Floods brought by downpour ‘close’ for 2 hours 3 Mandaue roads to motorists

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/01/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Three areas in Mandaue City were not passable by cars and motorcycle for almost two hours because of heavy downpour on Friday afternoon, October 1, 2021. Felix Suico Jr., operations head of the…

In photos: Floods hit parts of Metro Cebu after heavy downpour

CDN Digital staff 10/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Waterworld.” This was one of the comments of netizens of the photos and videos published in CDN Digital about the floods that hit parts of Metro Cebu after a heavy downpour at past…

Tuesday night downpour flooded parts of Metro Cebu

Doris C. Bongcac 09/16/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Parts of Metro Cebu were submerged in knee-deep water following the heavy downpour Tuesday night, September 15. In Cebu City, members of a family were evacuated to Tisa Elementary School, according to Ramil…

Clear skies for Novena Masses, no sign of year’s first typhoon during Sinulog — Pagasa

Rosalie Abatayo 01/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Devotees, who wish to attend the nine-day Novena Masses starting Thursday, January 9, 2020, may have to worry less about possible downpours. Except for isolated rain showers and localized thunderstorms, the state weather…

Afternoon rains brought knee-deep flood, traffic in Cebu and Mandaue cities

Rosalie Abatayo 11/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The afternoon downpour has caused up to waist-deep flooding and traffic buildup in several road networks in the cities of Cebu and Mandaue on Tuesday, November 19. Nerma Jacaban of the Traffic Enforcement…

Calamba fire burns 8 homes

Paul Lauro 07/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Tuesday afternoon downpour saved homes in Sitio Almacen located along A. Lopez Street in Barangay Calamba, Cebu City. The downpour prevented the fire which broke at 1:54 p.m. today, July 23, from…

SUDDEN DOWNPOUR

MAO BA? 10/01/2018

The sudden downpour that flooded some streets in Cebu yesterday alarmed some Cebu-based netizens. Orlan Arpaque wrote: “Kapila na ang ulan ug baha wala pa gihapon na na sulbad nato kanang problemaha. Ni usbaw nalang ang mga…

Pagasa warns of floods, landslides over weekend

Jessa Mae O. Sotto, Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/31/2018

  FLOODS and landslides are likely to happen with the incessant rain that is projected to continue until Sunday, Sept. 2. The weather bureau warned residents of low-lying areas and those living in landslide-prone areas to take…

Fair weather in next 5 days

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 10/29/2017

Cebuanos are encouraged to bring umbrellas as they head home to their towns to celebrate All Souls’ and All Saints’ Days if not to fend off the heat of the sun, but to be ready when a…

Downpour fails to stop Sugat sa Minglanilla

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/16/2017

Children and other cast members of the Sugat Kabanhawan sa Minglanilla did not seem to mind the nonstop heavy rains as they performed their respective roles in the play at dawn on Easter Sunday. Froy Basilan, 19,…

FLOOD STRANDS HUNDREDS

Carmel Loise Matus, Doris C. Bongcac, Jhunnex Napallacan, Julit C. Jainar 07/02/2016

Hundreds of commuters and pedestrians were stranded last night on the streets of Cebu City and nearby Metro Cebu areas after knee-to-chest level floods hit the metropolis following at least three hours of nonstop rain since Friday…

Hour-long rain causes floods, affects hundreds of commuters in Cebu City

Doris C. Bongcac 07/01/2016

CEBU CITY—Knee-deep flood left hundreds of commuters stranded on Friday afternoon following heavy rains that lasted for an hour. The Armed Forces Central Command based here deployed their rescue personnel to help a family who was left…

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