Cebu execs back JICA's sewage master plan

Cebu Governor Pamela Baricuatro and Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival have expressed their support for the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s (JICA) Master Plan Study for Comprehensive Sewerage System Development in Metro Cebu, a project that aims to modernize wastewater infrastructure across eight local government units.

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The support came following separate meetings with JICA officials earlier this week, where the agency presented updates on the three-year study, which runs from October 2024 to September 2027.

Governor Baricuatro and Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) General Manager Edgar Donoso serve as co-chairs of the project’s steering committee.

According to the Capitol’s Public Information Office, Baricuatro affirmed her commitment to rallying provincial LGUs to fully support and participate in the program’s implementation.

The project seeks to address Metro Cebu’s longstanding sanitation challenges, protect coastal ecosystems, and lay the foundation for a centralized sewerage system serving more than three million residents.