Use ‘purok’ system in disaster response

Peter L. Romanillos 07/18/2014

Cebu’s disaster czar yesterday reminded barangay captains to organize their own disaster risk reduction and management offices and start planning how to mitigate the effects of calamities in their resepective areas. Task Force Paglig-on chief Baltazar Tribunalo…

Foreign vessel loses anchor in Naga; zero deaths in province but ‘Glenda’ leaves 20 casualties elsewhere

Carine M. Asutilla, Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/17/2014

An Indonesian cargo vessel was blown from its moorings in the City of Naga, south Cebu Tuesday night and a motor banca capsized off Medellin town in the north at the height of typhoon Glenda. No casualties…

No casualties in Cebu as Glenda exits PH

Bencyrus Ellorin, Doris C. Bongcac, Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/16/2014

There were no casualties in Cebu as the state weather bureau Pagasa lifted the storm warning signal No. 1 over Cebu City, North of Cebu and the Camotes Group of Islands with the imminent departure of typhoon…

Classes suspended in Cebu province, city

Doris C. Bongcac, Fe Marie Dumaboc, Peter L. Romanillos 07/16/2014

By 11 a.m. yesterday, classes were called off in all levels in Cebu province by Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III due to typhoon Glenda. Northern Cebu and Cebu city were placed under typhoon signal number 1, prompting…

Ferry trips, flights cancelled; Thousands stranded in Cebu

Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/16/2014

Over 2,000 passengers were stranded in various ports in Cebu after the Philippine Coast Guard ordered the grounding of all vessels and suspension of ferry crossings after the state weather bureau placed Cebu City and northern Cebu…

El Niño won’t stop storms from coming in

Apple Ta-as 07/16/2014

THE expected onslaught of the El Niño weather phenomenon does not mean there will be no storms coming in the last quarter of the year, government experts said yesterday. Edna Juanillo, chief of the Climatology and Agrometeorology…

Strong winds and heavy rains in northern Cebu as Glenda moves to Manila

Marian Z. Codilla, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/15/2014

(Second update: 3:15 p.m.)   Strong winds and heavy rains hit the northern towns of Cebu as typhoon Glenda headed to Manila from from east of Catarman in northern Samar where it was located at speeds of…

Glenda skips Cebu, but expect rains

Bencyrus Ellorin, Doris C. Bongcac 07/15/2014

The Cebu City government has placed on standby its disaster personnel, Kaoshiung buses and heavy equipment for quick response in case of landslides and flooding. The state weather bureau said that Tropical Storm Glenda will not directly…

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