Former PRO7 director seeks to nullify Sogod water code

Futch Anthony Inso 06/12/2024

LAPU-LAPU CTY, Cebu — A retired police officer sought the court’s assistance to declare the Municipality of Sogod’s Municipal Water Code null and void. Jose Marie Espino and his wife, Rose Espino, both residents of Sogod town,…

Beat the heat: How much should you really pay for bottled water?

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 04/28/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Summer’s scorching heat is tough, but are you paying too much for bottled water? The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) cautions consumers to watch out for inflated prices when purchasing bottled water.…

Mandaue City will soon have desalination and wastewater treatment facilities

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/17/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City residents can expect a cheaper price of potable water as the first desalination plant in Metro Cebu will be built in the city. The City of Mandaue headed by Mayor Jonas…

10 public schools in Cebu City will be able to provide potable water soon

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There will be ten public schools here, one each in the North and South Districts, that will soon provide  residents with potable water.  This as the government that is working to lift 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…

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…

Finding answers to Cebu’s water woes

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/05/2016

Expert cites causes of water resources’ depletion, calls for urgent need to address problem With the depletion over time of the water supply in the province of Cebu caused by several factors, a water resources expert is…

Cloud seeding causes slight rains

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Julit C. Jainar 04/27/2016

Moderate rain was experienced in some areas in Cebu City due to cloud-seeding operations done by the state weather bureau Pagasa yesterday. Pagasa Visayas Director Oscar Tabada said they planned to conduct cloud-seeding first in Bohol province…

EMB notes poor water quality in some major rivers in Cebu

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Marian Z. Codilla 10/15/2015

Official also notes high fecal coliform level in Mactan beaches Some major rivers in Cebu have been found to have poor water quality, the Environmental Management Bureau in region 7 reported. Only the Luyang River in Carmen…

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