Leisure biking still allowed in Talisay City but only for city residents

Doris C. Bongcac 08/18/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony Gullas said he will continue to allow leisure biking in his city during the duration of the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MEQC). However, this will only be limited…

Road to mountain barangays in Talisay City off-limits to sightseers until Sunday

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Talisay City government has temporarily closed Barangays Jaclupan, Campo 4, and Manipis to bikers, joggers, sightseers, and mobile vendors starting today, September 17, 2020, until Sunday, September 20, 2020, due to bad…

Buhisan, Jaclupan dams recover amid rains

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 08/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Buhisan and Jaclupan dams, which are the surafce water sources of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD), has slowly recovered amid the rains in the past month. Buhisan Dam in Barangay Buhisan,…

Lawaan ‘mini-landslide’ destroys 1 house, damages 2 others; families evacuated

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Families of three houses affected by the mini-landslide in Barangay Lawaan, Talisay City have been evacuated and have been temporarily staying at the Lawaan’s barangay hall. Reports from the Disaster Risk Reduction Management…

MCWD: Lower supply from Jaclupan, Buhisan Dams

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Jaclupan and Buhisan Dams recorded lower production at least a month before the official summer season would begin.  According to Engineer Edgar Ortega, assistant general manager for operations of the Metropolitan Cebu…

New chairman shows the path forward for MCWD

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —With the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) facing supply shortage issues, the new board is poised to pursue several strategies to develop additional water sources.  The new chairman of the board, however, ruled out…

MCWD makes preparations for start of dry season

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The rainy season is ending in two months and the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) is expecting another critical season as the start of the dry season draws near. As of February 6,…

MCWD: Jaclupan, Buhisan dams start to recover

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Jaclupan Dam in Talisay City and Buhisan Dam in Cebu City have slowly recovered from dryness following the rains in November 2019. The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) reported on Saturday, December…

Pelare: Buried body in Talisay identified; 4 ‘gun-for-hire’ suspects nabbed

Alven Marie A. Timtim 11/29/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — What happens when a suspected illegal drug supplier fails to heed a request of members of allegedly a gun-for-hire group in Cebu? Well, the suspected drug supplier ends up getting killed and…

Despite rains, MCWD’s surface water supply still not enough – Kara

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –The Mactan Island station of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services (Pagasa) has recorded an average rainfall volume of 188.5 millimeters for the month of October. Pagasa said that the Metro Cebu’s rainfall…

Cebu City Water Advisory Committee to probe MCWD for water crisis

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The newly formed Cebu City Water Advisory Committee has been tasked by Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella to probe the “water crisis” the city is experiencing following the decline in the water supply…

PDEA agents arrest six in Talisay City drug den

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Six persons were arrested by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) in a drug den in Sitio Tabuc Sapa, Barangay Jaclupan, Talisay City this morning, July 15. The arrested suspects…

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