Why protected areas matter

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 07/08/2018

On June 22, the President signed the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System (ENIPAS) Act into law as RA 11038. This amends the 26-year old RA 7586 which established the “National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) in…

DENR-7: Demolish 1K illegal structures in Bantayan Island’s coastal areas

Futch Anthony Inso 06/30/2018

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) has recommended the demolition of over a thousand structures situated along the coastal areas in Bantayan Island. Raul Pasoc, Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer (CENRO)…

Talisay City office closely watching landslide, flood-prone areas

John Michael Aroa 06/01/2018

With the rainy season drawing near and the opening of classes in public schools on June 4, the Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (LDRMMO) in Talisay City is closely monitoring landslide and flashflood prone areas in…

No posting campaign posters in non-designated areas, bets told

Norman V. Mendoza 05/09/2018

Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza reminded all barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) candidates not to post campaign posters on non-designated areas in the city. Radaza issued a memorandum to this effect after receiving reports that some candidates…

MCWD injects more water in critical areas

Morexette Marie B. Erram and Doris Mae C. Mondragon 04/25/2018

TO ensure that there is enough potable water for residents in Metro Cebu amid the continuing decline of water supply of the Jaclupan Watershed and Buhisan Dam, the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has started injecting additional…

Designated smoking areas sought for Mactan airport

Futch Anthony Inso 03/15/2018

THE World Health Organization (WHO) and the Department of Health (DOH) called on the management of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) to enforce the smoking ban inside their facilities. Dr. Florante Trinidad, WHO Western Pacific Region national…

Despite dwindling stock, NFA to distribute rice to calamity areas

Jessa Mae O. Sotto, Morexette B. Erram 02/16/2018

About two weeks since it stopped distributing rice to retailers, the National Food Authority in Central Visayas (NFA-7) has decided to distribute NFA rice to areas affected by Typhoon Basyang. NFA-7 Information Officer Olma Marie Bayno said…

Maritima is designated parking area for basilica visitors

Nestle Semilla 01/05/2018

The Cebu City Transportation Office has identified the Compaña Maritima grounds as parking areas for devotees who will be visiting the basilica during the fiesta senyor celebration. Below is a photo of the area: During the 9-day…

PRO-7 on full alert due to ‘Urduja’

Nestle L. Semilla 12/15/2017

The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) is on full alert for possible landslides and flooding in Cebu after Tropical Storm Urduja’s expected landfall was delayed until tomorrow morning. Police Supt. Reyman Tolentin, PRO-7’s information officer…

Juana Osmena Street cordoned due to sinkhole

Chris A. Ligan, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/28/2017

A PORTION of Juana Osmena Street in Cebu City had been cordoned amid reports of a sinkhole that broke open in the area. Nagiel Banacia, chief of the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CCDRRMO),…

Brgy chiefs wary of putting tip boxes in their areas

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/10/2017

ASSOCIATION of Barangay Councils (ABC) Cebu City president Philip Zafra has also expressed his reservations on the putting up of boxes where people could drop names of those allegedly involved in illegal drugs in each of the…

PDRRMO tells residents: Vacate landslide-prone areas

Morexette B. Erram 09/22/2017

FOLLOWING last Thursday night’s landslide that killed two persons in Cebu City and the series of flash floods in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Talisay and Toledo, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) urged…

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