CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has tightened access to hundreds of fire hydrants across Metro Cebu to stop unauthorized water extraction and reduce losses, but fire officials said it has not compromised…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Thousands of households in southern Cebu City will no longer receive round-the-clock water as the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) begins managing the output of its Jaclupan water source to prevent it from…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has raised concerns over the unauthorized extraction of water from fire hydrants intended strictly for emergency use. Cesar Boroy, Acting Division Manager of MCWD’s Water Distribution Division,…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The operation of a desalination plant in Cordova town is giving the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) the much-needed water supply augmentation for its service area amid the threat of El Niño. The…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Water supply in several southern parts of Metro Cebu has started weakening after output from the Metropolitan Cebu Water District’s (MCWD) facility in Barangay Jaclupan in Talisay City dropped sharply due to the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has moved on to cutting diesel use in key wells as it continues to absorb rising operational costs. Despite this, they gave the assurance that there would…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña has come out in strong support of the looming increase in water rates. The vice mayor warned that suspending the adjustment would only worsen Metro Cebu’s already strained water…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — City legislators here are seeking a three-month deferment of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District’s (MCWD) latest rate hike, citing mounting economic pressures on households even as the utility defends the increase as necessary…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Nestor Archival has defended the impending hike in water rates, saying the adjustment is necessary to help stabilize the finances of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD). In a press conference earlier…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) is currently pursuing multiple sources, not just groundwater, to meet the growing demand of Metro Cebu. The water district issued the clarification after its earlier pronouncement to…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A plan by the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) to shift to groundwater sources to stabilize supply and cut cost is a ‘dangerous regression.” The Cebu Electricity Reform Advocates (CERA) said that doing…
Metro Cebu consumers will soon see an increase in water bills, with the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) confirming a previously approved ₱23 addition to the average monthly residential bill.…
