Consumers told: Store, use water wisely

05/29/2015

With the water supply declining and water demand rising due to the summer heat, the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) asked their customers to store water. In their advisory, MCWD asked the residents, schools, lodging houses, boarding…

A prayer for rain

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/28/2015

As temperatures continue to rise, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma urged the people to turn to prayer. He did not issue an oratio imperata, or mandatory prayer for deliverance from calamities. But he urged priests to lead the…

Funds ready for LGUs affected by dry City plans to put up water catchments

Nestle L. Semilla 05/22/2015

The Cebu City Agriculture Department plans to set up water catchments in the 31 mountain barangays that were declared under a state of calamity for an approaching  dry spell. More than 100 farmers and barangay officials  gathered…

Funds ready for LGUs affected by dry spell

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Norman V. Mendoza 05/22/2015

GOV. Hilario Davide III assured that the Cebu Provincial Government will help all local government units (LGUs) affected by the dry spell. Davide said they have not received any damage reports from the towns but disaster funds…

Freshwater farms vulnerable to El Niño

Vanessa Claire Lucero 05/21/2015

If it persists, the El Niño weather pattern would affect the freshwater aquaculture sector the most. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources regional director Andres M. Bojos said they have advised fisher folk to maintain water levels…

2 more towns placed under state of calamity

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/21/2015

TWO more Cebu municipalities have been placed under a state of calamity due to  below-normal rainfall since March. Argao in the south and  Borbon in the north  joined Tuburan in passing separate resolutions declaring a state of…

Disaster council cites ‘creeping disaster’

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/20/2015

The Cebu provincial disaster  council yesterday recommended the declaration of a state of calamity in the entire province. Below-normal rainfall since March has damaged crops and caused water levels to go down, said Baltazar Tribunalo, Jr., head…

Upland folk told to use drums to store water

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/14/2015

Residents of Cebu City’s upland barangays were told to procure containers and hoses to ration water from mobile water siphon tanks provided by the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD). “The MSTs operate 24 hours a day. What…

State of calamity for 31 upland barangays

Marian Z. Codilla, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/14/2015

The Cebu City Council yesterday  declared 31 upland barangays  under a state of calamity because of the effects of the dry spell. This will enable the city to tap disaster funds for relief operations in   areas  which…

CEBU IN TOP 12 El NIÑO ZONES

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/13/2015

Farms, rural areas told to store water, protect spring water sources Store  barrels of water and build water cisterns. The  dry spell in Cebu is forecast to drag on and intensify  this year. Weather forecaster Oscar Tabada…

Cebu is high risk area for El Niño: Acosta

Marian Z. Codilla 05/12/2015

The Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa said the El Niño dry spell will last until August at the earliest or January next year at the latest. During this morning’s water summit organized by the…

More hot days ahead for Cebu

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/12/2015

Cebu is in for more hot days, with temperatures potentially going beyond 34 degrees Celsius, the weather bureau said. Alfredo Quiblat, acting chief of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Mactan, said the El Niño…

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