Tuburan watched for ‘typhoid’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Peter L. Romanillos 03/09/2014

Health authorities are monitoring  at least 19 cases of suspected typhoid fever  in one barangay of Tuburan town, midwestern Cebu. The same town suffered an outbreak of typhoid related to unsanitary water sources that affected over a…

Tuburan watched for ‘typhoid’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Peter Wallace 03/08/2014

Health authorities are monitoring  at least 19 cases of suspected typhoid fever  in one barangay of Tuburan town, midwestern Cebu. The same town suffered an outbreak of typhoid related to unsanitary water sources that affected over a…

Child fatally shot by father was to graduate from nursery

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/05/2014

FRANCIS JAMES Villamor was supposed to march in his first graduation ceremony before the end of the month. An uncle who works in Ireland had sent money so his mother Cheryl could buy him fine clothes and…

Father was playing with fave son before gunfire rang out

Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/04/2014

Francis James Villamor was playing in the neighborhood basketball court in barangay San Vicente Proper in Liloan town at around 2pm Sunday when his father, Fretz,  came and fetched him. Fretz, 37 bought the 5-year-old boy a…

As resorts still down, Mayor encourages tourists to try homestay in Sta. Fe

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/03/2014

Try homestay in Sta. Fe and enjoy its beaches. This is Sta. Fe Mayor Jose Esgara’s advice to tourists visiting the town as most of its beach resorts damaged by typhoon Yolanda have yet to be rehabilitated.…

House, car up in flames mar start of fire month

Chito O. Aragon, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/02/2014

Two fire incidents occurred a few hours after the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) launched activities marking the nation’s celebration of  Fire Prevention Month. At past noon, a fire destroyed a Mitsubishi Adventure AUV  along the South…

1 missing, 3 hurt in Danao mine accident

Bjorn Abraham Tabanera, Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/02/2014

A 20-year-old miner was missing and is feared dead while three others were injured when a section of a coal mine in Danao City in northern Cebu caved in yesterday morning, authorities said . Police identified the…

Emotional farewell for defender of lost causes

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/01/2014

Lawyer Noel Archival was laid to rest yesterday beside his parents’ grave in an emotional funeral service at the Angelicum Garden of Angels in Mandaue City. The 52-year-old lawyer’s white casket made its final journey from the…

Trans-Asia ship aborts voyage after generator conks out off Shell Is.

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/28/2014

A PASSENGER ferry en route to Cagayan de Oro City turned back to the port of Cebu Wednesday night after it encountered a generator problem near Shell island. Philippine Coast Guard Cebu station commander Rodolfo Villajuan said…

Storm surge hazard map for CV ready by yearend

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/28/2014

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services (Pagasa) is completing a  storm surge hazard mapping of Central Visayas. The new hazard map will be available before the end of the year. The exercise aims to determine the…

President blows top when asked on slow pace of recovery in northern Cebu

Inquirer, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Peter L. Romanillos 02/26/2014

Expect heads to roll in the coming days as the President’s patience is wearing thin over the seemingly disjointed efforts, particularly at the local level, to help victims of disasters since December 2012. President Aquino yesterday appealed…

Capitol to get P108M from IOM for disaster preparedness, response

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/24/2014

TYPHOON and evacuation drills are being conducted in Cebu’s towns and cities. Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) chief Neil Sanchez said that there is a P108 million agreement between the province and the…

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