Jakarta, Indonesia — A volcano erupted yesterday morning on the same central Indonesian island as an earlier earthquake and authorities warned planes about volcanic ash in the air. Mount Soputan in North Sulawesi province spewed ash 6,000…
JUST three weeks ago, the residents of Sitio Tagaytay in Barangay Tinaan, Naga City, have reported cracks in the surface of the mountain where their houses stand. Tinaan Barangay Captain Teodoro Cantal Jr. said he asked the…
Around 500 residents of Barangay San Isidro in Talisay City participated the Barangay Wide Evacuation Drill aimed to give residents the proper training on the “Do’s and Don’t” during an evacuation. 24 residents from the barangay acted…
LEGAZPI CITY — The provincial board of Albay has declared a state of calamity in the province due to the threat of eruption of Mayon Volcano. Board Member Joseph Philip Lee, head of the Committee on…
Whether they like it or not, the residents who chose to remain near the landslide-stricken portions of Barangay Lower Becerril in the southern Cebu town of Boljoon will be evacuated soon since the continuous movement of the…
Province calls for forced evacuation of 37 families from two sitios in danger of being buried in massive landslide It is only a matter of time before the two sitios in Barangay Lower Becerril, Boljoon town in…
LOWER Becerril, Boljoon THE fault line in Boljoon town, which began moving on Friday, remains unstable. The continued movement of land has created another natural dam blocking the flow of the Lusopan River in Barangay Lower Becerril,…
300 persons from 3 sitios fled their homes due to landslides caused by movement in fault line Rannie Moreno and his eldest son Ricky went back to their wooden house that sat on top of a hill…
At least 38 structures within the three-meter easement of Mantuyong creek at Sitio Sapa-Sapa Barangay Ibabao-Estancia in Mandaue City were demolished on Tuesday after residents disregarded the notices to vacate their homes. The Housing and Urban Development…
THE Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has allocated P32 million for the construction of a “disaster-proof” building that will be used for mass evacuation in the region. Harold Alcontin of the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and…
Clarin Abu clash Hundreds of families from different barangays in Clarin town who left their homes because of the clash between Abu Sayyaf terrorists and government troopers, and took temporary shelter in schools and gyms have been…
At least 60 families were evacuated in different barangays in Mandaue City on Monday morning in the wake of heavy rains that triggered floods in some parts of Cebu. Mandaue City Mayor Gabriel Luis Quisimbing said he…
