Inayawan schoolkids taught proper handwashing technique

12/10/2016

TO promote awareness on sanitation, the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) held a handwashing activity in Inayawan Elementary School in Cebu City. The activity was done in partnership with Vitens Evides International (VEI), a corporate social responsibility…

Water Resources Center celebrates 40 years of water eng’g in practice

PR 11/02/2016

The University of San Carlos-Water Resources Center Foundation Inc. (USC-WRCFI) celebrates its 40th anniversary as one of the leading water consulting centers for sustainable water in Central Visayas and the Philippines. Four decades of water engineering in…

Pardo, Guadalupe precincts rack huge power, water bills

Margarette Managaytay 09/26/2016

THE Pardo police precinct and the Guadalupe police precinct had the largest power and water bills among Cebu City’s 11 police precincts, Councilor Dave Tumulak said yesterday. Tumulak, designated as deputy mayor for police matters by Mayor…

Cleaner water for a healthier Cebu

PR 09/24/2016

FACILITIES that will treat household septage and help minimize pollution of water bodies will be put in Metro Cebu soon with a P1-billion grant-in-aid from the government of Japan through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica). The…

MCWD urged to address demand for water

Carmel Loise Matus 07/30/2016

A school official urged the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) to address the demand for water by tapping the undeveloped water sources. Engr. Fe Walag, director of the University of San Carlos (USC) Water Resource Center, said…

MCWD: Water supply almost back to normal

Izobelle T. Pulgo 07/20/2016

As Cebu has been experiencing light, moderate to occasionally heavy rains, the island’s water supply is now almost back to normal. According to Raul Tabasa, Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) Engineering department manager, the water supply in…

MCWD: Water production at normal levels

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/29/2016

DAILY water production in Metro Cebu has normalized this week according to the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD). In a press statement, MCWD attributed the normalization of the water tables to the rains brought about by the…

Building dams in Lusaran, Kotkot not a priority, MCWD says

Carmel Loise Matus 06/16/2016

THE Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) said it cannot prioritize the building and operation of dams at the Mananga-Kotkot-Lusaran river basins amid public clamor for additional sources of potable water. During a meeting of the Metro Cebu…

City plans to put up water stations in drought-affected areas

Sheila Mae Gumapon 05/24/2016

TO address water shortage, the Cebu City government is planning to put up water stations in areas affected by the dry spell. “We were thinking of putting up water stations around the city, but first we have…

CEBU’S WATER DROPS

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/06/2016

Conserve water. This was the advisory from the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) yesterday after it announced that the surface water supplies in Cebu City and province have started to drop to a dangerous low. Faced with…

MCWD submits plan

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/12/2016

THE Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) beat its deadline and submitted yesterday an action plan on the rehabilitation of a pipeline attached to the Mandaue-Mactan Bridge. Engr. Noel Dalena, MCWD acting general manager, said in a letter…

Lahug fire victims get free water

01/20/2016

VICTIMS of the recent fire that left more than 700 persons homeless in barangay Lahug expressed their gratitude for the free water provided by the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD). A day after the fire, the water…

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