Two years later, Naga landslide victims’ road to recovery still a long shot with ongoing pandemic

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Two years after the deadly landslide struck there, Barangay Tinaan in Naga City may have started to look like it is reclaiming the days before the tragedy occurred. Lush vegetation has found their…

A year after: Naga City landslide survivors still waiting for promised relocation homes

Rosalie Abatayo 08/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—It is almost the first anniversary of the tragic landslide in Naga City, Cebu and yet, survivors are still waiting for the National Housing Authority (NHA) to conduct the groundbreaking ceremony of close to 200…

Capitol to ask court to drop Cebu province as defendant in the Naga landslide case

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/10/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Provincial Legal Officer Orvi Ortega will ask a  Cebu City Regional Trial Court to drop the provincial government as a defendant in the P4.5-billion environmental class suit lodged by the families…

Countdown to Christmas

12/14/2018

Filipinos enter tomorrow into the nine-day preparation for Christmas, marked by Mass on nine consecutive dawns or Misa de Gallo. For many survivors of the landslide that hit Naga City, it will be a bittersweet time. They…

Road to justice begins as landslide victims formally file P4.5B class suit

Rosalie Abatayo 11/07/2018

Wanting to teach government agencies and mining operators a lesson, environmentalist lawyers and victims of the massive landslide in Naga City on Wednesday (November 7) filed a P4.5 billion class suit in court against entities that allegedly…

Naga City remembers landslide victims

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/06/2018

A Holy Mass and procession was held at ground zero in Barangay Tinaan, Naga City early today (October 6) to especially remember the 77 individuals who perished during the September 20 landslide. City officials, Tinaan residents and…

DOLE-7 offers emergency employment assistance to Naga landslide survivors

Jessa Sotto 09/27/2018

The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) is offering emergency employment to families affected by the landslide in Naga City, Cebu. DOLE-7 Director Johnson Cañete said they will conduct profiling of landslide victims and…

Naga landslide evacuees balloon to more than 7K

Jessa Sotto 09/27/2018

The number of displaced families has increased to 1,716 consisting of 7, 653 individuals, a week since the massive landslide that hit Barangays Tinaan and Naalad, City of Naga, Cebu on Sept. 20, 2018. The number of…

Davide: Suspension of quarry operations only for 20 days

Gerard Vincent Francisco 09/27/2018

Cebu Provincial Governor Hilario Davide III assured quarry operators that the suspension of their activities will not last for more than 20 days. Davide ordered earlier the suspension of all quarry operations last week after a landslide…

Envi advocates, victim’s relatives call to stop quarry operations

Rosalie Abatayo 09/25/2018

Environmental advocates and relatives of the landslide victims in Naga City, Cebu on Tuesday staged a rally in front of Apo Cemex plant in Barangay Tinaan and at the city hall, echoing their calls for the company…

Expect changes in mining, quarry requirements – MGB-7

Futch Anthony Inso 09/25/2018

With the landslide incident in Naga City, there will be changes in the requirements for mining and quarry operations. Engr. Armando Malicse, chief of the Mine and Safety Environment and Social Development of the Mines and Geosciences…

NAGA LANDSLIDE: Cries for justice ring out at victims’ burial

Nestle Semilla and Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/24/2018

  At least 20 fatalities in the massive landslide in Sitio Sindulan, Barangay Tinaan, Naga City were laid to rest on Monday (September 24). Families of the victims cried for justice and echoed calls for Apo Land…

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