Maribago accident: Roof of new food park collapses; 9 injured

Doris C. Bongcac 02/06/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — At least nine persons were injured when the roof of a newly opened food park located in Sitio Bagumbayan 2 in Barangay Maribago, Lapu-Lapu City collapsed during the heavy downpour at about 9…

Lapu-Lapu CDRRMO head: Engineering interventions needed to solve flooding in city

Futch Anthony Inso 04/08/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) has suggested implementing engineering interventions to solve the flood problem in the city. CDRRMO head Nagiel Bañacia told CDN Digital that the two…

Lapu-Lapu DRRMO to give tents to families, whose homes were destroyed by Odette

Futch Anthony Inso 12/27/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) in Lapu-Lapu City will distribute tents to families, whose houses were destroyed by typhoon Odette.  Nagiel Bañacia, DRMMO head, said that this would serve as…

Ukay-ukay event slammed; public reminded: Still no mass gathering in Lapu-Lapu

Futch Anthony Inso 09/29/2021

  LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) in Lapu-lapu City has reminded the public that events or activities, which would result in a mass gathering, are still prohibited. This was the…

Boy, injured in firecracker explosion in Lapu-Lapu, dies

Futch Anthony Inso 12/11/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — A 13-year-old boy, who got injured due to an explosion of firecrackers on Thursday night, December 10, 2020, in Sitio Shooting Star, Barangay Babag, Lapu-Lapu City, has died.  This was confirmed by Nagiel…

P19M rescue truck turned over to Lapu-Lapu’s disaster team

Futch Anthony Inso 11/20/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) has acquired a new heavy-duty rescue truck today, November 20, 2020. Nagiel Bañacia, DRRMO head, said that the heavy-duty rescue truck, which was…

Lapu-Lapu gets closer to 500-mark with 46 new cases

Immae Lachica 06/28/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— As Lapu-Lapu City records 34 new recoveries Saturday evening, June 27, 2020, the city also recorded 46 new cases on the same night. This was confirmed by both the City Mayor Junard “Ahong”…

Lapu DRRMO head receives simple surprise from children in Sta. Maria

Immae Lachica 06/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Father’s Day came a day early for Nagiel Bañacia, Lapu-Lapu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) chief, as he was surprised with thank you letters from the children in Sitio Sta. Maria,…

Lapu-Lapu DRRMO takes a break from COVID duties to celebrate Father’s Day

Immae Lachica 06/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) of Lapu-Lapu City will momentarily take a break from fighting the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) today, June 21, 2020. Nagiel Bañacia, DRRMO chief, announced this…

Lapu-Lapu sends home 17 new COVID survivors

Immae Lachica 06/20/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Seventeen newly recovered COVID-19 patients in Lapu-Lapu City were released from the Lapu-Lapu City Isolation facility today, June 20, 2020. Five of those released were the last five COVID patients from Sitio…

COVID fight in Lapu not affected with mayor’s situation

Immae Lachica 06/14/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— With Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan being under home isolation due to the virus, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Management Office (DRRMO) head, Nagiel Bañacia, said that this had not affected the team’s…

Lapu-Lapu logs 11 new COVID-19 recoveries

Immae Lachica 05/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Lapu-Lapu City welcomed 11 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors on Saturday afternoon, May 23, 2020. Nagiel Bañacia, head of the city’s Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (DRRMO), posted on his Facebook account the…

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