Survey in Metro Cebu ahead of quake drill

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Melissa Q. Cabahug 08/11/2015

Personnel of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) conducted a microtremor survey near the Monterazzas in barangay Guadalupe as part of their efforts to draft a hazard map of Metro Cebu. “A microtremor survey identifies…

No more open toilet in Bantayan village

07/23/2015

A PANEL of sanitation and health experts declared barangay Sillon in  Bantayan island  “zero-open defecation” or ZOD  despite the lack of household toilets. After typhoon Yolanda in November 2013, several  disaster response teams focused on sanitation. Islamic…

Disaster councils brace for typhoon

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Nestle Semilla 05/05/2015

CEBU may not lie in the path of an approaching tropical storm, but disaster councils in Cebu city and province are bracing for the worst. The slow-moving tropical storm Noul, which will be named “Dodong” once it…

Disaster preparedness eyed for schools

Nestle L. Semilla 03/30/2015

Include disaster preparedness in the elementary and high school curriculum to better prepare students against calamities. Cebu City Mayor Mike Rama asked this of the Department of Education (DepEd)-Cebu City Division, the city’s Local School Board and…

Corro asks Davide aid to secure WB loan

Melissa Q. Cabahug 02/09/2015

Daanbantayan Mayor Augusto Corro went to Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III last Friday to hand over his two-page letter asking for the governor’s help in securing World Bank-funding for rehabilitation projects in his town. “Mangayo lang ko’g…

City Council okay forced evacuation law

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/22/2015

The Cebu City Council has approved an ordinance prescribing guidelines in the implementation of forced evacuation during disasters and emergencies. No penalties would be imposed on residents who won’t follow evacuation orders, but the ordinance frees the…

DPWH: Steel bridge for Sibonga up in one week

Doris C. Bongcac, Melissa Q. Cabahug 12/31/2014

With the concrete Dumlog bridge cut off, people traveling through Sibonga town in south Cebu have to take a detour. Bus passengers  get down and transfer to a habal-habal or motorcycle-for-hire that takes riders through a barangay…

Still, a hopeful nation

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 12/29/2014

We are now in the throes of preparing for the New Year celebration. The question that comes to the mind is: Are we facing 2015 with glee or with trepidation? Thankfully, just like the past years, many…

Canyoneering rules drafted

Peter L. Romanillos 12/22/2014

Outdoor adventure enthusiasts will soon be required to wear complete protective gear and must be accompanied by experienced tour guides when canyoneering in southwestern Cebu. These are part of the guidelines crafted by the municipal governments of…

‘People were ready’

Apple Ta-as, Peter L. Romanillos, Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/09/2014

The minimal number of casualties and the orderly evacuation of people averted what could have been another catastrophe. This was the initial assessment of Cebu’s so-called “disaster czar” as the skies cleared yesterday a day after typhoon…

Half of Central Visayas LGUs unprepared for disasters

Peter L. Romanillos 10/31/2014

Almost a year after the strongest storm recorded in world history hit the Visayas, half of the local government units (LGUs) in Central Visayas still do not have disaster contingency plans. In Cebu province, less than half…

100 families refuse to leave Talisay homes

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/21/2014

More than a hundred families from two landslide-prone barangays in Talisay City continue to defy a City Hall appeal for them to evacuate from their houses. Two landslides were reported in barangays Manipis and Camp IV at…

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