Fish pen owners in Mandaue say dredging deprived them of their livelihood

Mary Rose S. Sagarino 05/07/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Housing Urban and Development Office (HUDO) in Mandaue City has started clearing the fish pens in Barangay Banilad to make way for dredging activity in the area. The fish pens are part…

Mandaue launches Task Force APAS to help solve flooding concerns

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/05/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Mandaue City Government has launched Task Force APAS (Atoang Problema, Atoang Sulbaron) to help solve the city’s flooding problems. In a press conference on Thursday, October 5, Mayor Jonas Cortes said the…

Hauling of waste materials in Tejero Creek to be completed Thursday: Guardo

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/20/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City government and the DPWH-7 target to complete the excavation and hauling of waste materials along Tejero Creek on Thursday, July 20, 2023. Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo said this would…

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…

DPWH tells Cebu City to spend P140M allocation for flood control projects before yearend

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least P140 million worth of flood control funds have remain unspent by the Cebu City government. The Department of Public Works and Highways in Central Visayas (DPWH-7) said that the allocation will…

Labella, Cortes tell creekside dwellers: Help in Mahiga Creek rehabilitation

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The implementation of government initiated clean-up drives are not enough to address the build-up of garbage at the Mahiga Creek. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella directed especially Mabolo barangay captain Frank Gajudo to…

Cebu Cenro requests dredging equipment from DPWH for river cleanup

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Environment and Natural Resource Office (Cenro) plans to coordinate with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for equipment to be used in the “massive”dredging to be conducted in…

Labella: Concrete covers for all manholes in Cebu City

Alven Marie A. Timtim and Benjie B. Talisic 07/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — All open manholes around Cebu City will be sealed in concrete after plans of massive dredging for all the waterways, creeks, and canals are implemented. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said this during…

DPWH to implement P88M dredging works of Mahiga and Tipolo creeks

Anie M. Paujana, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/07/2014

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will be implementing its P88 million dredging project of the Mahiga and Tipolo creeks in Mandaue City next week. The announcement came a day after the Cebu City council…

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