259 houses razed in Cebu City blaze

Alven Marie A. Timtim, Gerard Francisco, Paul Lauro 02/27/2020

CEBU CITY,  Philippines — An early evening fire in Barangay Suba, Cebu City displaced hundreds of families after it razed 259 houses in a residential area in Sitio Santo Niño, Barangay Suba, Cebu City at past 7…

440 victims of January 2 Duljo fire appeal for help

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Joselito Villahermosa, 57, has lost his home of at least 20 years where he used to live with his wife, children, and grandchildren in Sitio Cepadul Uno, Barangay Duljo, Cebu City. He is…

Inayawan fire victims still hope for a good Christmas

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Even if the fire victims of Barangay Inayawan in Cebu City lost their homes a mere five days before Christmas, they still hope for a good Christmas. The 68 families, or at least…

San Roque fire victims appeal for help; seek release of housing materials from City Hall

Alven Marie A. Timtim 11/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Crisanto Pacayde had difficulty sleeping while on the overcrowded San Roque Sports Complex Sunday night, November 3, 2019. Pacayde, 44, was one of the hundreds of individuals who now occupy the sports complex…

Friday night fire displaces 62 families in Brgy Basak San Nicolas

Alven Marie A. Timtim 11/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government has listed 62 families consisting of 256 individuals as among those who were displaced after the Friday evening, November 1, 2019, fire burned homes in Sitio Lusimba in Barangay…

DSWS: Operation Second Chance needs more social workers, psychologists

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Department of Social Welfare and Services (DSWS) said that the Operation Second Chance would need additional social workers and psychologists to handle the children in conflict with the law (CICL).…

DSWS: Ermita fire destroys at least 131 houses, displaces 1,500 residents

Benjie B. Talisic, Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The fire that gutted a densely populated area in Barangay Ermita, Cebu City Tuesday afternoon, February 5, displaced at least 1,500 individuals. In a text message sent to Cebu Daily News Digital, Flora Bartolome,…

114 Sirao families hit by landslides get P20K aid

Inna Gian Mejia 11/28/2017

ONE hundred fourteen families in Barangay Sirao received P20,000 financial assistance from the Cebu City government. Jerry Guardo, deputy mayor on infrastructure matters, said the aid was given to the families last week as their homes in…

Cash aid for poor couples marking golden years

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/10/2017

Indigent couples in Cebu City may receive cash assistance from the city government when they celebrate their 50th or 75th years of marriage. An ordinance authored by Councilor Sisinio Andales provides that underprivileged couples who celebrate their…

Cebu City execs off to Netherlands to strengthen sister-city relations

Inna Gian Mejia 06/05/2017

CEBU City officials headed by Mayor Tomas Osmeña will fly to the City of Haarlemmermeer in Netherlands today to celebrate the silver anniversary or 25th year of sister-city relations between the two cities. Osmeña will be traveling…

DSWS allows ‘rescued’ street dwellers to earn their living during daytime

Nestle L. Semilla 04/05/2017

THE street dweller families rounded up by the Cebu City government and housed at the old abattoir building can go out in the the streets during daytime and ply their living, selling food and bottled water. But…

Taliño: Use of minors as couriers alarming

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza 03/13/2017

  POLICE regional director Chief Supt. Noli Taliño expressed concern over the arrest of minors who were allegedly used as drug couriers. “Nakakatakot yan. Napakabata pa nila pero ginagamit na (That’s fearsome. They are still very young,…

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