Cebu needs to integrate river basin management plan
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Cebu needs to update it's Central Cebu River Basin (CCRMB) Master Plan to make it mo0re responsive to present conditions. In a recent meeting, the Central Cebu River Basin Management Council (CCRBMC) agreed that the plan was crafted in 2011 and there had since been major developments that must be looked into. Maria Dianne Rallon, Senior Project and Development Officer of the Watershed and Environment Division of the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD), said the previous plans had a lot of data gaps.
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Newman, M. B. (2019, February 7). Cebu needs to integrate river basin management plan. Manila Bulletin, p. 6.
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