Australian state declares emergency due to wildfires

11/11/2019

CANBERRA, Australia  — Australia’s most populous state declared a state of emergency on Monday due to unprecedented wildfire danger as calls grew for Australia to take more action to counter climate change. New South Wales state Emergency…

Brazilian state declares state of emergency over oil spills

10/15/2019

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia declared a state of emergency Monday after several of its beaches were contaminated by oil sludge. Brazil’s environmental protection agency said Sunday that some 20 beaches in the…

US emergency workers recover more bodies in Bahamas

09/10/2019

MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas – U.S. emergency workers on Monday found five bodies in the debris left by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, and they said they expected to find more victims a week after the devastating storm…

Rough Seas: 4 from Olango Island transported to mainland Lapu for medical treatment

Doris C. Bongcac 08/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–While other travellers remained stranded in the different ports of Lapu-Lapu City, four patients admitted at the Olango Community Hospital in Olango Island were allowed to sail to mainland Cebu Monday afternoon, August 5, 2019,…

Ambulances to start roving Cebu City’s streets on July 15

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Starting Monday, July 15, Cebu City residents will see ambulances roaming around the city streets waiting to respond to any medical emergency. Councilor David Tumulak, the chairman of the committee on disaster risk…

Quisumbing urges city residents to download Guardian app

PR 05/05/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Mandaue City Mayor Gabriel Luis Quisumbing has called on city residents to download the Guardian Volunteer app on their mobile phones to facilitate easy access to emergency response services. Qusumbing also urged medical…

Veco prepares contingency plan for May 13 polls

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Visayan Electric Company (Veco) has committed to provide faster response if power outages occur in polling places within its service areas during the May 13 polls. Veco chief operating officer Anton Mari Perdices said…

Cebu City Council to hold emergency session to address water supply woes

Gerard Vincent Francisco 04/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council will reportedly be holding an emergency special session tomorrow, April 12, to discuss about the action to address the effects of El Niño.  Cebu City Councilor David “Dave” Tumulak…

CCMC to accommodate outpatients starting this month

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The first three floors of the new Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) will already be opened for use this month. Hospital Administrator Kenneth Siasar said they are only waiting for the issuance of…

Emergency power outage affects Brgy Day-as, Cebu City

Doris C. Bongcac 03/20/2019

LOOK:  Emergency power outage affects portions of P. Del Rosario Street in Barangay Day-as, Cebu City today, March 20, after a passing truck snagged telco wires and caused two primary poles of the Visayan Electric Company (VECO) to…

Emergency responders for 2019 Sinulog Grand Parade ready

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/10/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – The Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) will be deploying emergency responders from different local government units (LGUs) during the Sinulog Grand Parade on January 20. Raffy Luche, head of…

One lane of new Simala bridge closed for emergency repair

Doris C. Bongcac 11/22/2018

The concrete bridge in Sitio Dumlog, Barangay Simala, Sibonga town was just completed this year. But even before this could be formally turned over to the Department of Public Works and Highways in Central Visayas (DPWH-7), the…

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