Free rides, free water for Sinulog devotees

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Good news for devotees of the Señor Santo Niño who wish to attend the novena masses but is afraid of getting stuck in traffic. The Cebu City Sinulog Governing Board (SGB) has partnered…

Ursula affects water supply in most of Metro Cebu

Doris C. Bongcac 12/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The weather condition had already improved in Cebu City and the rest of Metro Cebu. But Cebuanos in this part of the province are faced with another problem—water supply shortage. The Metro Cebu…

Local execs urged anew to tap surface water, build gabion dams as alternative water sources

Irene R. Sino Cruz 12/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —To address tight water supply, local executives need to look for alternative sources such as surface water and rainwater collected in gabion dams. Engineer Antonio Tompar, president and chief executive of Mactan Rock Industries…

Capitol to terminate P1B bulk water JIA with Manila Water for ‘uncured’ breaches

Rosalie Abatayo 12/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Capitol is set to terminate its Joint Investment Agreement (JIA)  with the Manila Water Consortium Inc. after the latter “failed to cure the breaches” in the agreement within their 90-day…

MCWD: Jaclupan, Buhisan dams start to recover

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Jaclupan Dam in Talisay City and Buhisan Dam in Cebu City have slowly recovered from dryness following the rains in November 2019. The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) reported on Saturday, December…

LTFRB-7: Drivers must practice ‘blow-bagets’ this coming holiday

Alven Marie A. Timtim 12/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With the coming holiday trips and rainy days, the Land Transportation Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) have a few reminders for the drivers traveling for work or vacation to avoid possible accidents.…

Danao City bulk supply soon to flow; Compostela barangays ready to accept water

PR 11/30/2019

The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) and Danao City Government met with Compostela officials Thursday to finalize delivery points for the final pipeline that needs to be installed before the supply flows by the first quarter of…

New Capitol Site well to improve water supply in 2 barangays

PR 11/30/2019

HUNDREDS of residents in Barangays Capitol Site and Kalunasan will experience longer water service hours after the Metropolitan Cebu Water District’s (MCWD) private bulk water supplier commissioned its new well in Barangay Capitol Site yesterday, November 6,…

Jaclupan Dam remains dry in November — MCWD

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Jaclupan Dam has remained dry for the first half of the month of November despite the rainy season in full swing. In a statement released by the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD),…

Mindanao quake survivors grow desperate for aid

Edwin Fernandez, Eldie Aguirre, Germelina Lacorte, Williamor Magbanua 11/03/2019

MAKILALA, Cotabato, Philippines — Scores of villagers displaced by three recent earthquakes that struck Mindanao were growing desperate for help and have taken their appeal for aid to roadsides as the government and private groups struggled to…

The travails of MCWD: Part 3

Fernando Fajardo 10/30/2019

Based on my observation on the current brouhaha involving the perceived worsening water supply in Metro Cebu, nothing much had been done yet by the Metro Cebu Water District to improve its coverage and performance since I…

Enjoy a Spook-Tacular treat at Waterfront Cebu

PR 10/28/2019

Gather your kids for a spook-tacular Halloween weekend this upcoming November 1 & 2 as Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino offers a special Halloween-themed lunch or dinner buffet with a wide array of scrumptious sweets and…

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