PDRRMO to act as fourth responder in earthquake drill

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) will act as fourth responders in the National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) which will be centered in Lapu-Lapu City on Thursday, June 20. Rhee…

Touching people

Madrileña de la Cerna 11/19/2016

The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) celebrated its 50th anniversary of embarking on programs and projects that aim to touch the lives and shape the future of people in its partner communities through its seven programs: Integrated…

A climate-responsive budget

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 12/20/2015

The back-to-back typhoons “Nona” and “Onyok” left many parts of the archipelago flooded, lives lost, agriculture and livelihoods devastated and thousands stranded. The dire situation is a rehash of past calamities. More and stronger impacts of climate…

‘Haiyan’ and ‘hayaan’

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 11/08/2015

Two years back, on November 8, Supertyphoon Yolanda, known globally as “Haiyan”, brought unprecedented losses and misery to thousands of citizens and visitors. Those in the cities thought that we had prepared for its onslaught. But as…

Small but sustainable

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 08/10/2015

Hats off to the women in Sitio Kamanggahan in Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City who are  among the growing number of citizens prioritizing ecological solid waste management (SWM) and small-scale and sustainable urban agriculture. Relying on their own…

Cabinet-level disaster body pushed

Peter L. Romanillos 07/17/2014

TYPHOON Glenda failed to stop barangay captains from all over Cebu to gather for their annual convention and talk among other things –village-level disaster preparedness. Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) Provincial Federation president Celestino “Tining” Martinez III…

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