Ruby to landfall Sunday morning, Signal no. 3 in Samar provinces

Bencyrus Ellorin 12/06/2014

The state weather bureau has revised the estimated time of landfall of typhoon “Ruby” (international name: Hagupit) to Sunday morning in the vicinity of eastern and northern Samar. In its 5 a.m. Dec. 6, 2014 Severe Weather…

Holiday harassment

12/06/2014

It was Dr. Ester Concha, chief of Cebu City Hall’s Department of Social Welfare Services (DSWS), who recounted in a radio interview how she and her team dealt with street children who board  jeepneys to beg for…

Boljoon reclamation has no permit

Marian Z. Codilla 12/06/2014

  DENR 7: Remove excavated rocks atop Ili Rock before the typhoon comes Piles of excavated limestone on top of Ili Rock in Boljoon town, south Cebu must be removed immediately before typhoon Ruby reaches the Visayas…

Radio groups, sattelite phones ready in Cebu

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/06/2014

Radio communication volunteers are pre-positioned in northern Cebu ready to work if other  communication facilities are down. Maritoni Corominas, president of the Federation of Volunteers through Radio Communications (FVRC), said around 600 volunteers were activated throughout Cebu…

Veco to shut power if wind reaches 90kph

Aileen Garcia-Yap 12/06/2014

THE Visayan Electric Company (Veco) will shut down power as a precautionary measure when winds  from typhoon “Ruby” reach 90 kilometers per hour. When teams restore power, they follow a sequence. “We start from the high voltage…

Cebuanos heed call for pre-emptive evac

Anie M. Paujana, Doris C. Bongcac, Edison Delos Angeles, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Norman V. Mendoza 12/06/2014

The good news is that people listened to calls for pre-emptive evacuation. THOUSANDS of people, including those from islets in northern Cebu, crowded schools and government centers in Cebu City and province yesterday to seek shelter ahead…

‘Presidencia’ all boarded up

Peter L. Romanillos 12/06/2014

“I was inside my office during Yolanda when the glass wall and the windows broke. It can’t handle the pressure of the wind,” said Daanbantayan Mayor Augusto Corro. Daanbantayan, Cebu — The facade of the municipal hall…

Sandiganbayan convicts ‘dancing treasurer’ of graft

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/06/2014

Oliva, who committed the offense when she was treasurer of Dumaguete City in 1990, was meted the penalty of up to 10 years in prison. THE Sandiganbayan found  former Cebu City treasurer Ofelia Oliva guilty of graft…

Flights cancelled, ships grounded

Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/06/2014

AIRPORT operations remained uninterrupted at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) yesterday despite the cancellation of at least seven Cebu Pacific flights because of threats by typhoon Ruby (international name: Hagupit). The airport website shows that flights…

Sitio Mahusay under state of calamity

Anie M. Paujana, Edison Delos Angeles 12/06/2014

House owners are expected to receive P10,000 cash assistance while renters and sharers will get P5,000. THE Mandaue City Council declared sitio Mahusay in barangay Subangdaku under a state of calamity after the fire that gutted 30…

Pagasa: Ruby to hit land in Northern Samar tonight

Bencyrus Ellorin 12/06/2014

As Ruby nears land, Pagasa is expected to raise storm signal warnings to 3 and 4 for areas near the eye of the storm.   Weather in Eastern Visayas started to deteriorate last night as the outer…

Garbo had the last laugh

Ares P. Gutierrez 12/06/2014

Garbo’s name was stamped on Romana’s relief order as chief of the PNP Directorial Staff. SENIOR Supt. Noli Romana’s removal as chief of police of Cebu City reopened an old wound whose sting hounded him throughout his…

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