CCTO to close Basilica roads during Jan. 9 Fiesta Señor opening salvo

Doris C. Bongcac 01/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Roads that surround the Basilica will be closed to vehicular traffic during the January 9, 2020 opening salvo of this year’s feast of the Señor Sto. Niño. In an advisory posted on their…

Samsam to police: Solve veterinarian’s killing

Doris C. Bongcac 12/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony Gullas has directed the police to conduct a thorough investigation on the death of veterinarian Neil Boligao in an ambush earlier today, December 30, 2019. In a Facebook…

Chan orders transfer of 2020 business permit renewal to Hoops Dome

Doris C. Bongcac 12/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Lapu-Lapu City government promises a faster and more convenient 2020 business permit renewal for people who are doing business in their city. Mayor Junard Chan announced on his Facebook page that they…

Ursula affects water supply in most of Metro Cebu

Doris C. Bongcac 12/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The weather condition had already improved in Cebu City and the rest of Metro Cebu. But Cebuanos in this part of the province are faced with another problem—water supply shortage. The Metro Cebu…

Medellin roads now passable

Doris C. Bongcac 12/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—All roads in Medellin town in northern Cebu are now passable as of Wednesday, December 25, 2019. Personnel from the town’s Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and agriculture and motorpool offices and army engineers helped…

San Remigio town gives food, shelter to 116 stranded passengers

Doris C. Bongcac 12/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The municipal government of San Remigio in northern Cebu has provided temporary shelter to 116 individuals who were unable to leave the Hagnaya port on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, due to Typhoon Ursula. Stranded passengers…

Jonas orders ‘red alert’ status for emergency responders

Doris C. Bongcac 12/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes has ordered a “red alert” status for emergency responders under the city’s Bantay Mandaue group as a preparation for emergencies that may result from Tropical Storm Ursula. “Even with…

Cebu City gov’t offers shelter for stranded passengers

Doris C. Bongcac 12/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –The Cebu City government offered shelter to travellers who were left stranded in different ports here due to the cancellation of their trips on Monday night, December 23, 2019. Stranded passengers were transferred to…

Cebu LGUs gear up for Ursula

Doris C. Bongcac 12/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Local Government Units in Cebu are preparing for the effects of Tropical Storm Ursula. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) in Argao town in southern Cebu issued an advisory this…

Sea travels in Cebu, other parts of Visayas suspended due to Typhoon Ursula

Doris C. Bongcac 12/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Philippine Coast Guard has ordered the cancellation of sea travels in areas placed under Tropical Storm signal no. 1. In a Notice to Mariners issued on Monday afternoon, December 23, 2019, Commander Alvin Dagalea…

In Photos: Medellin officials, residents collect tons of trash in Sunday morning coastal clean up

Doris C. Bongcac 12/15/2019

CEBU CITY Philippines – Tons of garbage and debris were collected by town officials and residents during an early morning clean up today, December 15, along the coastal areas of Barangays Kawit and Mahawak in Medellin town…

525 evacuees from Daanbantayan’s coastal areas to spend night inside high school building

Doris C. Bongcac 12/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least 525 individuals coming from the coastal Sitios of Mahayahay, Danawan, and Mabuhay in Barangay Poblacion in Daanbantayan town were evacuated to a two-storey building at the Daanbantayan National High School as…

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