Water applications in 34 villages suspended

Futch Anthony Inso 08/17/2017

  THE Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has not lifted the suspension of new service connection in 34 villages in Metro Cebu that have been experiencing low water to no water supply. Noel Dalena, MCWD acting general…

Store water for use, Cebu residents told

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/17/2017

EVEN if no pump stations operated by the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) were affected by the low power supply in Central Visayas, Cebu residents were still advised to store water for their consumption. Edna Inocando, acting…

Journos in hot water

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 07/17/2017

The case of a lawyer-broadcaster accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in downtown Cebu City is said to have hit a snag purportedly because the victim’s mother failed to show up at the Parian Police Station to…

Power outages affecting water supply

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/13/2017

THE public is advised to continue to store water. Edna Inocando, officer-in-charge of the Public Affairs Department (PAD) of Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) said water supply is continuously affected by the ongoing rotational brownouts. “Dependent man…

Power deficit

Editorial 07/12/2017

There are few things in life other than an earthquake that can remind us not only of our mortality but the frailty of our systems that we take for granted, such as our water and power supply.…

Capitol launches P95M water system for Alegria

Morexette Erram 07/12/2017

  EIGHT out of nine barangays in Alegria town will soon have potable water in their households following the groundbreaking of the P95 million water system project by the provincial government at noon Wednesday. The groundbreaking held…

Leyte execs appeal for help: We need food, potable water

Connie E. Fernandez, Inquirer Visayas, Joey Gabieta, Leo Udtohan, Robert Dejon, Vicky Arnaiz 07/07/2017

ORMOC CITY, Leyte — Local officials are appealing for food and potable water especially for at least 20 barangays that were badly affected by the earthquake that shook Leyte and cut off power supply on Thursday. The…

Commercial water applicants welcome specialized services

CNU Intern Umaria Cabahug 07/06/2017

TO address the needs of commercial account owners in applying for new water service connections, the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) provided specialized services for them. Instead of attending the water service orientation seminar, they can inquire…

Macarine in ‘World’s 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men’ list

Glendale G. Rosal 07/01/2017

  HE swam eight kilometers of the icy Hudson River in New York last May then battled giants waves and strong currents while crossing a 24-kilometer stretch from Camiguin Island to Misamis Oriental the following month. He…

Open-water swim no. 29 in the books for Macarine

Glendale G. Rosal 06/25/2017

Ingemar Macarine, this time with a partner in Filipino triathlon legend Frank Lacson, conquered open-water swim number 29 after successfully swimming through Subic Bay from Grande Island, Bataan to the Driftwood Beach in Olongapo City yesterday. The…

Resort donates outdoor water play equip’t to Lapu

Norman Mendoza 06/23/2017

AN outdoor water play equipment worth P1.5 million was donated by Crimson Resort and Spa to the Lapu-Lapu City government on Thursday morning. James Montenegro, Crimson Resort and Spa country manager, said they decided to donate the…

Residents want to leave Sirao for fear of another landslide

06/07/2017

THE occupants of five houses that were damaged by the landslide that hit Sitio Langub, Barangay Sirao, Cebu City after a heavy downpour last Monday have already left the area and are living with their relatives at…

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