Pagasa-7: Summer has yet to officially start

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — If you think the heat’s unbearable, wait until summer officially begins. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Sciences Association in Central Visayas (Pagasa-7) said that despite the intense heat we feel, summer has…

PAGASA warning: Heat index may rise to 40 degrees

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/12/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Sciences Association in Central Visayas (Pagasa-7) warns that the heat index in the region may rise to 40 degrees Celsius as the peak of a weak…

MCWD expects better water supply in this year’s El Niño compared to 2016

Delta Derycka Letigio 03/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) is expecting a drop in water supply this summar but not as bad as the water shortage experienced in Metro Cebu in 2016. According to Charmaine Kara,  MCWD’s Community…

Cebu City Agriculture allots 10M to prepare farmlands for El Niño

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Agriculture Office (CAO) has allotted P10 million for the purchase of water drums, hoses, and power sprayer to prepare the upland barangays and farmlands for the El Niño. Apple Tribunalo, CAO head,…

Pagasa records March 7 as hottest day in Cebu this year at 30.9°C

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Today, Thursday, March 7, has been recorded to be the hottest day yet in Cebu since January year but the state weather bureau projected that hotter days are still coming. The Philippine Atmospheric…

El Niño Phenomenon: MCWD starts water rationing in elevated barangays

Doris C. Bongcac 03/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) has already started rationing water in elevated communities that are located within its service area in the last two weeks. Charmaine Kara,  MCWD’s Community Relations and External…

DA-7 prepares for El Niño

Immae Lachica 02/20/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – With the Philippine weather bureau reporting early signs of El Niño, the Department of Agriculture (DA-7) is starting to prepare for the effects of the warming of the climate.   DA-7 Regional Director…

MCWD says no new lines in El Niño-hit barangays

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/21/2017

The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) suspended installation of new connections to 27 areas in Metro Cebu which have yet to recover from last year’s El Niño dry spell. “Our stand here is we want to protect…

Low water supply hounds Capitol Site residents

Carine Era Asutilla-Lapid 03/18/2017

IT had been a month since Oliver Tubelar started spending P100 a day to fill 10 containers of water at a refilling station in Sitio Quintolimbo, Barangay Capitol Site in Cebu City. Due to the low water…

Province gears up for El Niño

Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/15/2017

WITH El Niño forecasted to occur around July of this year, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) is now taking steps to prepare the local government units against the possible effects of the dry…

Politics and El Niño: The heat rises

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/03/2017

(PART 2) Following months of heated political bickering, One Cebu gubernatorial candidate Winston Garcia conceded defeat to re-elected governor, Hilario Davide III a day after the May 9 elections. Results later showed that Davide garnered 616,381 votes…

Emotional fight for Pagara foe

Glendale G. Rosal 11/24/2016

FORMER WBA World Lightweight champion Jose Alfaro is dedicating his fight against Jason “El Niño” Pagara to his father, who passed away just recently. Alfaro (28-10-1, 24KOs) and Pagara will fight in the co-main event of Pinoy…

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