Cebu City prepares for increased water demand, traffic congestion

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/12/2016

The  (CCTO) will field additional personnel to augment existing traffic enforcers, especially in schools located along major traffic routes. This is in anticipation of an increase in vehicles on the streets with the opening of classes today.…

Groups’ call: Continue Pescador oil spill probe

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/12/2016

TWO environmental groups are encouraging government agencies and the local government unit of Moalboal to thoroughly investigate the minimal oil spill off the shores of Pescador Island. Vince Cinches, Oceans campaigner of Greenpeace, said that although the…

‘Pinoy Aquaman’ completes Cebu Strait swim

Glendale G. Rosal 06/12/2016

LAWYER Ingemar Macarine, nicknamed Pinoy Aquaman, added another feather to his cap by conquering the rough seas of Cebu Strait yesterday. Shrugging off the bad weather, Macarine who is preparing for a daunting task of crossing the…

Rains ahead in Cebu this week, to intensify by late July

Carmel Loise Matus 06/07/2016

More rains are expected ahead for Cebu this week until classes start next week, the Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa said yesterday. Pagasa Mactan chief meteorologist Al Quiblat said the rains are caused by…

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…

Waters still rising in Paris

06/04/2016

PARIS — Rivers in Europe have burst their banks from Paris to the southern German state of Bavaria, killing six people, trapping thousands more in homes or cars and forcing everything from subway lines to castles to…

Thousands evacuated as floods batter Paris

06/03/2016

PARIS — French media say that thousands have been evacuated as floods continue to threaten homes and businesses across the Paris region. French authorities say that areas along the Loing River, a tributary of the Seine, had…

Pinoy Aquaman does it again

Glendale G. Rosal 05/30/2016

BOHOLANO lawyer Ingemar Macarine added another shining achievement to his brimming collection by completing the Verde Island Passage on Sunday in another lung-busting open water swim dubbed as “Reef Strokes” in Pico de Loro Cove in Batangas.…

Floods in Texas, Kansas leave 6 dead, 2 missing

05/30/2016

HOUSTON — Authorities in central Texas have found two more bodies along flooded streams, bringing the death toll from flooding in the state to six. It was unclear Sunday whether a body found in Travis County near…

60 families forced to evacuate after heavy downpour

Nestle L. Semilla 05/25/2016

At least 60 families living near a bridge in Purok 2 and Purok 6 in Barangay Cubacub in Mandaue City were forced to evacuate their homes early Wednesday morning after early morning rain caused water level to…

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