IMMINENT DANGER

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Therese Alegado, USC Intern 11/09/2017

Province calls for forced evacuation of 37 families from two sitios in danger of being buried in massive landslide It is only a matter of time before the two sitios in Barangay Lower Becerril, Boljoon town in…

State of calamity in 6 barangays

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/03/2017

Due to the incessant landslides in a mountain village of the southeastern Cebu town of Boljoon, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR–7) recommended declaring the…

Landslides continue as fault line remains unstable

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/01/2017

LOWER Becerril, Boljoon THE fault line in Boljoon town, which began moving on Friday, remains unstable. The continued movement of land has created another natural dam blocking the flow of the Lusopan River in Barangay Lower Becerril,…

Danger zones

Editorial 11/01/2017

Though they may have lost their houses, the 24 families or over 200 persons who were forced to leave after landslides hit their areas in Sitios Calfranco and Upper Cansiloy in Boljoon town, southern Cebu, can count…

MAO BA?

Editorial 10/30/2017

BOLJOON FAULT LINE A clearing operation is now underway in the town of Boljoon after a landslide hit Sitio Sangi of Barangay Lower Becerril last week due to the movement of the fault line. The provincial disaster…

Fault line movement in Boljoon causes landslide, endangers town

Morexette B. Erram 10/29/2017

Close to a hundred persons were evacuated from a village in Boljoon town that is now considered a high-risk area following a landslide that occurred last Friday caused by a movement in the town’s fault line. Officials…

Carpenter dies in Apas landslide

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/07/2017

A CARPENTER died after being buried in a landslide in sitio Back GMA, Barangay Apas in Cebu City at 5:15 pm Friday. The 41-year-old carpenter identified as Joel Brobo was cleaning up after a week working in…

Man hurt in Apas landslide

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/07/2017

Barangay officials and rescuers of Apas in Cebu City are now responding to a reported landslide at Sitio Back GMA. According to Apas barangay councilman Allan Majait, the resident who reported the incident said a person was…

Another landslide hits Busay

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/02/2017

Rains yesterday morning continued to cause problems in Sitio Graje, Barangay Busay, Cebu City. This time, a portion of the road that leads to popular tourist sites like Temple of Leah, Mountainview Resort, and Lantaw Restaurant, cracked,…

Landslide anew in Busay due to rains

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/02/2017

Monday morning’s rain eroded the soil and caused yet another landslide in Sitio Graje, Barangay Busay Cebu City. This time, a portion of the road leading to the Temple of Leah, the Lantaw Restaurant, and Mountainview Resort,…

Mandaue folk relocated

Norman V. Mendoza 10/01/2017

Instead of rebuilding their homes, about 17 households that were displaced by last Friday afternoon’s landslide in Barangay Cabancalan, Mandaue City, were transferred to a shelter at a compound owned by their employer. About 60 people packed…

Exec cites challenges of handling settlers in Cebu City’s danger zones

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/01/2017

IN an ideal situation, families living in danger zones should be relocated. But many factors have to be considered including realities that these families have no choice but to take the risk in order to be closer…

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