River in Danao City overflows; 30 families evacuated

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 12/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Disaster and rescue personnel in Danao City are currently doing evacuation and search and rescue operations after one of the city’s major tributaries overflowed on Wednesday morning, December 2, 2020. Roland Reyes, head of the…

Keep them from drowning

Rosario A. Garcellano - @inquirerdotnet 11/21/2020

Tears flow aplenty in this season of grief. But the thing to do is to stop crying, you tell yourself. Stop crying for the couple in their 80s in Alcala, Cagayan, whose lives were upended by the…

Slater Young makes a Vlog on the things people need to do after getting their homes flooded

Immae Lachica 11/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Slater Young does it again! The Pinoy Big Brother winner is again winning his followers’ hearts after creating a short Vlog about how to rebuild your homes after being flooded. But before this video,…

What caused Cagayan Valley’s worst flood in 40 years?

Karl S. Ocampo, Nikka G. Valenzuela - @inquirerdotnet 11/15/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Officials offered various explanations on Saturday for the worst flood to hit Cagayan Valley in 40 years. Being a catch basin, the water from other provinces and the water released from the Magat Dam…

4k families in Mandaue receive cash, food assistance after floods

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Over 4,000 families who were affected by recent flash floods in Mandaue City have received cash aid and relief packs from the government. The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7), in…

Flood, landslide affect 2,802 individuals in Mandaue

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/14/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Two thousand eight hundred two (2,802) individuals were affected by the flood and landslide caused by heavy rains last night, October 13, 2020. This was according to a report of the Mandaue City…

179 families evacuated in Cebu City due to danger of landslides

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Families and households in the mountain barangays in Cebu City have been evacuated as a precaution for landslides.  Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) Head Ramil Ayuman said that thee families had…

Mango Avenue flooding, flash flood deaths draw concern of Cebu City government

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The flooding along General Maxilom Avenue, also known as Mango Avenue, in Cebu City on Tuesday night, October 13, 2020, has become a cause of concern for the Cebu City government.  Couniclor Jerry Guardo, the…

Two dead, minor still missing due to flooding in Cebu City

Paul Lauro 10/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—At least two people died, and one minor remained missing due to the flooding in different parts of Cebu City on Tuesday evening, October 13, 2020, authorities here confirmed.  One of the fatalities was 85-year-old…

State of calamity eyed in Labogon, Paknaan on Monday

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/11/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The barangay captains of Labogon and Paknaan in Mandaue City are set to place their respective barangays on Monday, October 12, 2020, under a state of calamity. This developed after a late October…

Boy hurt; over 400 houses flooded in Mandaue City

Rosalie O. Abatayo 10/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 12-year-old boy from Barangay Paknaan in Mandaue City suffered a wound on his foot after being washed away by the rising water from the river during the afternoon flood on Sunday, October…

Cebu City Legal Office forms team for Kinasang-an flooding

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Legal Office (CLO) is forming a team of three lawyers to look into the long-time flooding issue in Sitio Paradise 3 in Barangay Kinasangan here.  City Legal Officer Rey Gealon told CDN…

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