Photos and videos of flooding in Metro Cebu

09/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Heavy rain on Monday afternoon, September 11, 2023, caused flooding in some parts of Metro Cebu, especially in Mandaue City. READ MORE: Floods hit some areas in Mandaue, Cebu cities Heavy rain poured at around…

Morocco earthquake: A look at the world’s deadliest temblors over the past 25 years

09/11/2023

The earthquake that struck Morocco late Friday has killed more than 2,100 people, with the death toll expected to increase as rescuers reach hard-hit remote mountain areas.  Here’s a look at the deadliest earthquakes over the past 25 years:…

Morocco earthquake: Moroccans sleep on streets for 3rd night following quake that took more than 2,100 lives

09/11/2023

AMIZMIZ, Morocco  — People in Morocco slept in the streets of Marrakech for a third straight night as soldiers and international aid teams in trucks and helicopters began to fan into remote mountain towns hit hardest by…

Marcos certification as urgent of Maharlika fund bill ‘unconstitutional’, says Pimentel

John Eric Mendoza 05/27/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Saturday called “unconstitutional” President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s move to certify as urgent the Senate bill seeking to establish the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund. “I will tell my colleagues…

Landslide kills at least seven on Italy’s Ischia island

Reuters 11/28/2022

CASAMICCIOLA TERME, Italy – At least seven people, including a newborn baby and two children, were killed on the southern Italian holiday island of Ischia after a landslide caused by torrential rain devastated a small town, an…

Cebu mulls sending aid to Cagayan

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The economy in the Province of Cebu is barely recovering from the long quarantine brought by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), but Cebuanos are eager to help fellow Filipinos in typhoon struck areas…

DSWD-7 ready to send aid to Luzon typhoon victims

Futch Anthony Inso 11/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines- The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) said it is willing and can send family food packs (FFPs) to victims of the recent typhoon in Luzon. “We are ready,” DSWD-7…

Floods kill 111 in central Vietnam, Storm Saudel on the way

10/22/2020

Vietnam—More than 100 people have died and 20 others are missing in central Vietnam following weeks of severe flooding and landslides, authorities said Wednesday, October 21, 2020, as the country braced for yet another storm this weekend.…

Properties worth P30k damaged in late evening Suba fire

Paul Lauro 10/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—An estimated P30,000 worth of properties were damaged in a late Thursday evening (October 15, 2020) fire in Barangay Suba here. The fire started in the house of a certain Lydia Gonzales along Magsaysay Street…

Cebu City placed under state of calamity

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City has been placed under a state of calamity following the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Vice Mayor Michael Rama announced in a press conference that the council had convened…

Borongan City’s contingent prays for recovery from Typhoon Ursula

01/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – They suffered the wrath of Typhoon Ursula which made its first landfall in Borogan City, Eastern Samar on December 25, 2020. But instead of feeling sad, they used the tragedy as an inspiration…

Mandaue City prepares calamity aid to fire victims

Rosalie Abatayo 06/27/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—The city government of Mandaue will be readying aid for the hundreds of families who lost their homes to the dawn fire in Barangay Tipolo on Thursday, June 27, 2019. The City Council, who just…

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