DEPW: Suction of floodwater not enough to solve flooding

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) said that suction of floodwater in three barangays in the city would be impractical and may not be enough to solve the problem.…

Cebu CLO orders stop on wall construction in Binaliw River

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 02/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Legal Office urged the Office of the Building Official (OBO) to issue a cease and desist order for a developer in Barangay Binaliw for illegally building a wall retainer along…

Water from Butuanon River floods three Sitios in Brgy Paknaan, Mandaue City

Norman Mendoza 02/08/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Three Sitios in Barangay Paknaan in Mandaue City experienced flooding after the Butuanon River overflowed past 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 8, 2020. Some residents of sitios Talong, Sili and Ahos that has…

Labella orders siphoning of floodwater in three barangays

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The flooding problem in Cebu City needs immediate action. This was the statement of Mayor Edgardo Labella after reports of long-term flooding in certain sitios in Barangays Kinasang-an, Pardo, and Talamban had reached…

Pagasa-Mactan: Feb. 6 rains exceed average rainfall rate of February

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/06/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – It’s still the sixth day of February but Metro Cebu has already exceeded its average rainfall rate for this month. Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Service Administration in Mactan (Pagasa-Mactan) recorded 83.6…

Cebu City Legal Office forms team for Kinasang-an flooding

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Legal Office (CLO) is forming a team of three lawyers to look into the long-time flooding issue in Sitio Paradise 3 in Barangay Kinasangan here.  City Legal Officer Rey Gealon told CDN…

LPA brings rain over Metro Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Damp weather will prevail in Metro Cebu today, Thursday, February 6, 2020. The Mactan bureau of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa – Mactan) said this is due to the…

Cebu City on ‘red alert’ status; preemptive evac advised for mountain residents

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Stay in the comforts of your homes. This was the appeal of Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak to Cebuanos who are still planning to do last minute shopping or those who are still…

Camarines Sur evacuates residents ahead of Kammuri landfall

Rey Anthony Ostria - Philippine Daily Inquirer 11/30/2019

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines —The province of Camarines Sur has enforced Saturday, November 30, 2019, a forced pre-emptive evacuation in areas expected to be affected by Typhoon Kammuri, which will be renamed as Typhoon Tisoy once it enters…

Cebu City spending P3,500 per day for suction of Poblacion Pardo floodwater

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City government has been spending P3,500 per day for the suction of floodwater in Second Street of  Sunrise Village in Barangay Poblacion Pardo, in Cebu City following the opposition of residents…

Labella orders creation of Inter-Agency Task Force on Flooding

Doris C. Bongcac 09/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines -The Cebu City government has set aside a P1.5 billion allocation for the implementation of flood control projects in the previous years. But the allocation has remained untouched to date. Cebu City Mayor Edgar…

Labella orders massive dredging or rivers, waterways

Doris C. Bongcac 07/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –  Mayor Edgardo Labella met the officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Cebu City Engineering District and City Hall Department heads earlier today, July 15,  to discuss a plan to…

Previous           Next
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our newsletter!

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.