Radaza orders village chiefs to prepare for continuous rains

Norman V. Mendoza 01/18/2017

LAPU-LAPU City Mayor Paz Radaza cautioned the barangay captains in a meeting yesterday morning to make the necessary preparations due to continuous rains and bad weather. She instructed those barangay captains whose barangays have flooding problems like…

Landslide hits mountain barangay in Cebu City

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/18/2017

CEBU CITY—Nine public utility jeepneys (PUJs) and a private car were partially buried during a landslide in Sitio Garaje, Barangay Busay in Cebu City on Wednesday dawn. No one was reported hurt in the landslide that also…

Cagayan de Oro declares state of calamity

01/17/2017

Cagayan de Oro City was placed under state of calamity by local officials early yesterday after a massive flooding in the city spawned by two weather disturbances. “City council declared a state of calamity in Cagayan de…

4-year-old girl dies, mother survives after floodwaters swept them away in Naga City

Doris C. Bongcac 01/16/2017

CEBU CITY–A four-year-old girl drowned while her mother survived after they were swept by floodwaters early morning on Monday in a mountain village in Naga City, about 23 km south of here. Rey Mantalaba, Naga disaster personnel,…

Classes in Cebu province suspended

Doris C. Bongcac 01/16/2017

Classes were ordered suspended in Cebu province and Mandaue City on Monday following continuous rains affecting the entire province. Mandaue City Mayor Gabriel Luis Quisumbing posted at around 7 a.m. announcing his decision to suspend classes in…

Auring aftermath: Missing boy’s body found floating in Umapad shore

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Norman V. Mendoza 01/11/2017

The body of the child who was drowned by the strong current of the Butuanon River was found floating in hip-deep waters in the shores of Barangay Umapad. Helen Ranile and her children and relatives had been…

Liloan, Consolacion families return to homes after floods

Dominic D. Yasay 01/11/2017

Evacuees in Liloan and Consolacion towns are returning to their homes after flood waters in their areas have subsided. In Barangay Yati, Liloan, over 36 families who were asked to evacuate to Yati Elementary School on Tuesday…

Mandaue disaster office closely monitors Butuanon river

Dominic D. Yasay 01/10/2017

The Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (LDRRMO) of Mandaue City is urging residents living near the Butuanon River to be vigilant and watchful for the possible rise of the water level in the river. LDRRMO…

AURING’S FLOODS

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Norman V. Mendoza, Rene F. Alima 01/09/2017

One killed, hundreds displaced in Toledo The rains she brought were mostly moderate, though unceasing, while her winds gusted at only 75 kph; but the strength of tropical depression “Auring”, though weakened on Monday, left several villages…

Carmen’s floodwaters

Contributor 01/09/2017

Residents of Carmen town have been complaining about the floodwaters that remain even after the rain due to the presence of limestone near the town’s gym which blocks the water and prevents it from being drained by…

‘Auring’ leaves 15-year old dead in Toledo City

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Rene F. Alima 01/09/2017

A 15-year-old girl drowned after being washed away by floodwaters due to heavy rains brought about by tropical cyclone ‘Auring’ in Barangay Landahan, Toledo City on Monday morning. Engineer Alexander Abella, disaster risk reduction management officer of…

‘Auring’ makes second landfall in Bohol

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/09/2017

Tropical depression Auring made its second landfall at 4 a.m on Monday over Ubay, Bohol. Nedz Saletrero, weather specialist of Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services (Pagasa) Mactan said they are now monitoring Auring which might take…

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