Capitol has no ‘official’ disaster chief yet

Rosalie Abatayo 11/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), now a division under the Governor’s office, still has no “official” head. Although Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has earlier announced that Neil Sanchez will be taking…

Tribunalo, Meca to ‘separate from service’ after downgrading of Capitol offices

Rosalie Abatayo 10/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The chiefs of two Capitol offices have opted to leave government service when the downgrading of their respective offices becomes effective on November 18. Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) Chief…

Police to focus on calamity aid trainings

Nestle L. Semilla 02/28/2017

AFTER being sidelined in the war on illegal drugs, the Philippine National Police (PNP) shifts its focus to crime prevention and disaster preparedness. Cebu’s police joined representatives of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and…

Penro’s 10-month collection: P15.7M

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/15/2016

The intensified campaign of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (Penro) to apprehend violators including those sand and gravel companies committing Penro violations resulted to a 10-month collection of P15.7 million. Edna Toring-Obenita, local treasury operations…

Cebu execs study Tacloban landfill to prepare for Carmen project

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/15/2016

THE Cebu Provincial government and other stakeholders are studying successful models of sanitary landfills such as the one in Tacloban where they can adopt for the province’s planned landfill in Barangay Dauis Sur, Carmen Town in northern…

Asian Marine can’t be blamed — lawyer

12/09/2016

ASIAN Marine Transport Corp., the operator of the vessel that ran aground at the Sta. Fe Sanctuary last Nov. 25, could not be faulted for the incident because it was due to the strong winds and waves…

Capitol workshop on climate mitigation ongoing

07/21/2016

Stakeholders and provincial government officials discussed ways to mainstream and integrate climate change adaptation into the developmental agenda of Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III in a workshop held at the Capitol Thursday. Baltazar Tribunalo Jr., Provincial Disaster…

12-year-old boy falls off 70-ft cliff

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Rene Alima 07/03/2016

RESCUERS ended the search for a 12-year-old boy who fell off a deep cliff in northern Cebu last Saturday after the boy’s body was found in a riverbed in Sitio Lower Taloot Barangay Valencia, Carcar City, at…

Search ongoing for missing boy in Carcar City

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/03/2016

A SEARCH is ongoing for an 11-year-old boy who went swimming at a waterfall in sitio Canbaliwan, barangay Valencia in Carcar City despite a downpour at 8 am last Saturday, July 2. Baltazar Tribunalo, chief of the…

Penro to investigate enforcers involved in alleged extortion

Carmel Loise Matus 07/01/2016

CEBU Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (Penro) head Baltazar Tribunalo yesterday vowed to unmask all Capitol employees involved in alleged extortion activities. Tribunalo said Penro would begin its investigation this week, in response to a revelation…

Province to hold more seminars on disaster management

Mary Claire U. Catado 12/19/2015

THE Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) will conduct more orientations and seminars on disaster management for all the local government units, schools, and other private groups next year. PDRRMO head Baltazar Tribunalo said that…

Quake drills set

07/28/2015

The Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) will conduct more earthquake drills. PDRRMO chief Baltazar Tribunalo, Jr. said the exercises will be held at the Museo Sugbo, Cebu Cultural Center, bus terminals, and 16 district…

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