Hontiveros grateful for Cebuanos’ support to charity basketball game

Immae Lachica 01/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Putting passion and public service together, Cebu City Councilor Dondon Hontiveros gathered Cebuanos as he organized a charity basketball event. The Cebu Coliseum was filled with basketball fans yesterday, January 10 for the charity…

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…

IronMan organizers, winners join hands to feed Ibo, Buaya school students

Mars G. Alison 08/12/2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Just a day  after winning the male and female pro titles of the Regent Aguila IronMan 70.3 Philippines Cebu, Tim Reed of Australia and Caroline Steffen of Switzerland gamely joined a feeding activity,…

Lahug fire victims’ concern on Sunday: Where to watch Pacquiao vs. Thurman fight

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some fire victims of the dawn fire on July 20 in Sitio San Roque, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City have at least set aside their worries of losing their homes and are focusing on a…

Mandaue City prepares calamity aid to fire victims

Rosalie Abatayo 06/27/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—The city government of Mandaue will be readying aid for the hundreds of families who lost their homes to the dawn fire in Barangay Tipolo on Thursday, June 27, 2019. The City Council, who just…

Mambaling chief appeals to public: Fire victims need blankets, sleeping mats, clothes

Zena V. Magto 05/31/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Blankets, sleeping mats, and fresh clothes. These were the immediate necessities needed by the Sitio Puntod fire victims that Anne Marie Palomo, acting barangay Mambaling captain, observed as she appealed for kindhearted Cebuanos…

Mambaling fire destroys 84 houses, displaces 446 persons

Zena V. Magto 05/31/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An afternoon fire on May 31 razed at least 84 houses and displaced 119 families or 446 persons in Sitio Puntod, Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City. Wesley Yñigo, Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management…

Cortes wants products exhibit area, intermodal terminal at CICC grounds

Doris C. Bongcac 05/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Expect some changes on the use of the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC). Mandue City mayor-elect Jonas Cortes said that he wanted to push through with his earlier plan to set aside a portion…

P1M lost, 981 individuals displaced as fire in Tejero destroys 149 houses

Zena V. Magto and Benjie B. Talisic 04/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some 921 individuals or 220 families were displaced by a late afternoon fire that razed 149 houses in Sitio Silangan, Barangay Tejero in Cebu City on Friday, April 26. Wesley Yñigo, operations head…

Kamputhaw fire victims receive food packs, medical assistance

Rosalie Abatayo 08/05/2018

Food packs and medical assistance were given to the fire victims in Barangay Kamputhaw, Cebu City on Sunday morning (August 5). A total of 227 families or 905 individuals are affected by the fire that hit Purok…

Reconstruction process to start for Ermita fire victims

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/27/2018

A NEW start awaits the 759 families whose homes were razed by the fire that hit Sitios Kawit and Ermita Proper in Barangay Ermita, Cebu City on May 7. Ermita Barangay Captain Mark Miral said he is…

More than 1K fire victims staying in gym

Intern 07/25/2017

About 1,355 residents of Sitios Mahayahay 1 and 2 in Barangay Calamba, Cebu City are temporarily sheltered at the barangay gym after Monday afternoon’s fire destroyed their homes. Calamba Barangay Chairperson Ma. Yvonne Feliciano declared a state…

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