City dad calls for enhancement of barangays’ emergency response capabilities

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 12/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Jose Lorenzo Abellanosa has called for an assessment and reinforcement of ambulances and emergency equipment in barangays. The councilor, who delivered a privilege speech during the city council’s regular session…

4 Cebu City barangays to use free mobile app for emergency response

PR 03/15/2018

Emergency dispatch personnel from the four barangays in Cebu City completed the first phase of training on how to respond to emergencies using the free mobile emergency app Guardian. With Barangays Apas, Santo Niño, Poblacion Pardo and…

Cebu company builds platform for emergency response, management

Max Limpag 11/01/2017

Helping relatives in Leyte after Typhoon Yolanda devastated the province four years ago made IT professional Cloyd Dedicatoria realize how woefully unprepared the country was for dealing with widescale devastation and emergencies. Dedicatoria, founder and chief executive…

Medical stations in each voting precinct on Election Day

04/14/2016

The Department of Health (DOH) said the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices (LDRRMO) of every local government unit will assign their own personnel in these designated medical stations to assist ailing voters on May 9.…

Veco assures immediate repairs on defective posts, dangling wires

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/17/2015

CONSUMERS who report problems on wires and posts to the Visayan Electric Co. (VECO) can expect immediate response and repair. Telecommunications firms in Cebu agreed to authorize Veco to conduct emergency repair works on their wires, posts…

Save the Children launches emergency response in Lando-affected areas

PR 10/21/2015

SAVE the Children has launched an emergency response as recent government reports revealed that around 280,000 people—or more than 150,000 children—have been affected by typhoon Lando. Some of them are living in cramped evacuation centers, after they…

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