FOUR days after being hit by a downpour, displaced residents of sitio Granada in barangay Quiot and sitio Lareja, barangay Kalunasan finally got the attention of City Hall. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said he directed the Department of Social Welfare and Services to assess the needs of the seven displaced families in Quiot. He […]
May 5, 2012
CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia said she will inspect the Sapangdaku River in Toledo City where residents along the riverbanks fear that ongoing sand and gravel extraction will cause flooding later on. She said the Capitol had issued special permits to operators, who volunteered to help carry out the Capitol’s river rechanneling project which started […]
May 4, 2012
Who is digging the Sapangdaku River in Toledo City and selling the deposits of sand and gravel? Several residents in barangay Cambangug worry that the constant excavation of the river bed would lead to flooding and landslides when rains come. “Kuyaw naman ug modako ang tubig… Naa pud pagdahili sa yuta (Its very dangerous if […]
September 12, 2012
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