KASUKABE – It has been called Japan’s underground Parthenon, a cavernous complex charged with protecting Tokyo and surrounding areas from catastrophic flooding — a risk experts warn is growing as climate change advances. Above ground, there is…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas is looking to rent a machine that can vacuum garbage and silt from major drainage ways in the city. This after the mayor, in a Facebook post shared…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s two House representatives want more focus on drainage projects following the death of three people during an unexpected flash flood on October 13, 2020. South District Representative Rodrigo “Bebot” Abellanosa will…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes plans to meet with barangay captains (village chiefs) to discuss the clearing of settlers living in “danger zones” or within the 3-meter easement zone from the riverbanks of both the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—The flooding along General Maxilom Avenue, also known as Mango Avenue, in Cebu City on Tuesday night, October 13, 2020, has become a cause of concern for the Cebu City government. Couniclor Jerry Guardo, the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Heavy rains in the mountain barangays of Cebu City have resulted in several minor landslides and flash floods on Sunday noon, October 4. Ramil Ayuman, officer-in-charge of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has ordered the Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) to check on all areas that experienced landslides and flooding in the city in the last two days.…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Parts of Metro Cebu were submerged in knee-deep water following the heavy downpour Tuesday night, September 15. In Cebu City, members of a family were evacuated to Tisa Elementary School, according to Ramil…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) is urging the Department of Public Works and Highways in Central Visayas (DPWH-7) to widen the drainage along the Mambaling Underpass. Images of…
LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana — The Louisiana coastline devastated by Hurricane Laura began a long and gloomy recovery Friday as hundreds of thousands of people still without water and power confronted the possibility that basic services may not…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The drainage in Cebu City needs to be rechecked as rains cause floodings in many lowland areas again. Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo, the chairperson of City Council’s committee on infrastructure, urged the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The community should be the forefront in cleaning their drainage systems. This was the statement of Engineer Kenneth Carmelita Enriquez, the head of the Cebu City Department of Engineering and Public Works…
