New attraction in Toledo City: Pool-like river beneath New Ilihan Bridge

Morexette Erram 02/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – There’s a new attraction in Toledo City that’s fast gaining popularity. Videos and photos of people flocking to the New Ilihan Bridge in Barangay Ilihan in Toledo City, located 47.2 kilometers southwest of Cebu…

River management board to monitor Subangdaku River

Morexette B. Erram 01/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Village officials of Subangdaku, Mandaue City are planning to create a river management board whose main task is to ensure the cleanliness, and improve the water quality of Subangdaku River.  Subangdaku Barangay Captain Ernie Manatad…

Photos of mounds of trash on Subangdaku River goes viral  

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/02/2019

Photos of plastic trash floating like an island on Subangdaku River in Mandaue City are now making the rounds on social media.  The photos were posted by a Facebook user identified as Clark Robinson Baylon who expressed…

Plan to recover WWII army tank submerged in Medellin’s river excite netizens

Doris C. Bongcac 12/05/2018

Netizens look forward to the recovery of the World War II (WWII) army tank that is now submerged in Medellin town’s Dagusungan River. Giles Anthony Villamor, Medellin’s planning officer, said in a Facebook post at around 11…

Medellin officials search for WWII army tank ‘submerged’ on Dagusungan River

Doris C. Bongcac 12/05/2018

The municipality of Medellin in northern Cebu is pursuing a plan to locate and extract a World War II (WWII) army tank that was said to have been submerged on its Dagusungan River. A Facebook post by…

River protection

11/28/2018

It must be said that even before Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu warned all regional directors of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to clean the rivers within their jurisdiction or else be fired, Cebu’s local…

DENR-7 officials, employees told to implement river rehab programs

Doris C. Bongcac 11/26/2018

Taking their cue from Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, officials and employees of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) are now finalizing their rehabilitation plans to ensure that rivers in the region are…

Planting along Butuanon River

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 10/18/2018

Our intention is to plant along the river because its purpose is for the prevention of soil erosion. The skies were clear and there were no rains; and so it was a good time to plant that…

Renewed hope for Butuanon River

Jerry Roa 10/13/2018

Residents and visitors of Mandaue, known as the industrial hub of Cebu, can now look forward to a new site to promenade along the banks of the city’s primary inland body of water with the groundbreaking of…

Viewing deck to be built along Butuanon River

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 10/05/2018

  A viewing deck will be constructed along the Butuanon River in Mandaue City. Mandaue City Mayor Gabriel Luis “Luigi” Quisumbing said the viewing deck is part of the rehabilitation plan of the river, which is now…

Marikina raises third alarm as river level reaches 18m

Inquirer.net 08/11/2018

THE third alarm was raised yesterday over Marikina City as the Marikina River spilling level reached 18.3 meters due to continuous heavy rain. The Marikina City government started forcing its residents to evacuate their homes and move…

Teen drowns while swimming in river in Cebu City

Benjie Talisic 08/10/2018

A 16-year-old grade six pupil drowned in a river in Barangay Toong, Cebu City at past 8 p.m. Wednesday, August 8. The fatality was identified as Marvin (name withheld) from Sitio Badiang in the same barangay. Decilyn…

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