Disasters are not natural

Rodel D. Lasco - @inquirerdotnet 02/26/2022

Whenever typhoons or earthquakes wreak havoc in our country, people quickly call these events “natural disasters.” While this is true, such terminology hides dangerous assumptions that could impede resilience to future disasters. After all, if disasters are…

Cebu: A month after Odette’s fury

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/16/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Aside from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Cebuanos celebrated the Feast of Señor Sto. Niño on Sunday, January 16 in a whole, different way. It’s been a month since Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai)…

PH posts worst recession in 2020

Ben O. de Vera - Reporter / @bendeveraINQ 01/28/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters such as the Taal volcanic eruption and a string of strong typhoons have inflicted the Philippines’ worst post-war recession in 2020, with the economy shrinking by a record…

Rains cause ‘minor’ landslide in Compostela; 5 families evacuated

Rosalie Abatayo 12/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Five families, or at least 15 individuals, from Barangay Basak in Compostela town, northern Cebu were evacuated following a minor landslide that happened on Tuesday afternoon, December 3. The households were only about…

Magnitude 3.9 earthquake hits Cotabato anew

Rosalie Abatayo 10/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Another magnitude 3.9 earthquake hits Tulunan town in Cotabato province Wednesday night, October 30. According to the bulletin issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) at 7:39 p.m., the ground…

ROAD ADVISORY: Landslide in San Fernando, southern Cebu

Rosalie Abatayo 07/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines―A landslide occurred at the boundary of Barangays Tabionan and Tinubdan in San Fernando town, southern Cebu, around 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 23. No casualties were reported due to the incident, according to the Municipal…

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