Labella, Cortes tell creekside dwellers: Help in Mahiga Creek rehabilitation

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The implementation of government initiated clean-up drives are not enough to address the build-up of garbage at the Mahiga Creek. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella directed especially Mabolo barangay captain Frank Gajudo to…

Cortes, Labella lead Mahiga Creek clean-up

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 09/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –  Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes and Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella led the clean-up of the Mahiga Creek this morning, September 14. The two officials met at the Subangdaku bridge that serves as…

Cebu environment office expects challenging Mahiga Creek clean-up

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) is expecting the clean-up for the Mahiga Creek to be challenging, even if both cities of Cebu and Mandaue will be working together. The scheduled clean-up…

Cebu Cenro needs help cleaning up Mahiga Creek

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) is calling on volunteers and establishments to help them in the clean up of the Mahiga Creek on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Lawyer John Jigo Dacua, the…

20 tons of garbage gathered in Guadalupe River clean-up drive; Mahiga Creek to follow

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Government’s move to rehabilitate its waterways and river systems will also be done at the Barangay Mabolo portion of Mahiga Creek come September 2019. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella revealed this on…

Shanty demolition at Mahiga Creek underway

Norman V. Mendoza 07/27/2016

MANDAUE City Hall’s demolition team began demolishing the 73 houses along the Mandaue City side of the Mahiga Creek in Barangay Subangdaku last Monday. There was no resistance from the settlers, most of whom hoped that the…

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…

DPWH deploys excavator to dredge Mahiga Creek

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/08/2016

A brand-new amphibious excavator has been deployed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DWPH) 7 to dredge a portion of the Mahiga Creek. The deployment came a few days after Public Works and Highways Secretary…

Settlers resist, yield to demolition

Melissa Q. Cabahug 09/18/2015

THEY tried to resist at first, even forming a human barricade to block a City Hall demolition team accompanied by police and a Special Weapons Tactics (SWAT) team. But 44 families of sitio Mahusay, barangay Subangdaku in…

Finish the work on drainage

06/25/2015

The rainy season has begun, but Metro Cebu isn’t ready for the return of flashfloods. Summer came and went, with no massive dredging of the Mahiga Creek or other waterways that overflow during a downpour. And just…

Demolition starts with 10 foot bridges

Edison Delos Angeles 06/24/2015

  WITH the onset of the rainy season and risk of flashfloods , at least 10 of 18  foot bridges on Mahiga Creek were dismantled  last June 22, Tuesday. The demolition which started at 9 a.m. was…

KNEE-DEEP FLOODING

Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/18/2015

Less rainfall, longer downpour in Metro Cebu Less than one millimeter of rainfall was recorded in Metro Cebu as of 3 p.m. yesterday, the state weather bureau Pagasa said. But the rains lasted for more than an…

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