Cebu City mayor creates water advisory committee to address water shortage issues

Irene R. Sino Cruz 10/08/2019

CEBU CITY— With Metro Cebu currently facing water shortage, Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has created a water advisory committee. “We have to look into the water shortage,” Labella said in an interview. In his Executive Order…

MCWD Board explains side to Cebu City Council

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Only four of five members of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) faced the Cebu City Council on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, during the council inquiry on the…

MCWD faces backlash from LGUs; Liloan wants MOA with MCWD terminated

Rosalie Abatayo 09/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Metro Cebu Water District faces a backlash from the local government units in its service areas amid shortage in water supply. The respective councils of the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Talisay, and…

Province eyes charges vs MCWD over water supply shortage

Rosalie Abatayo 09/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Due to the woes on water supply in Metro Cebu, the Cebu Provincial Capitol is asking the Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas to look into possible charges against officials of the…

Garcia wants PPP projects in Malubog, Mananga to address water shortage

Rosalie Abatayo 09/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Government is eyeing to enter into private-public partnerships (PPP) to tap and develop the surface waters of Malubog and Mananga dams in the cities of Toledo and Talisay for bulk…

Between drought and the deluge

Radel Paredes 07/02/2016

Friday night’s flooding, which caused some cars to be stalled or even literally submerged while thousands of commuters were stuck for hours in the rain, was a reminder once again of how those of us living in…

Council declares state of calamity in Cebu City

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/13/2016

The Cebu City Council declared a state of calamity on Wednesday after the prolonged drought destroyed P13.4 million worth of crops and affected the city’s water supply. The declaration stemmed from the recommendation of Councilor Dave Tumulak…

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