Evacuees refuse to leave CICC

Norman V. Mendoza 05/11/2017

THE displaced residents of Mantuyong creek who are temporarily staying at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) grounds were again ordered by the Housing and Urban Development Office (Hudo) of the Mandaue City government to vacate after…

Relocation sites mulled for Mandaue fire victims

Dominic D. Yasay 01/21/2017

Four parcels of land in northern Cebu were being considered as a relocation site for over 400 families displaced by the fire in Barangays Guizo and Mantuyong, Mandaue City, in March 12 last year. Two of these…

Council to declare barangays Guizo, Maguikay under state of calamity

Dominic D. Yasay 01/04/2017

The Mandaue City Council will be declaring barangays Guizo and Maguikay under a state of calamity on Wednesday afternoon during their regular council session. Following this declaration is the release of the calamity funds for the affected…

Mandaue fire victims to remain at CICC

Dominic D. Yasay 01/03/2017

THE 887 families, who were displaced by the last March 2016 fire in Barangays Guizo and Mantuyong in Mandaue City, will have to stay longer at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) grounds where they had been…

Julie’s Bakeshop shares the Christmas spirit to Duljo-Fatima fire victims

PR 01/03/2017

AS part of its Corporate Social Responsibility program, Julie’s Bakeshop distributed fresh Sliced Bread and Julie’s Kape to the fire victims of Sitios Bohol, Duco, Continental and  Riverside of Barangay Duljo-Fatima, Cebu City on December 5. About …

P3 M worth of properties damaged in three Mandaue fires

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Dominic D. Yasay 01/01/2017

As fireworks illuminated the sky at the start of 2017, fire razed three different areas in Mandaue City, destroying a warehouse and at least 210 homes displacing 450 families. About P3 million worth of properties went up…

Mandaue fire leaves 450 families homeless on first day of 2017

Edison Delos Angeles 01/01/2017

CEBU CITY—It was a heartbreaking New Year for at least 450 families who were left homeless after fire hit two densely populated villages in Mandaue City, Cebu past midnight on Sunday. Lighted firecrackers might have triggered the…

Talisay fire victims likely to spend Christmas in evacuation center

Nestle L. Semilla 12/21/2016

Around 80 individuals may likely spend their Christmas at an evacuation center after their houses were razed by the fire last Tuesday evening in Sitio Magay, Barangay Tangke, Talisay City. About 19 houses were totally damaged by…

Blind asks for accessible relocation area

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/11/2016

THE blind community have lived in Barangay Apas for decades and have flourished for years in their different livelihoods, such as providing massage services. But when the fire razed their houses, they are faced with possible relocation…

Officials hold dialogue with Apas victims

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/09/2016

THEY have grievances, worries and concerns, and last night, the voices of the Barangay Apas fire victims were heard by officials from both the city and provincial governments as they lamented their plight and aired their thoughts…

DWUP hopeful Duljo-Fatima fire victims can rebuild homes before Christmas

John Carlo Villaruel 12/07/2016

THE Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor (DWUP) is hoping that families who were affected by the fire in Barangay Duljo-Fatima last week can rebuild their damaged houses before December 25 so they can celebrate…

The blind left homeless

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 12/06/2016

They felt the searing heat as the fire burned. They coughed and gagged as smoke filled their lungs. They heard the sounds of frenzy and the painful cries that followed. They felt and heard it all; but…

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