THE Cebu City Council has requested the Department of Engineering and Public Works to implement flood prevention measures to avoid detrimental economic effects and dangers to lives and properties.The council made this request due to onset of the rainy season.City Councilor Jose Abellanosa passed two resolutions during the regular session on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, urging the DEPW and the Department of Public Works and Highways to prepare for the rainy season.
He said that with the weather phenomenon, more typhoons are expected to enter the country aside from excessive rains for the rest of the year.Last June 7, Pagasa declared the end of the El Niño phenomenon, while it said on May 29 that the start of the rainy season had begun.