BJMP adopts portion of Guadalupe river for protection, rehabilitation

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 06/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) commits to protect the environment by adopting a portion of the Guadalupe River in Cebu City as part of their community relations services for 2019.…

Cebu’s Cenro goes all out with river cleanup drive

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 02/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) envisions that in six months, Cebu City’s upstream river systems will be reclassified to “Class C” or rivers safe for bathing. This was the pronouncement of…

Pasil folk oppose building 3rd bridge start at Guadalupe River

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/17/2016

Officials of Barangay Pasil, Cebu City are against plans to build the starting point of the Cebu-Cordova bridge at the mouth of the Guadalupe River. In a barangay resolution, the officials said the bridge’s starting point in…

Julie’s joins ‘Run for the Rivers’

PR 07/09/2016

JULIE’S Bakeshop participated in the “4th Cebu Run for the Rivers” last June 25. As one of the event’s sponsors, Julie’s Bakeshop provided 4,000 pieces of tasty bread and Julie’s Kape to all the participants. Now on…

Online challenge draws 80 for Guadalupe River cleanup

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/22/2015

About 80 people hauled out over 130 sacks filled with garbage from the Guadalupe River in a cleanup initiative called “Maghisgot Ta Ug Panglimpyo sa Suba Bay” yesterday. Local and foreign students, working volunteers, the Naval Forces…

Rama says Guadalupe River is pilot area for river rehab

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/11/2015

The historic Guadalupe River will serve as the pilot area for the rehabilitation of Cebu City’s rivers to be spearheaded by Senate President Franklin Drilon, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama told reporters yesterday. Rama, who returned to…

2 RIVER CHAMPS

Eileen G. Mangubat, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/11/2015

                Senator Drilon to support  cleanup of  Cebu city rivers ‘one at a time’; Rama welcomes help after special meeting in  Manila Senate President Franklin Drilon has agreed to support…

Why use Cebu rivers as dumps?

Bencyrus Ellorin 03/20/2015

Philippine Water Week  hits a high note this weekend with a Hangyo sa Sapa River Clean-Up on Saturday and  a walk-bike tour of the Parian esteros  in  Syagit sa Sapa in Cebu City on Sunday. Rapid urbanization…

MVP firm donates P5M to CCMC fund

01/23/2015

A company controlled by business tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan that had proposed to undertake the construction of a third Cebu-Mactan bridge has donated P5 million to the fund earmarked for the construction of the new Cebu City…

Father of drowning victim comes home

Apple Ta-as 09/01/2014

It took 48-year-old Rowel Abellaneda nearly 12 hours to leave Vietnam where he works as a technician to go home to Cebu City after learning that his son had drowned during a heavy downpour Thursday afternoon. The…

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