Water supply company eyes Mactan desalination plant

Julit C. Jainar 06/07/2016

Abejo Water Corp., also inaugurates Casuntingan well supplying 6,000 cu. m. for MCWD consumers A BULK water supplier of the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) is planning to put up a desalination plant in Mactan Island, which…

Bulk water firm supplies water to Mandaue

Julit C. Jainar 06/06/2016

A BULK water supply firm that can supply 6,000 cubic meters of water a day was inaugurated at Casuntingan, Mandaue City yesterday. Cabancalan Bulk Water Supply of Abejo Waters Corp. (AWC) with Mightybee De velopment Corp. can…

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…

Residents warned of flash floods unless quarrying halted

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/17/2016

ABOUT 200 residents living along or near the Mananga River in Talisay City are in danger of losing their lives and homes to flash floods if illegal quarrying in the area continues unabated. Julius Regner, Provincial Disaster…

With Mananga all dried up, quarrying activities worsen

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/17/2016

As early as 6 a.m. every day, Raul Cañeda readies his shovel and walks toward Mananga River in Talisay City to extract sand and gravel. Raul and his 55-year-old mother Estrella, both residents of Barangay Lawaan, have…

Alternative solutions sought for worsening metro traffic

Nestle Semilla, Vanessa Claire Lucero, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/15/2016

A leader of the Cebu business community called on both the city governments of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu and other agencies to find ways to solve the traffic problem in the two cities now that repairs at the…

Firm offers excess water to ease Cebu shortage

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/06/2016

A WATER firm offered to allocate the excess water produced by its desalination plant at the South Road Properties (SRP) to address Metro Cebu’s water shortage. Antonio Tompar, Pilipinas Water Resources Inc. (PWRI) president, said he wants…

Water problem exists, drought or not

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/29/2015

Former Cebu governor Emilio “Lito” Osmeña has declined Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama’s offer for him to serve as the city’s “El Niño crisis manager.” But drought or not next year,  Cebu City and its environs are…

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…

Additional water for Metro Cebu

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/12/2015

METRO Cebu will receive an additional 4,800 cubic meters of water purchased by the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) from Abejo Water Corp. “About 4,800 cubic meters additional supply will be in Pit-os Talamban area,” MCWD public…

MCWD eyes more dams to ensure water supply

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/29/2015

THE Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) is looking into building more dams to augment the province’s water supply in the coming years. In yesterday’s 888 News Forum, Astrophel Logarta, MCWD department manager for production and distribution, said…

US turns over feasibility study on water supply project to Tacloban

PR 06/10/2015

AS part of the US government’s continuing commitment to help the people of Leyte recover from the destruction caused by typhoon Yolanda, the United States Embassy Manila turned over to Tacloban City the Rapid Feasibility Study for…

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