Argao man hit by lightning dies, Pagasa: Bad weather to continue

Rene F. Alima and Fe Marie Dumaboc 06/20/2018

A MAN was killed when he was hit by lightning while watching TV on Tuesday afternoon in Sitio Luwak, Barangay Canbanua, Argao town in southern Cebu. PO3 Roy Repolidon of the Argao Police Station identified the victim…

Lightning strikes, kills Argao resident

Nestle L. Semilla 06/19/2018

A 42-year-old man died after he was struck by lightning at past 6 p.m. on Tuesday (June 19) inside his house in Argao, a southern town about 68 km from Cebu City. The victim was identified as…

Fisherman dies after being struck by lightning in Balamban

Rene Alima 05/22/2018

A fisherman died after he was struck by lightning in the shoreline of Balamban town, northwestern Cebu at around 3 p.m.on Monday (May 21). Po1 Benjie Mabunay of Balamban police station identified the fatality as Victor Sagrados…

Lightning strikes down elderly woman

Morexette Erram, Nestle L. Semilla 07/08/2017

AN elderly woman died after she was struck by lightning in Barangay Talisay in Sta. Fe town on Bantayan Island yesterday. Marina Necessario sustained severe burns as she died on the spot while her two sons Ranel…

Elderly woman dead after being hit by lightning

Morexette Erram 07/08/2017

An elderly woman died on the spot when she was struck by lightning at Barangay Pooc in Sta. Fe town of Bantayan Island at 10 am Saturday. The victim was identified as Marina Necessario, a 77-year-old resident…

Woman struck by lightning in Tuburan dies

Rene Alima 05/31/2017

  A 40-year-old woman died after she was struck by lightning in Barangay Poblacion Tuburan Cebu, northern town of Cebu, Tuesday noon. Police identified the fatality as Amelita Salida Bejasa, who sustained severe burns in her body.…

‘Stay away from water, metals’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/01/2015

People should stay indoors during a thunderstorm. If you are outside, seek shelter in  a building to avoid getting struck by lightning, said Mactan weather bureau chief Alfredo Quiblat. “Stay away from water bodies like rivers, pools…

Cebu Pacific plane from Kalibo allegedly struck by lightning

07/28/2015

KALIBO, Aklan–Just 40 minutes after takeoff from Kalibo International Airport in Aklan at 6:50 a.m., a Cebu Pacific plane bound for Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila experienced light turbulence on Tuesday. The fasten-your-seatbelt sign was turned…

Floods trap commuters, stall traffic

Apple Ta-as, Doris C. Bongcac 07/28/2015

Parts of Cebu City were submerged in knee-deep floodwaters after a downpour  broke out past noon yesterday. By midafternoon, part of  S. Osmeña Road in the North Reclamation Area  near SM City was underwater, slowing  vehicles to…

Lightning kills boy in Cebu City; 3 Argao students swept away in river

Jhunnex Napallacan, Melissa Q. Cabahug 09/09/2014

A 16-year old boy playing in the rain in Cebu City was killed by a lightning bolt during yesterday afternoon’s thunderstorm. The crash of thunder, rain and rushing wind left people worried again about flooding and landslides.…

Boy dead after hit by lightning

Melissa Q. Cabahug 09/08/2014

A 16-year-old boy playing in the rain was hit by lightning outside his home in sitio Sambag 2, barangay Guadalupe at 2 p.m. Monday. William Gabihan, a third year high school student was declared dead on arrival…

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