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…
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,…
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…
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…
ABOUT twenty five houses were razed to the ground while a man reportedly suffered burns in a mid-morning fire that hit a dense community in Sitio Riverside, Barangay Lorega San Miguel on Monday. F/Chief Insp. Noel Ababon,…
The Lapu-Lapu city Government has called the attention of Blue Coral Scuba Diving Tour and School in Barangay Maribago, after its pumpboat’s anchor caused coral damage last Sunday, last Sunday (April 22). Earlier, a certain Tim Consul…
ARGAO ACCIDENT THE multi-vehicular accident in Argao last Sunday was apparently caused by the driver of the multicab van, who counterflowed and hit the back portion of a six-wheeler trailer truck, which veered toward the right to…
Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s announcement to impose a literal ceiling on the height of buildings or structures in the city in the wake of last Friday’s fire that mostly consumed the Metro Ayala store building may…
The year of the rooster, 2017, ended with two tropical storms named Urduja and Vinta that claimed lives and destroyed properties. And the year of the dog, 2018, also started with another tropical depression named Agaton. According…
Damage wrought by Tropical Storm Urduja on crops and infrastructure in Cebu’s northern towns was initially at P124 million. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) identified the affected towns as San Remigio, Tudela, Poro,…
The Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) announced that there are no casualties or reported injuries due to Tropical Depression Urduja. However, PDRRMO chief Baltazar Tribunalo Jr. recommended for members of the Provincial Board…
Drones that collide with planes cause more damage than birds of the same size because of their solid motors, batteries and other parts, a study released by the Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday found. The study’s researchers…
