Community program in Bantayan

Nestle L. Semilla 10/24/2016

ASIDE from a Bantay Dagat outpost, Sitio Mambacayao Dako in Barangay Lipayran, Bantayan town will also be a beneficiary of the provincial government’s integrated development program. Baltazar Tribunalo Jr., Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) chief,…

DSWD sends food packs for Lawin victims

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Nestle L. Semilla 10/21/2016

Capitol plans to deploy disaster team to help in relief efforts in northern Luzon The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) sent 2,200 family food packs yesterday morning for distribution in areas in…

Fisherman drowns off Daanbantayan

Nestle L. Semilla 10/20/2016

A fisherman drowned gleaning for shellfish in Daanbantayan town, northern Cebu at Thursday dawn. Julius Regner, information officer of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO), said Jessie Estemar of Barangay Maya in Daanbantayan town was…

State of calamity declaration mulled

Morexette Erram, Nestle L. Semilla 10/12/2016

First it was the City of Cebu. Now comes the province. Capitol officials yesterday recommended the declaration of a state of calamity over rising dengue cases in the province. The recommendation to Governor Hilario Davide III, made…

Danao is top LGU in active disaster management offices

Nestle L. Semilla 10/12/2016

DANAO City leads the top five local governments with active disaster management offices, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management office (PDRRMO) said. Julius Regner of the PDRRMO said these local governments have disaster management offices that were…

Danao is top LGU in disaster management

Nestle L. Semilla 10/12/2016

DANAO City leads the top five local governments that have active disaster management offices, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management office (PDRRMO) said. Julius Regner of the PDRRMO said these local governments have staff and purchased equipment.…

Landslide hits Manipis Road

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/09/2016

The national road in Barangay Manipis, Talisay City was rendered impassable to four-wheeled vehicle yesterday after a series of landslides hit the area since Friday night, covering a wide portion of the road with boulders and loosened…

Explorer Cousteau’s granddaughter urges Pinoys to protect Tañon, oceans

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/05/2016

A NATIONAL Geographic emerging explorer and the granddaughter of popular explorer and scientist Jacques-Yves Cousteau yesterday called for ocean conservation especially in the Tañon Strait Protective Seascape (TSPS) in the country. Alexandra Cousteau, who was in Cebu…

Canyoneering on again

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 08/29/2016

Suspension of extreme sport in Alegria, Badian to be lifted on Sept. 1 Adventure enthusiasts can enjoy canyoneering activities again in southern Cebu towns starting Sept. 1 when the Capitol lifts the suspension of holding this extreme…

Canyoneering now clear in Alegria

Nestle L. Semilla 08/29/2016

Tourists can now resume canyoneering in Alegria town by September 1. Mae Listones, Alegria Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (LDRRMO) chief, said the the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) trained 70 people as guides…

Davide extends suspension of canyoneering

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/29/2016

Thrill-seekers who want to experience the canyoneering adventure in the southern towns of Alegria and Badian will have to wait a little longer. In an executive order (EO) he released yesterday, Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III has…

Rains to continue this week; teams readied for La Niña

07/13/2016

METRO Cebu and the rest of Cebu province will experience rain and thunderstorms for the rest of the week, the Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa said yesterday. In response to this weather advisory, the…

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