With El Niño’s effects starting to be felt, state of preparedness in Cebu pushed

Futch Anthony Inso 03/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) has approved a resolution declaring a state of preparedness in the whole province of Cebu, which is in relation with the weak El Niño…

Buhisan Dam’s water supply reaches critical level

Immae Lachica 03/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Water level at the Buhisan Dam in Cebu City has already reduced by at least 4, 500 cubic meters as of today, March 11, as a result of the El Niño phenomenon that…

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Doris C. Bongcac 03/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Prepare your water containers. Starting next week, Cebuanos can already fetch potable water for free at any of the desalination plants operated by Mactan Rock Industries, Inc. in Cebu and other parts of…

El Niño Phenomenon: MCWD starts water rationing in elevated barangays

Doris C. Bongcac 03/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) has already started rationing water in elevated communities that are located within its service area in the last two weeks. Charmaine Kara,  MCWD’s Community Relations and External…

MCWD: Water for consumers along B. Rodriguez St. now safe for use

Doris C. Bongcac 02/26/2019

LOOK: The Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) announced that they already lifted the Boil Water Advisory issued on consumers of their tap water, who live along B. Rodriguez Street in Cebu City, starting at 10 a.m. today,…

Why firefighters took two hours to put out Ermita fire

and Morexette Marie B. Erram, Benjie Talisic, Paul Lauro 02/05/2019

 CEBU CITY, Philippines — Narrow roads, and lack of water made it difficult for firefighters to put out the fire that engulfed three sitios in Barangay Ermita, Tuesday afternoon. Fire Senior Superintendent Gilbert Dolot, director of the…

Video of ‘red water’ discharged to sea in Dumlog goes viral; worried residents seek DENR’s help

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some residents in Barangay Dumlog, Talisay City have requested the help of experts from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to investigate and find out what these residents described as “suspicious…

Potable, cold water available at MCWD water stations during weekend procession, Sinulog grand parade

Doris C. Bongcac 01/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Devotees who will be coming to Cebu City for the Fiesta Señor celebration will get to enjoy free potable and cold drinking water courtesy of the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) and Kooler…

5 Talisay City cops in hot water over post-operation ‘selfie’

01/07/2019

  TALISAY CITY, Cebu, Philippines —Five operatives of the Talisay City Police Station are in hot water after they took a ‘selfie’ following a police operation in a hinterland village in Talisay City on southern Cebu. The…

MCWD tells consumers to prepare for TD Usman, store water

Doris C. Bongcac 12/28/2018

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Make sure to store water. This was the advise of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) to its consumers amidst the threat brought by Tropical Depression (TD) Usman. In a press release issued…

Koreans eye smart water mgmt investments in Cebu

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/16/2018

The Korean government is exploring possible investments in smart water management technologies in Cebu. K-Water, Korea’s representative water specialized public corporation, brought several Korean businesses engaged in water management to a forum which was attended by mayors…

Korean govt offers partnerships with Cebu LGUs

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/15/2018

The Korean Government through its K-Water agency is looking at investing on sustainable water management projects in Cebu. In a forum held with some mayors on Thursday morning, K-Water presented some Korean technology providers for LGUs to…

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