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Steady rainfall dumped ten days worth of rain after midnight, leaving half of Cebu City streets under water yesterday. The downpour, triggered by tropical storm “Mario”, stranded thousands of commuters in Metro Cebu and submerged streets in…
WITH unexpected flooding yesterday in the South Road Properties (SRP), private drainage systems there will need to be redesigned and improved, city officials said. SRP manager Roberto “Bu” Varquez said he is meeting today with the management…
A tornado damaged school buildings of Southwestern University (SWU) on Urgello Street in Cebu City about 5:30 a.m. yesterday , one of the effects of tropical storm “Mario”. Violent gusts of a “buhawi” or waterspout were reported…
Classes are suspended in all towns and cities in Cebu while thousands of passengers heading to work were stranded when rains brought by tropical depression Mario caused metro-wide flooding. The state weather bureau Pagasa warned of heavy…
After being told that their establishments were built on top of what used to be natural waterways, what next? It was the turn yesterday of a motel, mall and condominium to be asked to submit their drainage…
Cebu City Councilor Margot Osmeña said she was dismayed that the executive department is blaming the City Council for the non-implementation of drainage projects which were approved two years ago. She said the specific drainage projects from…
Each time it rains hard, 11-year-old Cherry Mae Pangatungan wades to school in knee-deep water in Lapu-Lapu City. Sometimes, teachers accompany the children wading 30 meters to 40 meters through a flooded passageway when no tricycles are…
THURSDAY’S downpour was caused by a low pressure area and took place during a “monsoon break” or spell of hot weather, said government weather experts. The volume of rain was also unusual. While the month of August…
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