LGUs told to expedite garbage disposal efforts

07/19/2016

METRO Cebu and municipal governments should expedite their garbage disposal efforts to avoid worse flooding in the coming months, the Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa said yesterday. In yesterday’s 2nd quarter Provincial Disaster Risk…

Tom urged: Clear creeks of settlers

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/12/2016

Opposition Cebu City Councilors Raymond Garcia and Joel Garganera called on Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña to prioritize solutions to the city’s flooding problem. “Let us prioritize what is good for the city. We are willing to…

‘Butchoy,’ now a typhoon, to bring more rain to Cebu

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/05/2016

Tropical storm “Butchoy” entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) yesterday and intensified into a typhoon, bringing rains in Cebu that caused the temporary suspension of boat trips between mainland Cebu and Mactan Island. As of 4…

‘Butchoy’ unlikely to make landfall

Julit C. Jainar, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza 07/04/2016

  The chances of tropical storm “Butchoy” (international name: Nepartak) making landfall in the country appear to be slim, the state weather bureau Pagasa said yesterday. Pagasa Mactan chief Alfredo Quiblat Jr. said the storm is expected…

Two areas in Talamban still submerged in flood

Doris C. Bongcac, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/03/2016

Heavy rains that slammed Metro Cebu on Friday night have left at least 250 people still stranded in their homes in Barangay Talamban, Cebu City, two days after several areas were inundated by rising flood waters. On…

Baga natag nawong kung si Duterte gihapoy pasulbaron sa basura

Lloyd Suarez 07/03/2016

Dili ma-spelling ang atong kahimtang niadtong Biyernes sa hapon hangtud sa gabii gumikan sa grabeng uwan dinhi sa Metro Cebu. Nagkagidlay kita sa grabeng traffic tungod kay daghang kalsada ang gipangbahaan. Daghang na-stranded. Daghang nangapasmo sa dalan.…

BLAME IT ON GARBAGE

Doris C. Bongcac, Jhunnex Napallacan, Nestle L. Semilla 07/02/2016

Over half-a-billion pesos in drainage improvement projects were undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Cebu city and province in the past two years but mere hours of steady rain still flooded and…

Between drought and the deluge

Radel Paredes 07/02/2016

Friday night’s flooding, which caused some cars to be stalled or even literally submerged while thousands of commuters were stuck for hours in the rain, was a reminder once again of how those of us living in…

FLOOD STRANDS HUNDREDS

Carmel Loise Matus, Doris C. Bongcac, Jhunnex Napallacan, Julit C. Jainar 07/02/2016

Hundreds of commuters and pedestrians were stranded last night on the streets of Cebu City and nearby Metro Cebu areas after knee-to-chest level floods hit the metropolis following at least three hours of nonstop rain since Friday…

Hour-long rain causes floods, affects hundreds of commuters in Cebu City

Doris C. Bongcac 07/01/2016

CEBU CITY—Knee-deep flood left hundreds of commuters stranded on Friday afternoon following heavy rains that lasted for an hour. The Armed Forces Central Command based here deployed their rescue personnel to help a family who was left…

Two low pressure areas to bring rains in Cebu, Visayas — Pagasa

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/25/2016

THE public is advised to bring umbrellas and rainwear in the next few days after the weather bureau’s forecast of light to moderate rains in the Visayas starting Saturday until Wednesday. Alfredo Quiblat, chief of the Philippine…

2 kids drowned in Carmen flash flood

Carmel Loise Matus 06/12/2016

HEAVY rainfall and strong winds triggered a flash flood that was believed to have caused two boys to drown at the swollen Malubog River in Carmen town, 41.7 kilometers north of Cebu City, on Sunday morning. SPO2…

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