MCWD: Limited water supply starting Saturday for south, uptown Cebu City barangays

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has warned consumers of limited water supply in some areas in Cebu City starting tomorrow, April 25. In a Store Water Advisory, MCWD announced that on Mondays,…

Heat drains water from Talisay City’s Jaclupan dam

Gerard Vincent Franciso 04/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Jaclupan Dam in Talisay City has already gone dry. Charmaine Rodriguez-Kara, Metropolitan Cebu Water District  (MCWD) information officer, said that the dam’s production capacity already dropped to 9, 000 cubic meters as…

No water? Call Cebu City gov’t’s hotlines

Delta Letigio Dyrecka 04/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government has opened hotlines to cater to the residents living in areas where water supply is dangerously low. Councilor Dave Tumulak, the deputy mayor on police matters and public order,…

Cebu City Council to hold emergency session to address water supply woes

Gerard Vincent Francisco 04/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council will reportedly be holding an emergency special session tomorrow, April 12, to discuss about the action to address the effects of El Niño.  Cebu City Councilor David “Dave” Tumulak…

Mactan Rock pushes use of surface, brackish water as long-term solution to diminishing supply

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Amid growing concerns over diminishing water supply here, Mactan Rock Industries Inc., has come up with suggestions on the use of surface and brackish water to replenish local supply. Engineer Antonio Tompar, Mactan Rock president…

MCWD to ration water in 2 Cebu City brgys today

Doris C. Bongcac 04/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Prepare your water containers. The Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) will be sending trucks to deliver water to residents of Barangays Sambag 1 and 2 in Cebu City starting at 3 p.m. today,…

Cebuano designer Francis Sollano to display artworks in Jiangsu festival

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/05/2019

CEBU CITY,  Philippines — The Water Towns Environmental Film and Arts Festival will exhibit the works of Cebuano designer Francis Sollano at the Duke Kunshan University in Kunshan, Jiangsu, China. This was confirmed by Sollano to Cebu…

Provincial water management body seeks passage of water code

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Amid scarcity of water supply due to the effect of the weak El Niño,  the Provincial Water Resources Authority (PWRA) hopes that the Provincial Board (PB) will prioritize the passage of the water…

3 ways to conserve water

Micah Sophia C. Marcellones 03/29/2019

No less than the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has revealed zero water supply from the Buhisan Dam and near critical level at the Jaclupan facility, a result of the El Niño weather phenomenon that Cebu is…

Dad: Distribution of drums, hoses for Cebu City farmers will depend on farmland damage

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government will control the distribution of water drums and hoses among the 28 upland barangays based on the needs of each area. Councilor Alvin Arcilla,  Committee on Agriculture chairman, said…

Clean, safe water made accessible to children of Toledo’s hinterlands

PR 03/24/2019

TOLEDO CITY, Philippines – Where there is clean water, there are healthy children. Clean and safe drinking water is now accessible to children of Toledo City’s hinterlands through the Ultra Filtration Aqua Tower system installed in four…

WORLD WATER DAY: Coca-Cola PH, PBSP provide clean water to Negros Occ. school

PR 03/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – On her first year as principal of Cunalum Elementary School (ES) in 2015, Jessica Castrillo had to stop pupils from drinking through the school’s water tank and other surrounding sources when one of…

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