MCWD: Cebu City’s freshwater faces growing saltwater contamination

Pia Piquero 11/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City faces a growing water problem as saltwater seeps into its freshwater sources due to excessive groundwater extraction. With communities already experiencing the effects and the risk of intrusion spreading, the Cebu…

New MCWD board member: Lawyer Ferdinand Pepito gets appointed

Pia Piquero 10/10/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has appointed Lawyer Ferdinand Pepito as a new member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD). He is to replace outgoing Chairman…

MCWD kicks off water expansion projects in Guba, Agsungot

Pia Piquero 09/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A long-awaited solution to the decades-long water crisis in the city’s upland barangays is finally underway. On Monday, September 2, the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) broke ground on water expansion projects in…

New desalination plant: 11 Cebu City barangays to benefit from it

Pia Piquero 08/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines –The new desalination plant in Mambaling, Cebu City, has come as a relief to residents of 11 barangays as it promises a “more reliable” water supply across central and southern Cebu City. The Metropolitan…

High water consumption? Check for leaks in your water line – MCWD

Shannah Rose Pardo 07/08/2024

CEBU CITY,  Philippines — An official from the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) urged its consumers to check their meters every now and then to determine if there is a leak in their line.  In a recent…

Cebu City: Water crisis eases as La Niña brings rain

Pia Piquero 06/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The long drought brought by El Niño may finally be coming to an end as La Niña ushers in much-needed rain to Cebu City. The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) reports improvements in…

Excavation permits: MCWD execs hopeful these will be approved

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 05/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As they expressed their confidence under the acting mayor’s “leadership”, they also look forward that their projects to address the water crisis will be realized anytime soon. The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD)…

Daluz ‘confident’ with Cebu City acting mayor Garcia’s leadership

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 05/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — To address the water crisis in Cebu City, Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia is willing to “talk and sit down” with the officers in charge of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD). Garcia,…

Wasted water: One-third of the water produced by MCWD is wasted

Josh Almonte 05/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – More than one-third of the water production in Cebu has been relegated to wasted water. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said that the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) found that the non-revenue water…

Rama fights back, to file ‘tsunami’ of cases vs MCWD, CPA

Josh Almonte 05/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama would file a “tsunami” of lawsuits against those who sued him and members of his team. “Kami sad magpusot-pusot sad ta’g file og kaso,” Rama said in an…

MCWD: Operations ‘back to normal’ after security breach

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 04/17/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The operations at the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) “have returned to normal,” the water district announced on Wednesday, April 17. Yesterday, April 16, the MCWD announced the suspension of their operations after…

Mandaue Councilor to MCWD: Allow consumers to pay water bills on staggered basis

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/16/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A Mandaue City Councilor is urging the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) to allow city residents to pay on a staggered basis their bills for the months of March and April. Councilor Jennifer…

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