7 landslides hit Cebu City over the weekend, 80 evacuated

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – No less than seven landslides hit the hinterland villages of Cebu City over the weekend, resulting in the displacement of at least 80 individuals, authorities confirmed. Raquel Arce, head of the Cebu City…

Quake forces closure of Kennon Road, other routes in northern Luzon

Vincent Cabreza 07/27/2022

BAGUIO CITY—The Kennon Road in this city has been closed to traffic due to multiple slides after the magnitude 7 earthquake that shook Luzon Wednesday, July 27, morning, the Department of Public Works and Highways announced. Despite…

Cebu CDRRMO to focus on disaster prevention, mitigation in Rama’s first 100 days

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/12/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) plans to focus on disaster prevention and mitigation in the barangays as part of Mayor Rama’s goal for his first 100 days. Harold…

Bus driver, passengers escape near death experience – DRRMO chief

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 07/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A bus driver and his passengers were lucky to have been left unharmed when landslide happened along the national highway in Oslob, Cebu early on Saturday morning, July 9. This was according to…

CDRRMO issues reminders in case of landslides

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 06/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) has issued reminders on what to do in case of landslides. Renzo del Rosario, CDRRMO data management chief, urges the public to call…

Air, ground, and cyber war

Mahar Mangahas - @inquirerdotnet 05/14/2022

The nature of Philippine national elections has been radically changed by the arrival of cyber war: the individualized targeting of social-media messages to millions of voters, framed by applying Artificial Intelligence to their likes and dislikes, in…

Leyte town mulls declaring landslide-hit village as ‘no-build zone’

Joey Gabieta 04/18/2022

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Philippines — The mayor of Abuyog town in Leyte province is planning to declare Barangay Pilar a “no man’s land” after 80 percent of the village was covered with rocks and soil during a…

Rama orders preparation of evacuation sites

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has ordered the preparation of evacuation sites in the city in case of flooding and landslide.  Rama told CDN Digital that the city had to prepare for anything…

Talisay police: Manipis road still closed to motorists

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 04/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Policemen will continue to monitor a road in Sitio Langoyon, Barangay Manipis in Talisay City to prevent motorists from passing through the area because of the danger of possible landslides due to the rains…

11 buried by landslide in Agusan del Sur at height of typhoon; 4 bodies recovered

Chris Panganiban 12/18/2021

SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR – Eleven members of a family in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur were buried by a landslide as they were heading to an evacuation center on Thursday amid the onslaught of Typhoon Odette.…

Talisay closes Manipis to Camp IV roads from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. due to landslides

Mae Fhel Gom-os 10/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Talisay City government has decided to temporarily close the road along Barangays Manipis and Camp IV from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. due to the continuing landslides in the area. Alvin Santillana,…

Samsam reminds constituents to be ready for evacuation amid Monday downpour

Mae Fhel Gom-os 09/20/2021

  MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – After a heavy downpour in Metro Cebu on Monday morning, September 20, 2021, Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas is reminding his constituents to be ready to be evacuated if the need…

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