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…

Lito O offers to supply water to upland villages

Nestle L. Semilla 04/09/2016

When Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama sounded the call for stakeholders to help the city overcome its water shortage last week, among those who responded was former Cebu Governor Lito Osmeña. In a letter sent to the…

NO WATER

Carmel Loise Matus, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Sheila Mae Gumapon 04/07/2016

Water is getting extremely scarce in many parts of Cebu City and province, with at least 44 areas in the cities of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu and Talisay and the town of Liloan, are now faced with little or…

Fifteen-hour water interruption in 44 areas served by MCWD

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/07/2016

ABOUT 44 areas serviced by the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) will experience water supply interruption for 15 hours from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily starting Thursday. “Starting today, there will be low pressure to no…

Get ready for hotter days

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Norman V. Mendoza 03/27/2016

Stay indoors, especially from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., and wear clothes in light colors to beat the searing heat. This was the advice of Pagasa Mactan officer-in-charge Alfredo Quiblat Jr. after temperature rose to 33 degrees…

Two drowned in north Cebu

Apple Ta-as, Rene F. Alima 03/27/2016

A 19-year-old college student and a 9-year-old boy drowned on Good Friday and Black Saturday respectively. On Friday, Fyrus Salimbulong drowned when when he jumped off a bridge in Sitio Suba, Barangay Poblacion, Liloan, northern Cebu. Salimbulong,…

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…

60 hurt in Bangkok water taxi blast

03/06/2016

BANGKOK — At least 60 passengers were injured early yesterday when the engine of a Bangkok water taxi exploded as the boat approached its dock, police said. Among the injured were three foreigners, including a Japanese male…

Kikay goes outdoors

Mia B. Zamora 03/02/2016

SUFFICE it to say I am not, nor have I ever been, nor did I ever want to become, an outdoorsy person. My life has been happily and comfortably spent mostly in the confines of my house,…

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…

Province calls for program to address water shortage

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/30/2016

The Cebu Provincial Board has approved a resolution requesting the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) and Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) to spearhead a program that will provide a long-term solution to the worsening effects…

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