Cebu City officials to DPWH-7: Fix Mambaling underpass flooding

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/31/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City officials are calling on the Department of Public Works and Highways in Central Visayas (DPWH-7) to fix the Mambaling underpass after it was flooded on the morning of Holy Wednesday, March…

Heavy rain makes Mambaling Underpass ‘canal-like’

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/31/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For the first time since it was opened in June 2019, the pumps at the Mambaling Underpass in Cebu City has failed to prevent flooding in the area. Land Transportation Office in Central…

P21M vacuum truck eyed to help solve Mandaue’s flooding

Mary Rose Sagarino 01/19/2021

  MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Mandaue City government has purchased a 21-million vacuum truck to help address the flooding problem in the city. The brand new 1,300 cubic meter capacity vacuum truck will supplement the city’s…

Manipis Road closed starting 8 p.m. for TD Vicky

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Manipis Road, linking Talisay City and Toledo City, will be closed from 8 p.m. this Friday, December 18, 2020, until further notice as Tropical Depression (TD) Vicky draws nearer southern Cebu. The…

Flooding in Pampanga feared to worsen as river swells after Ulysses

Tonette Orejas 11/14/2020

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–The Pampanga River, which drains 30 river systems in Central Luzon, has swelled on the heels of intense rains by Typhoon Ulysses, causing some parts to overflow, data from the Pampanga River Flood Forecasting…

Gullas says DPWH currently working on drainage system to address flooding problems in Talisay

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/10/2020

Talisay City, Cebu—Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony Gullas is urging the public to be patient as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) continues to work on improving the drainage system that would help address the…

 Canals, garbage, and Alang-Alang BDRRMO’s appeal

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/28/2020

MANDAUE CITY, CEBU, Philippines — Residents should have the discipline to stop throwing garbage into the streets and into the canals. Gerrard Gleen Gobalani, operations head of Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (BDRRMO) in Barangay Alang-Alang…

Floods kill 111 in central Vietnam, Storm Saudel on the way

10/22/2020

Vietnam—More than 100 people have died and 20 others are missing in central Vietnam following weeks of severe flooding and landslides, authorities said Wednesday, October 21, 2020, as the country braced for yet another storm this weekend.…

15,600 evacuated in Quezon due to ‘Pepito’

Delfin Mallari Jr. 10/21/2020

LUCENA CITY –– Local governments in Quezon province evacuated over 15,000 people after Tropical Depression “Pepito” poured heavy rains along its path on Tuesday. Melchor Avenilla, head of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC)…

Mandaue City wants to continue with flood control projects

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/20/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu- Mandaue City plans to continue the clearing of informal settlers living within the 3-meter easement zone from the riverbanks of both the Butuanon river and Mahiga creek so it could resume with its flood…

OBO identifies 83 structures along Cebu City riversides violating 3-meter easement

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Building Official (OBO) here has identified 83 establishments violating the three-meter easement policy along major waterways in the city. The OBO conduced an inspection on October 19 and 20, 2020,…

Danao City evacuees return home

Doris C. Bongcac 10/18/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Danao City government has allowed the 150 families coming from two Sitios in Barangay Maslog to already return to their homes this Sunday morning, October 18, after the knee-level flooding in the…

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