Bus driving through flooded street, damaging resto, bank prompts call for probe

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo is calling for an investigation on a bus that drove at high speed through waist-deep floodwaters at General Maxilom Avenue creating a huge wave in its wake that…

SK in Barangay Suba launches online relief campaign

Immae Lachica 02/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The Sangguniang Kabataan of Barangay Suba launched a relief campaign operations for the victims of the fire that razed 311 houses in the area on Wednesday night, February 26, 2020.  Read: 259 houses razed…

5.3 earthquake shakes southern Mexico, causes some damage

01/17/2020

MEXICO CITY — A 5.3 magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico on Thursday night, causing some damage in part of the southern state of Oaxaca. The U.S. Geological Survey said the temblor occurred at 8:07 p.m. and was…

Ursula leaves P300M damage in Cebu

Rosalie Abatayo 01/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The damages that Typhoon Ursula left in Cebu has already reached P300 million as of Wednesday, January 8, 2020, according to data from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO). Madridejos…

Ursula death toll now 41; 12 still missing — NDRRMC

Krissy Aguilar - INQUIRER.net 12/29/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The number of fatalities caused by the onslaught of Typhoon Ursula has climbed to 41, the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) said Sunday. In its situation report, NDRRMC said at least 12…

LOOK: The aftermath of Typhoon Ursula on Malapascua Island

Delta Letigio 12/26/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—Typhoon Ursula damaged some of the towns in northern Cebu on December 24, 2019. Among those that took a beating was Malapascua Island, part of the peninsular barangay of Logon in Daanbantayan town. IN PHOTOS:…

LRA seeks administrative reconstitution of lost titles

Irene R. Sino Cruz 10/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Land Registration Authority (LRA) aims to fast track transactions and stop corruption through an amendment of Republic Act 6732. R A. 6732 allows the administrative reconstitution of original copies of certificates of titles that…

PNP welcomes CHR’s call for probe of collateral damage in police operations

07/05/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday said it is welcoming the call of the Commission on Human Rights  (CHR) to probe police operations that involve collateral damage, including the recent buy-bust in Rodriguez,…

El Niño damages P121M worth of crops in Cebu province

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — It may have rained in parts of Cebu province the last few days, but this was not enough to remedy the ill effects of the mild El Niño phenomenon. The Provincial Disaster Risk…

El Niño damages P4.6 M crops in Cebu City farmlands

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/25/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — A month since the start of the dry spell in the country, the Cebu City Agriculture Office (CAO) already recorded P4.6 million worth of crop damages in the upland barangays. Apple Tribunalo,…

Tungro damage reaches P2.8M

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 05/30/2018

DUE to the Tungro disease that has infected rice fields in Asturias town, the affected farmers are projected to lose as much as P2.8 million worth of crops they should have harvested this month. Asturias Municipal Agriculturist…

Vessel pushed due to wind-caused damage at pier

Norman V. Mendoza 05/26/2018

Strong winds pushed a vessel toward the Punta Engaño Pier on Friday afternoon. Andy Berame, the chief of Lapu-Lapu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) said MV Mikamari V of Jomalea Shipping hit and damaged the…

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