City Council places Cebu City under state of preparedness for El Niño

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Cebu City Council declared a state of preparedness for the city due to the El Niño. In the regular session on Tuesday afternoon, March 19, the council received a recommendation from the City Disaster…

Danao CDRRMO rescues 8-foot python

Irene R. Sino Cruz 01/04/2019

  Cebu City, Philippines – A reticulated python has been recovered at the underground of a house along the national highway in Barangay Looc, Danao City at around 3:40 a.m. on Thursday, January 3, 2019. The Danao…

TD Samuel expected to hit Cebu early this week

Jessa Mae O. Sotto and Rosalie Abatayo 11/18/2018

Cebu island and the rest of Central Visayas will be hit by Tropical Depression Samuel early this week, according to the state weather bureau. The Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) will be on…

Landslides block mountain roads in Cebu City

Inna Mejia 01/11/2017

The rainy weather in the past few days has caused minor landslides in the mountain barangays of Cebu City. Nagiel Bañacia of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said boulders have blocked portions of the…

Landslide occurs in Sapangdako Cebu City

Inna Mejia 12/14/2016

A small landslide occured at Sitio Lanipao, Barangay Sapangdako in Cebu City Wednesday morning after a downpour the night before. Nagiel Bañacia of the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office said their team cleared the portion of…

Officials hold dialogue with Apas victims

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/09/2016

THEY have grievances, worries and concerns, and last night, the voices of the Barangay Apas fire victims were heard by officials from both the city and provincial governments as they lamented their plight and aired their thoughts…

8 hurt in truck accident at SRP

Lesley Cara Delos Santos, Nestle L. Semilla 12/04/2016

Eight people were injured after a Nissan cargo truck loaded with vegetables tilted and landed on its side at the South Coastal Road at the South Road Property on Sunday afternoon. According to the Cebu City Transportation…

Prominent families pay respects to departed loved ones at Cempark

Morexette Erram 11/01/2016

Prominent families of Cebu paid their respects to their departed loved ones at the Cebu Memorial Park in Barangay Banilad, Cebu City at 10 am Tuesday. At the exit gate of Cempark, several police from the Mandaue…

Heavy rains cause waist-deep floods, traffic jams

Julit C. Jainar, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/05/2016

HEAVY rains yesterday afternoon brought waist-deep floods in Mandaue City, making some streets impassable “Flood waters already reached waist-deep near LH Prime and Cebu Rolling Hills Memorial Chapel. The vehicles going to A.S. Fortuna were diverted to…

Big waves slow down search for 3 Korean divers; dive shop closed

Apple Ta-as, Jhunnex Napallacan, Norman V. Mendoza 07/07/2015

  Huge waves and a strong current made difficult a  search for  three Korean divers who went missing in the waters of barangay Punta Engaño, Lapu-Lapu City last Sunday. “We arrived about 7 a.m. but the currents…

Talisay evacuees told to go home

Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/07/2015

THE Talisay City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) ordered all evacuees to go home after lunch yesterday following reports that the weather will clear by tomorrow. Christopher Estrabon, CDRRMO head, said there are indications that…

Some families stay as waves sweep homes in Talisay

Carine M. Asutilla, Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/06/2015

DEFIANT AMID RISK   More than 50 families of coastal barangays in Talisay City were evacuated after big waves washed out 14 houses and damaged over 50 homes last Saturday and yesterday. The Talisay City Social Welfare…

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