Ad hoc committee formed to study encroaching structures in Cebu City waterways

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has ordered the formation of an ad hoc committee that would study how to remove the obstructions along waterways here. The mayor released Executive Order No. 101, which…

OBO identifies 83 structures along Cebu City riversides violating 3-meter easement

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Building Official (OBO) here has identified 83 establishments violating the three-meter easement policy along major waterways in the city. The OBO conduced an inspection on October 19 and 20, 2020,…

63 persons rounded up for violating the no-swimming policy in Metro Cebu

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 63 persons were arrested today, April 12, 2020, by the police in Cebu City, Talisay City, and Lapu-Lapu City, for swimming in public and private beaches and pools in relation…

Labella wants other Cebu City rivers tested for poliovirus

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella wants the other rivers in the city to be tested for poliovirus after the Department of Health (DOH) revealed that Butuanon River tested positive for the virus.  In a phone…

15 young trees to be cut along Lahug and Tejero Rivers for desilting

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—At least 15 young trees needs to be cut along the Tejero and Lahug Rivers to give way for the desilting and river widening project of the Department of Public Works Highway in Central Visayas…

Clippers give Rivers 900th victory

11/09/2019

LOS ANGELES—The Clippers were kings of the fourth quarter. Portland star Damian Lillard lost his crown, at least for a night, anyway. Lou Williams made a go-ahead jumper with 58 seconds left, then added a three-pointer and…

Labella to meet brgy chiefs to discuss ways to stop dumping wastes in creeks, rivers

Irene R. Sino Cruz 08/19/2019

CEBU CITY—Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella is set to meet with barangay captains Tuesday, August 20, to discuss how to stop the dumping of wastes into the city’s creeks and rivers. On Saturday, August 17, the mayor,…

Labella orders massive dredging or rivers, waterways

Doris C. Bongcac 07/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –  Mayor Edgardo Labella met the officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Cebu City Engineering District and City Hall Department heads earlier today, July 15,  to discuss a plan to…

Cenro head: 75 volunteers work for food in Cebu City’s river cleanup

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The rehabilitation of the five major river systems in Cebu City continues after the massive cleanup last March headed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Office in Central Visayas (DENR-7). This…

Garcia’s solution to Metro Cebu’s water woes: Tap south Cebu waterfalls, rivers

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/26/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Waterfalls and rivers found in the southern part of Cebu province could be a good source of water to address Metro Cebu’s water problems. Cebu Governor-elect Gwendolyn Garcia said that local officials…

Cabrera warns residents, businesses of penalties for throwing wastes into Cebu City rivers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Overwhelmed by the volume of garbage which they collected from this morning’s Guadalupe River clean up, the Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources (Cenro) is now considering the possibility of filing charges against anyone…

DENR-7 to deputize 500 river guards to monitor region’s waterways

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/22/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu, Philippines—The Department of Environment of Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) will deputize  500 river guards to monitor the region’s streams and the waterways and apprehend violators contributing to the pollution of these rivers.…

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