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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
CEBU Gov. Hilario Davide III defended the chief of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) from allegations of sexual harassment, saying he is a victim of envy. Davide defended PDRRMO chief Baltazar Tribunalo…
NEW DELHI — Environmental pollution — from filthy air to contaminated water — is killing more people every year than all war and violence in the world, more than smoking, hunger or natural disasters, and more than…
Let’s just take a moment for all of us take a deep breath. We’ll need it. Now, let’s all communally close our eyes. Go ahead. Now breathe and let your mind drift away. It’s the only way…
Residents of Ormoc City in the province of Leyte are no strangers to calamities. The province has been battered by typhoons, landslides and earthquakes, the most recent of which was the magnitude 6.5 quake that shook Jaro…
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) in Central Visayas has created the Rapid Emergency Telecommunications Team (RETT) to provide integrated communication flow before, during and after disasters. During the symposium conducted by the Kapisanan nga mga Brodkaster ng…
