CEBU CITY, Philippines— Everyone wants to be the sun so they can brighten up our day, but some wants to become the moon so they can brighten up the darkest hours of our lives. On the evening…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Getting back on their feet, for victims of Typhoon Ursula, may be harder if it is their livelihood that is directly affected. Neil Angelo Sanchez, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO)…
CEBU CITY, Philippine — While several homes in Daanbantayan town, northern Cebu, lost their roofs to the violent winds of Typhoon Ursula on Christmas eve, the city government of Cebu distributed 300 pieces of galvanized iron sheets…
“Lima na ko katuig nga nag-gwardiya. Pila pa lang ko ka bulan dinhi na-assign sa Daanbatayan. First time nako ron nga wala ko kauli sa akong asawa ug anak atol sa Pasko. Taga Bacolod ko pero tua…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7) has initially recorded P14.98 million worth of damage in the fishery sector due to Typhoon Ursula. BFAR-7 Public Information Officer Alma Saavedra…
DAANBANTAYAN, Cebu, Philippines — “There is no need to place Cebu province under a state of calamity.” Cebu Provincial Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, who was in Medellin and Daanbantayan towns on Friday, December 27, 2019, to check on…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Relief goods of rice, canned goods, blankets, tents and construction materials will be delivered on Saturday, December 28, 2019, by the Cebu City government to the typhoon-hit towns of Medellin and Daanbantayan in…
MEDELLIN, Cebu, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) will be recommending to the Provincial Board to declare a state of calamity in the entire province. This move happened after the respective…
CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Municipal Council of Daanbantayan has declared a state of calamity following the destruction caused by Typhoon Ursula on Christmas Eve. At 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 26, 2019, the municipal council held a special…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Jonthan Cangga was on his way home to his family in Sitio Kamansi, Barangay Tagonon in Danao City midnight of Christmas Day, December 25, 2019. He really wanted to go home to his…
CEBU CITY, Philippines —The church still looks unscathe from the outside as it stood silent right there surrounded by uprooted trees and various debris. Inside the church is another story. It was like witnessing a repeat of…
DAANBANTAYAN, CEBU, Philippines — “Mura gyud mi og wala nagpasko (It seemed like we were not celebrating Christmas),” said Marivic Carboncillo as she recalled the wrath of Typhoon Ursula on Christmas Eve. Carboncillo, 33, said the violent…
