Ahead of El Niño: Water rationing starts in some Cebu City brgys

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The scarcity of water is now being experienced in some of the city’s mountain barangays and at the male dormitory of the Cebu City Jail in Barangay Kalunasan even before the official start…

Cebu City’s Agriculture Department prepares for impact of El Niño

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Although there has been no report yet of crop damage due to the extreme heat brought by the onset of the dry season, Cebu City’s Agriculture Department (CAD) is already bracing for the…

Cebu City to hold ‘Food Security Summit’ by April

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is eyeing to hold a two-day “Food Security Summit” on April 25 and 26, 2023. Lawyer Jerone Castillo, the special assistant to Mayor Michael Rama, said the Food Security…

Mayor Rama lays plans to ensure food security, sustainability 

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/28/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City government is eyeing to use idle lands in the city for agricultural production as one of the ways to mitigate the possible socio-economic impacts of the African Swine Fever issue, the increasing…

Pagasa warns of danger as extreme heat prevails in Cebu: What to do?

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Since the country entered the dry season or summer a week ago, sweltering heat and humid weather is expected to prevail in the coming months. Here in Cebu, the state weather bureau continues…

Pagasa issues El Niño Watch; urges public to prepare for warm, dry season

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - INQUIRER.net 03/24/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has upgraded its monitoring of oceanic temperatures to an El Niño Watch, which means that there is a high likelihood that El Niño phenomenon would…

Pagasa: It will be summer soon

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Start wearing light colored clothes. Pagasa Mactan said that La Niña or the cooling phase of sea temperature, that led to intense storms in the country, has ended and the likelihood of experiencing…

Netizens commend Sarah Lahbati for flaunting her beach body, stretch marks

Immae Lachica 05/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines— She is oozing with confidence.  And celebrity mom Sarah Lahbati is never ashamed to show off her stretch marks from childbirth. Wearing a green two piece bikini, this sexy mom again flaunted her beach…

Mactan Rock offers free water to Cebuanos suffering from COVID-19, El Niño threat

Doris C. Bongcac 03/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Bulk water supplier Mactan Rock Industries Inc. (MRII) is preparing its plants to distribute free water to Cebuanos especially during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the looming El Niño. “We are…

MCWD: Rains slowly replenishing Buhisan Dam

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Buhisan Dam is recovering from the effects of the El Niño. Charmaine Kara, Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) spokesperson, said this during an interview on June 25 as the Buhisan Dam had…

PDRRMO: State of calamity stays until weather condition significantly improves

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The declaration of a state of calamity in Cebu province due to the prevailing weak El Niño remains active despite the official start of the rainy season. Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office…

Rainy season here, but El Niño may last until November

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite the start of the rainy season, Cebu will continue to experience humid, warm weather and rising temperatures until August or even lasting until November this year. Engineer Al Quiblat, Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical…

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