Four houses were destroyed by a fire in sitio Riverside, barangay Capitol Site, Cebu City at 11:30 a.m. Monday. The fire started in one of the houses located within the three-meter easement of Guadalupe River and was…
A “green corridor” will replace the colony of informal settlers in the Mandaue City side of the Mahiga Creek, according to a plan of the Mandaue city government. After the demolition of houses of 4,000 settlers on…
A government demolition crew yesterday entered sitio Mahayayay in barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue city and started tearing down the first of 153 shanties near the Mahiga Creek. At first residents resisted. Women locked arms together in a human…
A 16-year old boy playing in the rain in Cebu City was killed by a lightning bolt during yesterday afternoon’s thunderstorm. The crash of thunder, rain and rushing wind left people worried again about flooding and landslides.…
The body of 16-year- old high school student Ronnel Abellaneda was found near the mouth of the Guadalupe River early morning Friday. He was found by fishermen in the area after the boy was last seen by…
Talisay City Councilor Antonio Bacaltos Jr. called on Mayor Johnny V. delos Reyes to form a task force that would apprehend those extracting sand and gravel from the Mananga riverbed. Bacaltos said he inspected the riverbed and…
Cebu City’s official opening of a septic treatment plant tomorrow is a long-awaited initiative that should have as its ultimate goal the rehabilitation of rivers and other waterways in the metropolis. City Hall expects the plant to…
A dairy farm in barangay Guba, Cebu City has been fined by the environment department P50,000 for operating without an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC). Water samples were also collected by the Environment Management Bureau (EMB) in the…
The owner of a dairy farm in barangay Guba, Cebu City that was flagged by the local environment office for discharging wastewater into the Guba creek said she will address all issues raised against her business venture.…
The Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) wants a privately-owned farm in barangay Guba to install a wastewater treatment facility to avert pollution in the Guba River. “The City through Cenro is willing to help…
