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MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — There was a need for the local governments of Mandaue and Cebu to collaborate in order to solve flooding problems affecting the two localities. Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes said several water bodies…
Visayan Electric donated garbage bins and installed a litter trapping device in support of the efforts of DENR Sec. Roy Cimatu and EMB-7 RD Lormelyn Claudio to rehabilitate the Mahiga River. The electric utility is one of…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Six teams consisting of civil engineering students of the University of San Carlos (USC) and two Dutch universities have proposed solutions to augment water resources and rehabilitate the Guadalupe and Mahiga Rivers. The…
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…
The demolition of shanties on Mandaue City’s side of the Mahiga Creek can now resume after the court denied the residents’ petition for an injunction. Lawyer Aquilino Felicitas was unable to convince the court to halt the…
Residents of sitio Mahayag in barangay Subangdaku in Mandaue City has turned to Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III for help in their bid to stop the ongoing demolition of their houses as ordered by Mandaue City Hall.…
Elma Remedio arranged her belongings under a plywood roof as her family of seven crowded into the temporary shelter. The shack is built in part of a a mud-soaked 6.5 hectare relocation site in barangay Pakna-an where…
A P20 million dredging project for the mouth of the Mahiga River in Cebu City is expected to help ease flooding during the rainy season. However, the project, which is funded by the Department of Public Works…
Cebu City Hall will first deal with with eight commercial establishments encroaching on the three-meter easement of the Mahiga River in Cebu City before dealing with illegal settlers. “We’re talking about hundreds of structures that have encroached…
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