Two children died after a landslide hit an uphill village in Barangay Pulangbato, Cebu City, according to Rappler, Cebu Daily News and ABS-CBN News. Rappler reported that residents of the barangay are being evacuated following the landslide. Cebu Daily News said authorities were eyeing an evacuation because of continuous rain.
Manila Water Philippine Ventures (MWPV) is preparing a new water source, treatment and pumping station for Metro Cebu that is expected to add at least 12.5 million liters a day, enough for about 20,000 households, SunStar reported. MWPV-Cebu now supplies 30.3 million liters of potable water daily, according to the report. Cebu Daily News reported that the province is mapping its water sources ahead of El Niรฑo.
Cebu Pacific is offering one-way base fares from P10 to all its destinations in a 10.10 seat sale running October 8 to 11, GMA News reported; fees and surcharges are not included. The fares are for travel from February 1 to June 30, 2027. Manila Standard reported that the P10 fares include flights to Japan and Vietnam, while Inquirer described it as a four-day sale.
Pilmico, an Aboitiz Foods company, will build a feedmill at West Cebu Estate in Balamban, Cebu, after signing on as the industrial estate's newest locator, Philstar reported. The first phase is expected to start operating in 2028 and will serve customers in the Visayas and Mindanao. The 540-hectare estate, anchored by shipbuilding, hosts 14 locators and has generated more than 14,000 jobs, according to Philstar.
The Cebu Provincial School Board approved a P51.6-million supplemental budget for the Department of Education's Cebu Province division on October 6, SunStar reported. P20 million will go to temporary learning shelters in Cordova and Danao City, and P22 million to the 44 local governments joining a second provincial sports meet in December. Superintendent Senen Priscilo Paulin said changes to the school calendar made the second meet necessary.
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