Emergency Responders Congress tackles disaster preparedness, resilient attitude for sustainable progress

Nestle L. Semilla 08/29/2018

  At least 700 local emergency responders coming from different municipalities and cities Cebu attended the 4th Emergency Responders Congress held at the Central Command Headquarters in Barangay Apas, Cebu City. The congress aims to equip local…

Disaster-hit Japan braces for powerful typhoon

AFP 07/28/2018

A powerful typhoon hurtled towards Japan on Saturday, prompting local authorities to issue early evacuation orders, with western areas recently devastated by floods and landslides in the storm’s crosshairs. Typhoon Jongdari, packing winds of up to 180…

Laos dam disaster kills 17, several others missing

AFP 07/25/2018

The bodies of 17 people have been recovered after a dam collapse led to flash floods in southern Laos, as two South Korean firms involved in the hydropower project said damage was reported at least 24 hours…

Economists: Federalism can spell disaster to PH

Inquirer.net 07/16/2018

A SHIFT to federalism can only spell disaster for the Philippines, possibly stoking “hyperinflation” and ceding more powers than what many local government units (LGUs) are ready to handle, top economists from the University of Asia and…

Provincial disaster management office told to explain distribution of manuals

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 07/15/2018

Government auditors have asked the Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) to properly account the disaster manuals printed last year. The printing of disaster manuals is pegged at P4.4 million. The Commission on Audit…

Dengvaxia case a ‘public health disaster’

07/14/2018

The death of a 10-year-old girl who received a Dengvaxia vaccine in Lapu-Lapu City is one of many that underscored the Dengvaxia debacle of the Department of Health (DOH). Provincial Health Officer Dr. Rene Catan said the…

Most Central Visayas LGUs now disaster preparedness compliant

Futch Anthony Inso 07/03/2018

Almost all of the Local Government Units in Central Visayas are now disaster ready. James Andrew Andaya, the Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) – Climate Change focal person of Department of Interior and Local Government in Central…

SugboTek Inc. signs memorandum of agreement on immediate disaster reponse application

Intern 06/09/2018

To have an immediate response to any disasters, the SugboTek Inc. have signed a memorandum of agreement between the Radio Emergency Assistance Volunteer Organization (REAVO) on Saturday, June 9. SugboTek Inc, the developer of the mobile application…

AboitizPower backs schools disaster education program

PR 06/08/2018

More than a decade ago, a huge fire gutted Buaya Elementary School in Lapu-Lapu City, burning down the whole school building and leaving hundreds of students without proper classrooms for several months. But like a phoenix rising…

Disaster teams to be deployed for Sinulog Festival

Morexette Erram 01/16/2018

10 disaster teams from local government units (LGU) will be deployed starting tomorrow to provide additional manpower needed to ensure safety and quick response during the Sinulog Festival. Data from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management…

Tours in southern Cebu suspended due to ‘Vinta’

Morexette B. Erram 12/22/2017

The Provincial Tourism Office (PTO) has suspended all tourism activities in the south, from towns of Moalboal to Santander as Tropical Storm Vinta is expected to barrel the Visayas region today. Recent data from the Provincial Disaster…

NFA rice supply in CV good for 9 days

Futch Anthony Inso 12/05/2017

THE National Food Authority in Central Visayas (NFA-7) is limiting its distribution of the supply of NFA rice to accredited retailers in the region because the NFA has only a 9-day buffer stock for Central Visayas. Procopio…

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