THERE is no question that the Cebu City Government provides financial assistance to the 80 barangays annually.
For 2024 alone, the City had allocated P400 million for this purpose in the annual budget.
A 64-year-old vendor was found dead inside her home in Sitio Veterbo, Barangay Basak San Nicolas, Cebu City, at around 4:20 p.m. on Monday, April 29, 2024.
CEBU City’s Buhisan Dam has now dried up, while the Metropolitan Cebu Water District’s (MCWD) other surface water sources have also been producing just a fraction of their normal capacity amid the drought caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon, translating to a loss of 63,000 cubic meters of water per day or 21 percent of the water district’s normal production.
THE early completion of the power system upgrade of the JE Hydro facility in Barangay Lusaran, Cebu City, has brought relief to residents of 25 areas in Cebu City who have braced for temporary water supply disruption for over 50 hours.
FIRE incidents have been reoccuring in Cebu City with a recent fire striking Sitio Ulap, Barangay Basak Pardo, which affected 400 square meters of property with an estimated damage of P2.4 million.