Labella to appoint new board after LWUA affirms termination

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said he would now work on screening candidates for the five-member board of the Metropolitan Cebu Water Districts (MCWD) within the month. The Local Water Utilities Authority (LWUA)…

The travails of MCWD: Part 3

Fernando Fajardo 10/30/2019

Based on my observation on the current brouhaha involving the perceived worsening water supply in Metro Cebu, nothing much had been done yet by the Metro Cebu Water District to improve its coverage and performance since I…

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…

Only Cebu City mayor can appoint MCWD directors

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/19/2017

THE Supreme Court has finally put to rest the issue of who has the authority to appoint members of the Board of Directors (BOD) of the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) as it ruled that only the…

MCWD completes rehab of pipe support

Edison Delos Angeles 08/17/2016

REHABILITATION of the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD)’s pipe support located under the old Mandaue Mactan Bridge had been completed. Completion of the P5.9 million project will already assure families under the bridge of their safety while…

Water supply company eyes Mactan desalination plant

Julit C. Jainar 06/07/2016

Abejo Water Corp., also inaugurates Casuntingan well supplying 6,000 cu. m. for MCWD consumers A BULK water supplier of the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) is planning to put up a desalination plant in Mactan Island, which…

An eyesore

01/21/2016

    These water meters on the sidewalk of Archbishop Reyes Avenue are not only an eyesore, they hamper pedestrian movement. ATTENTION: Metro Cebu Water District.  (CDN PHOTO/CHRISTIAN MANINGO)…

Water rationing expected in Metro Cebu next year

Vanessa Claire Lucero 12/02/2015

WATER may be rationed in some parts of Metro Cebu in April and May next year, when surface water sources are expected to dry up and supply runs short because of the El Niño phenomenon. Edgar Ortega,…

Water problem exists, drought or not

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/29/2015

Former Cebu governor Emilio “Lito” Osmeña has declined Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama’s offer for him to serve as the city’s “El Niño crisis manager.” But drought or not next year,  Cebu City and its environs are…

Free bread, water (bottled and MCWD) for SOCA crowd

Joana Belsonda 07/07/2015

OVER 10,000 pieces of bread and 10,000 bottles of mineral water were offered to those who attended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama’s State of the City Address (SOCA) at the Plaza Independencia last Saturday. Free tap water …

Water districts lobby bill seeking tax break

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/05/2015

Water districts from around the country are lobbying Congress for their exemption from taxes . Arturo Villasan, spokesman of the Philippine Association of Water Districts (PAWD), said a tax exemption bill has already passed Congress and is…

MCWD to handle disposal of toilet wastes or else Cebu suffers groundwater contamination

Peter L. Romanillos 09/18/2014

With 90 percent of Metro Cebu’s population using leaking and substandard septic tanks, the quality of ground water is at serious risk. Before the situation gets out of control, towns and cities are being asked to support…

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