Donations needed for Ibo fire victims: No worn-out clothes please

Doris C. Bongcac 01/17/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Victims of the fire that broke out in a coastal community in Barangay Ibo in Lapu-Lapu City are in need of help. But, Nagiel Bañacia, head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and…

Shinzo Abe murder suspect: What we know

Agence France Presse 07/09/2022

TOKYO — The man accused of assassinating Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been arrested and named by police as Tetsuya Yamagami. Police say the unemployed 41-year-old admits shooting Abe with a homemade gun at a…

GAB to start-up leagues: Avoid sponsorships, donations from political candidates

Glendale G. Rosal 02/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As numerous regional basketball leagues are expected to start their respective seasons this year, the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) have strongly reminded them to avoid accepting donations and sponsorships from political candidates.…

Ahong dismisses Ombuds case as politically motivated

Futch Anthony Inso 01/20/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan believes that the complaint that was filed against him before the Office of the Ombudsman in Central Visayas is politically motivated. Earlier, the Ombudsman received a request…

Lapu-Lapu motorcycle groups gather donations for flood victims in Luzon

Immae Lachica 11/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Lapu-Lapu City motorcycle groups have united to extend help to flood victims of Typhoon Ulysses. In the Facebook post of Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Ahong Chan early morning Sunday, November 15, he thanked the…

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 calls for fellow Ilonggos to give donations for typhoon victims

Immae Lachica 11/14/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Rabiya Mateo is spending her 24th birthday away from the glitz and the glamor as she organizes a donation drive for the victims of typhoons Rolly and Ulysses. In…

Chan: 500 sacks of rice for Bicol turned over to PRO-7

Futch Anthony Inso 11/09/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City government has already turned over 500 sacks of rice to the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) on November 5, 2020, for families affected by the onslaught of super…

Cebu City to donate goods to Catanduanes, other typhoon-struck areas

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is opening a drop off center outside the City Hall and other strategic areas in the city for those who want to donate food, water, medicine, hygiene kits, and…

CCPO to set up donation booth for Luzon storm victims

Alven Marie A. Timtim 11/03/2020

SANTA CATALINA, Negros Oriental—The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) will be setting up a donation booth for the victims of super typhoon Rolly in Luzon. The booth will be located inside Camp Sotero Cabahug along Gorordo Avenue,…

Snapshots of the storm

Kay Rivera - @inquirerdotnet 11/02/2020

It’s Sunday morning and winds are howling outside. On our barangay’s Facebook page, neighbors share photos of roads closed off because of debris or felled electrical posts. Friends send donations to people online who are asking for…

Talisay residents urged: Help 466 Tangke fire victims

Alven Marie A. Timtim 09/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 466 individuals or 101 families displaced by the late morning fire today, September 10, 2020 in Sitio Kilawan, Barangay Tangke, Talisay City need your help. Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas…

Dumaguete hospital denies charging COVID-19 patients with donated equipment

Florence Baesa 04/13/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental – The Silliman University Medical Center (SUMC) denied rumors circulating especially in social media that the Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and other donations channeled to the hospital are being charged to suspected coronavirus…

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