A CALL for donations in cash and in kind has been sounded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the more than a million people affected by Supertyphoon Lawin in the northern areas of…
As typhoon Lawin (Haima) began to intensify into a supertyphoon yesterday afternoon, public agencies in Central Visayas advised government personnel to be on alert, ready to respond to serious problems that may arise today in provinces of…
Better safe than sorry. Although Cebu is not in the path of Super Typhoon “Lawin” (international name: Haima), local disaster and law enforcement authorities yesterday geared up for an intense weather disturbance that was bearing down fast…
Cebu City Hall is ready to send a team to northern Luzon to assist areas hit by supertyphoon Lawin. Nagiel Banacia, Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CCDRRMO) chief, said they signified their intent to…
VOLKSWAGEN Philippines’ award-winning Child Safety Initiative (CSI) campaign crosses over to the Visayas region after successful runs in Metro Manila and key cities in Luzon. On October 15 to 16, the CSI Visayas campaign formally activates at…
A SURPLUS store with a 30-year presence in Luzon is setting up shop in Cebu. Sharlene Carman-Powell, HMR Group marketing head, said last Saturday that Cebu’s robust economy and the increasing demand among Cebuano customers for low-priced…
AT least 28 operatives of three special police units in Central Visayas were headed to the rebel-infested areas in Luzon or in war-torn areas in Mindanao. Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa…
More younger people are contracting HIV, with Central Visayas ranking second to the National Capital Region (NCR) in the number of HIV cases based on a report by the Department of Health. Dr. Genesis May Samonte, program…
It started with the long wait under scorching heat for a taxi. Unable to get one, my daughter and I decided to take a jeepney instead and endured the hour-long traffic jam from our place in Consolacion…
All ships were ordered to remain in harbor and some flights were canceled in northern Luzon, while schools were closed in Metro Manila on Monday due to flooding and landslides from Tropical Storm “Egay,” disaster officials said.…
Typhoon Dodong (international name Noul) entered the country at 5 a.m. Thursday, packing maximum sustained winds of 140 kilometers per hour with gusts reaching up to 170 kph, the Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa…
