‘More water to beat heat’

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/02/2017

As weather forecasters warned of a blisteringly hot summer ahead, local health officials advised the public to drink more water to keep themselves hydrated and avoid heatstroke. Dr. Rene Catan of the Provincial Health Office said Cebu…

Boy drowns in fishpond

Rene F. Alima 03/30/2017

A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy drowned in a fishpond after being left to the care of his mother’s friend at Barangay Poblacion, Boljoon town last Wednesday morning. PO1 John Rev Rebucato of the Boljoon Police Precinct said the boy’s…

A respite from the summer heat

Stephen D. Capillas 03/30/2017

As I wrote this, the sunlight was peeking out of the clouds that darkened the sky for a good part of yesterday morning in Cebu City, confirming the forecast of the state weather bureau Pagasa of cooler…

Water rationing in Kalunasan due to broken pump

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/28/2017

Some 1,000 residents in Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City have been receiving rations of water over the past two weeks. According to Kalunasan barangay captain Nunilon Monares, this is because the pump for the deep well, which supplies…

The right to water

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 03/26/2017

Starting one’s day without water coming out of the faucet is not just inconvenient, it is a reminder of the worrisome water crisis we face. Cebu has long been tagged as having severe water challenges, but it…

MCWD says no new lines in El Niño-hit barangays

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/21/2017

The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) suspended installation of new connections to 27 areas in Metro Cebu which have yet to recover from last year’s El Niño dry spell. “Our stand here is we want to protect…

‘Pinoy Aquaman’ completes 25th open-water swim

Glendale G. Rosal 03/19/2017

Ingemar Macarine, nicknamed “Pinoy Aquaman”, added another feather to his cap after he conquered a 13-kilometer open-water swim today in Limasawa Island, Southern Leyte. Macarine crossed the Triana Port in Limasawa Island to Padre Burgos Port in…

Low water supply hounds Capitol Site residents

Carine Era Asutilla-Lapid 03/18/2017

IT had been a month since Oliver Tubelar started spending P100 a day to fill 10 containers of water at a refilling station in Sitio Quintolimbo, Barangay Capitol Site in Cebu City. Due to the low water…

Love stronger than thirst, water deeper than desire

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 03/18/2017

I find in this poem, “Like the Water,” by Wendell Berry, meanings that I can only describe as transcendental. Like the water of a deep stream, love is always too much. We did not make it. Though…

Water levels drop as summer begins

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/17/2017

BUHISAN DAM As Cebuanos brace themselves for the sweltering heat of summer and with fewer rains recorded these days, Cebu City’s water supply again started to dwindle. The water level in Buhisan Dam — one of the…

Bulk water supplier to give free potable water

03/10/2017

With the onset of summer and an anticipated water shortage in the coming months, Cebu-based bulk water supplier Mactan Rock Industries, Inc. and its sister companies – Pilipinas Water and Aquapure, will give free potable water in…

Water runs dry but not the drug supply

Stephen D. Capillas 03/09/2017

As I wrote this, the weather remained tolerably warm for the most part in Metro Cebu, but local news broadcasts had long reminded the public about the forecast of the state weather bureau Pagasa on the hot…

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