CEBU CITY, Philippines — All open manholes around Cebu City will be sealed in concrete after plans of massive dredging for all the waterways, creeks, and canals are implemented. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said this during a press briefing on Monday, July 15, amid the fatal accident of five-year-old John Clark Ebua, who fell […]
CEBU CITY, Philippines — All open manholes around Cebu City will be sealed in concrete after plans of massive dredging for all the waterways, creeks, and canals are implemented.
Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said this during a press briefing on Monday, July 15, amid the fatal accident of five-year-old John Clark Ebua, who fell into a canal and was swept away by onrushing waters.According to Labella, the manholes in the city used to have steel covers, but some residents started stealing them and sold them to junkyards.
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