Looc fire leaves 34 families homeless

Tonee Despojo 03/31/2019

LOOK: Scenes from the fire site in Sitio Guiwanon, Barangay Looc, Lapulapu City. The Saturday night fire left 34 families consisting of 181 individuals homeless.  Affected families are now taking temporary shelter at the barangay gym.…

Expanded Maternity Leave Act: ‘A victory for women, families’

Inquirer.net 02/22/2019

Women’s rights advocates and workers’ groups hailed a new law that almost doubled the number of days for maternity leave as a major victory for families that would greatly benefit mothers and their babies, and ensure a…

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,…

Catholic faithful urged to help out National Youth Day pilgrims

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Archdiocese of Cebu’s Commission on Youth is turning to the Catholic faithful for financial help or for any assistance they can offer for the upcoming  National Youth Day (NYD) on April 23 to 28.…

Cops appeal to families with missing kin as Capitol Site shooting victim remains unidentified

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/07/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are calling on those who have a family member missing to check if the unidentified person who was shot dead on January 6 at Barangay Capitol Site is their missing kin.…

40 Dalaguete families leave homes due to threat of landslide

Morexette B. Erram 01/05/2019

Due to incessant rains and for fear of being hit by a landslide, at least 40 families or around 200 individuals from the hinterland village of Dumalan in Dalaguete town have sought refuge inside a school in…

Usman’s floods displace 282 families in N. Samar

Inquirer.net 12/29/2018

TACLOBAN CITY — Floods have displaced 282 families or 1,280 individuals in 12 barangays in Catarman, Northern Samar, due to heavy rains spawned by Tropical Depression “Usman.” The families have been staying in the town’s auditorium after…

56 families last to leave Naga evacuation center

Nestle L. Semilla 12/15/2018

RED ZONE EVACUEES: Home for Christmas It will be a merry Christmas for the thousands of evacuees displaced by the Sept. 20 landslide in Naga City as they have been allowed by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau…

Families of fatalities belie shootout claim

Nestle L. Semilla and Benjie B. Talisic 11/25/2018

The families of the three suspected drug personalities killed in Barangay Maghaway, Talisay City strongly denied police claims that there was a buy bust operation conducted on Saturday afternoon. Lydia Labrador, the wife of Susano Labrador; one…

Families of ‘desaparecidos’ light candles, offer prayers

Ador Vincent Mayol 11/01/2018

HER father was arrested by policemen 28 years ago. Since then, Jimmylisa Badayos never had the head of their family back. “It’s so painful to not have him again. It’s totally different to see even his dead…

444 landslide families to get cash assistance

Zena V. Magto 11/01/2018

Some 444 families displaced by the massive landslide that hit Barangay Tina-an in Naga City will be given financial humanitarian assistance by the city. Naga City Mayor Kristine Vanessa Chiong met with the second cluster of affected…

8 families, evacuees, lose homes to Naga fire

Rosalie O. Abatayo 10/29/2018

Their homes were spared by the massive landslide in Barangay Tinaan in Naga City, more than a month ago, but on Monday (Oct. 29), the houses of eight families, temporarily displaced by the landslide, were lost to…

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