Heavy downpour causes canopy of Lapu-Lapu City Hall parking area to collapse

Futch Anthony Inso 10/12/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – An official of the City Engineering Office (CEO) has ordered the demolition of the canopy at the parking area of the Lapu-Lapu City Hall after the structure collapsed as a result of the…

LOOK: Over 400 families in Mandaue, Consolacion evacuated due to rise in water level

Doris C. Bongcac 09/10/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Various rescue operations were made in parts of Metro Cebu on Friday afternoon, September 9, when the water level started to rise as a result of the heavy downpour. As of 11:54 p.m.…

Two minors rescued after falling off 15-year-old hanging bridge in Talisay

Pegeen Maisie Sararaña and Paul Lauro 07/17/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two minors, a 12-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl, were rescued and rushed to the hospital after they fell off a hanging bridge in Barangay Lagtang, Talisay City and into the onrushing waters…

Mandaue OBO suspends construction works on collapsed warehouse

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/24/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Building Official (OBO) of Mandaue City has issued a suspension order against the warehouse on V. Albano St. in Barangay Maguikay, which collapsed while it rained on Wednesday, June…

3 areas in Mandaue City flooded

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/15/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Three areas in Mandaue City have experienced leg and knee-deep floods after a heavy downpour on Friday morning, October 15, 2021. Felix Suico Jr., operations head of the city’s Disaster Risk Reduction Management…

Samsam reminds constituents to be ready for evacuation amid Monday downpour

Mae Fhel Gom-os 09/20/2021

  MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – After a heavy downpour in Metro Cebu on Monday morning, September 20, 2021, Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas is reminding his constituents to be ready to be evacuated if the need…

Downpour on Tuesday causes knee-deep flooding in 6 Mandaue brgys

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/23/2021

MANDAUE CITY,  Philippines- Knee-deep flooding was experienced in at least six barangays in Mandaue City during the heavy downpour on Tuesday, June 22. The affected barangays were Banilad, Cabancalan, Tipolo, Subangdaku, Looc and Pagsabungan, says Felix Suico Jr., operations…

Cebu City officials to DPWH-7: Fix Mambaling underpass flooding

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/31/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City officials are calling on the Department of Public Works and Highways in Central Visayas (DPWH-7) to fix the Mambaling underpass after it was flooded on the morning of Holy Wednesday, March…

Netizens offer suggestions after seeing photo of Mahiga Creek filled with garbage

Immae Lachica 06/24/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—The “Siloy is Watching” post of CDN Digital that showed a huge amount of garbage stuck at the Mahiga Creek below the Subagdaku Bridge in Mandaue City after heavy downpour on Sunday afternoon, June 23,…

Eight-year-old boy drowns in Ginatilan town river

Rene Alima, Winston Ensomo 09/20/2017

THE remains of an eight-year-old boy was found in a river in Ginatilan town on Tuesday noon. Lee Kevin Baroy, a Grade 2 student in Barangay Canyurong, was reportedly playing at the riverbank in the barangay during…

Hour-long rain causes floods, affects hundreds of commuters in Cebu City

Doris C. Bongcac 07/01/2016

CEBU CITY—Knee-deep flood left hundreds of commuters stranded on Friday afternoon following heavy rains that lasted for an hour. The Armed Forces Central Command based here deployed their rescue personnel to help a family who was left…

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