Rainy season may start this week — Pagasa

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Get your rain gears ready as the rainy season may start this week. The state weather bureau forecasted that the official start of the rainy season may fall anytime before June 15, Saturday.…

MCWD tests water in schools before classes start

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Personnel of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) are conducting free water testing to various elementary schools in Cebu City in preparation for the start of classes on June 3. According to Charmaine…

Rains bring Jaclupan Dam’s water level slightly up; Buhisan Dam still dry

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Jaclupan Dam is slowly recovering from the heat of the El Niño. This was the statement of Charmaine Kara, spokesperson of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD), following the rains in line…

Cebu’s weather still very humid – Pagasa

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The last few days may have been gloomy with isolated rainshowers, but the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that Metro Cebu’s weather remained very humid. Romeo Aguirre, weather specialist of Pagasa…

Pagasa: Rainy season may start mid of June but effects of El Niño could last until August

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite the recent rainfall, the state weather bureau advises that Cebu and the rest of the country would still feel the effect of the weak El Niño, at least until August. Engineer Alfredo…

El Niño damages P121M worth of crops in Cebu province

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — It may have rained in parts of Cebu province the last few days, but this was not enough to remedy the ill effects of the mild El Niño phenomenon. The Provincial Disaster Risk…

Tumulak: Water still a ‘big’ problem in Cebu City south district barangays

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite the rainshower now experienced in parts of Cebu, water supply remains low especially in barangays in Cebu City’s south district. Councilor Dave Tumulak is asking officials of barangays with abundant water supply…

Carmen Copper augments Toledo City’s water supply

PR 05/19/2019

TOLEDO CITY, Philippines – With the crippling drought caused by El Niño phenomenon, Carmen Copper Corporation is augmenting the water supply in the different barangays of Toledo City by providing 1,200 cubic meters or 1.2 million liters…

MCWD appeals for sobriety, patience during the dry spell

Doris C. Bongcac 05/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The management of the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) is asking water consumers to remain sober and patient amidst the water supply interruptions now experienced within their service areas as a result of…

Cebu City Council calls for executive session today to discuss state of water in the city

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Officials of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) will be appear in an executive session called by the Cebu City Council this afternoon, April 30, to brief legislators of the state of the…

MCWD: Limited water supply starting Saturday for south, uptown Cebu City barangays

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has warned consumers of limited water supply in some areas in Cebu City starting tomorrow, April 25. In a Store Water Advisory, MCWD announced that on Mondays,…

BFAR-7: El Niño damages P600K worth of marine products

Futch Anthony Inso 04/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7) have already recorded P653,649 worth of damages in the fisheries sector in Cebu as a result of the El Niño. “Ang una…

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