative-elect of Cebu’s fifth district which is…

Ouano: Election for lone district of Mandaue can wait in 2022

Rosalie O. Abatayo 02/12/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The election of a new representative for the lone district of Mandaue City can wait until the 2022 national elections. Provincial Board Member Thadeo Jovito “Jonkie” Ouano of the sixth district of…

Bill to make Mandaue City a lone district ‘good as signed’ — Sitoy

Rosalie Abatayo 02/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The bill that would make Mandaue City the newest lone district of Cebu province is good as approved. Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO) Secretary Adelino Sitoy, in a phone interview with CDN Digital…

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