Punta Princesa News Today

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.

CONSUMERS of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) should not be the only ones who should conserve water, but also the water district itself by addressing its more than 30 percent water wastage, also known as non-revenue water (NRW).

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 Buhisan Dam is no longer producing water, and with its other water sources also seeing problems, the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) said its total production has now plummeted 21 percent.

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.

THE Palarong Pambansa 2024 is scheduled to take place from July 6 to 17, 2024.

Schools will be utilized as billeting quarters on a per-region basis for the 2024 Palarong Pambansa, an official said Tuesday, February 13, 2024.

[1] STATUS OF FACEBOOK PAGE. As of Monday, February 5, 2024, when acting city public information officer Estela Grace Rosit filed a criminal complaint with the City Prosecutor’s Office, the transparency page of Facebook lists “Cebu Updates” as a non-government organization (NGO). But the “about” section also says ”the group or person responsible for it hasn’t completed our (FB’s) verification yet.”

As most Cebuanos were in local churches to attend Mass on Sunday, January 28, 2024, residents in four barangays in Cebu City were in panic as fire alarms were raised in residential areas in Barangays Punta Princesa, Bacayan, Inayawan, and Guadalupe on the same day.

Discover the new road linking SRP to Lahug, offering motorists more route options. Monterrazas de Cebu partners with Cebu City Government to construct a circumferential road, committing to rehabilitate and widen Gervacio Quijada St. in Guadalupe. The project, a public-private partnership, aims to enhance connectivity and ease traffic flow. Stay updated on this major infrastructure development.