WATCH: The Rise at Monterazzas under investigation

11/11/2025

VIDEO: Mao Ba? The Rise at Monterrazas under investigation: Translated text from this video: After the heavy rains brought by Typhoon Tino last week, large parts of Cebu City were submerged in floodwaters. READ: Cebu City inspects…

WATCH: Videos of flooding in Cebu due to Tino

11/06/2025

CEBU, Philippines–Typhoon Tino (International name: Kalmaeigi) battered Cebu on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, causing heavy flooding, landslides, and widespread damage.  Videos captured by locals showed knee- to waist-deep floodwaters in several areas, with rescue teams wading through…

Tino claims 4-month-old baby in Barangay Pardo, Cebu City

Futch Anrthony Inso 11/06/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Despite her efforts at safekeeping, a mother lost her child amid flooding at the height of typhoon Tino in Barangay Pardo, Cebu City. The flood swept away baby Gea, whose lifeless body was…

Worst flooding in Cebu reignites flood control issues

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/05/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines (UPDATED) — The worst flooding to hit Cebu in recent history, which has killed 92 people (as of this posting), has renewed scrutiny over billions of pesos in flood control spending in the province…

Tino aftermath: Flooding kills over 40, strands thousands in central PH

Agence France Presse 11/05/2025

CEBU, Philippines — More than 40 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced as rains driven by Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) flooded swathes of the central Philippines on Tuesday. Entire towns on the island…

Flooding in Mandaue City: Tips on how to mitigate its impact shared

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/26/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu —How can one reduce the impacts of heavy rains, flooding, high sea water level rise and other hazards in Mandaue City during the rainy or typhoon period? Through preparation, coordination and vigilance. This is…

PH tops World Risk Index again for extreme weather, flood vulnerability

Dempsey Reyes - Reporter 09/26/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has once again topped the World Risk Index, the yardstick for being highly exposed to extreme weather effects. Most especially flooding. The ranking came as the country has been barraged by a…

Lapu-Lapu City to act on flooding at Vistabella Subdivision

Futch Anthony Inso 09/24/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Government has pledged to assist residents of Vistabella Subdivision in Barangay Basak after their access road was flooded. A video posted by a netizen on social media earlier went viral,…

Cebu City eyes P10M–P15M study for P8B drainage master plan

Pia Piquero 09/13/2025

  CEBU, Philippines — Cebu City is moving to commission a P10 million to P15 million feasibility study that will lay the groundwork for an ambitious P8.2-billion overhaul of its outdated drainage system, which officials admit is…

Why Metro Cebu floods: A crisis rooted in rain, growth, and neglect

Pia Piquero 08/30/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — One small scratch was all it took to remind Belinda Amisola how dangerous Cebu’s floods can be. The 55-year-old vendor from Parian brushed off the graze she got while wading through murky waters…

Flooding in Cebu City: Tension flares at City Council over ‘blame game’

Pia Piquero 08/28/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A heated exchange erupted at the Cebu City Council this week as councilors clashed over who should be held accountable for the city’s persistent flooding problem. Accusations of “blaming” were exchanged between Minority…

You can now track flood control projects via DBM’s Project DIME

Darryl John Esguerra 08/28/2025

MANILA – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has launched an online tracker for flood control projects, giving the public direct access to monitor government-funded infrastructure amid ongoing probes into questionable contracts. The initiative forms part of…

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.