Transcentral Highway accident: Two men die after their motorcycle crashes into tree

Paul Lauro, Pegeen Maisie Sararana 02/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Two men died after their motorcycle overshot the road in an accident-prone area in the Transcentral Highway and crashed into an acacia tree in Barangay Cansomoroy in Balamban, past 10 a.m. on Saturday,…

Couple injured as acacia tree falls in Catmon

Futch Anthony Inso, Paul Lauro, Pegeen Maisie Sararana 10/07/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines— A couple, riding a motorcycle, was injured when an acacia tree at the side of the road fell on the national highway in Barangay Binongkalan, Catmon town, northern Cebu on Friday morning, Oct. 7,…

Trees uprooted in Sibonga due to heavy downpour

Rosalie Abatayo 09/10/2018

Three trees were uprooted in Sibonga town, Cebu due to strong rains. A century-old acacia tree in Barangay Poblacion fell down at around 8:30 a.m. on Monday (September 10). A balete tree also fell inside the Sibonga…

Cebu south LGUs told to prune century trees

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/28/2014

To avoid more roadside trees from falling on houses or unsuspecting motorists in southern Cebu towns, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 advised officials to start pruning the trees. “For now, we ask the…

Old, rotting Acacia tree falls on highway in Carcar city; Impact misses neighbors

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/27/2014

CLOSE CALL AT 4:30 AM His family was sleeping soundly when a loud thud woke them at 4:30 am. Jun Bacon, his wife and two daughters got up, thinking a typhoon had hit barangay Perrelos, Carcar City.…

Acacia trees in Naga to be cut Monday

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/26/2014

IF you’re traveling south of Cebu on Monday, traffic may be heavy as work crews start cutting down large roadside trees that are decaying and need to be removed as potential hazards. The tree-cutting will be done…

Traffic returns to normal; DPWH pushes for inventory of trees

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/11/2014

Eatery owner Mirasol Bartido was washing dishes when she heard a loud cracking sound outside. She looked for her 8-year-old daughter, who was playing nearby then grabbed her and ran outside the eatery. “Good thing the tree…

Traffic stalled as acacia tree fell on truck in San Fernando town

Bjorn Abraham Tabanera, Peter L. Romanillos 07/09/2014

A century-old acacia tree fell on a passing hauler truck along the national highway at San Fernando town, southern Cebu, Wednesday afternoon. PO2 Clepaf Cabrera, Jr. of San Fernando Police said traffic was stalled for more than…

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