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…

Fishermen in Yolanda-hit areas get fishing boats

03/05/2016

FISHERMEN associations from the 16 municipalities hardest hit by typhoon Yolanda in 2013 finally saw the fulfillment of their dreams. After strong winds and storm surges battered their homes and fishing boats, they are back to fishing.…

Capitol food packs arrive in Pilar

Jhunnex Napallacan, Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/11/2015

Special permit for ro-ro  to ply Tudela-Pilar-Ormoc route Food packs arrived in Pilar, Camotes yesterday after the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) issued a special permit for a bigger vessel, a roll-on, roll-off vessel, of Jomalia Shipping Corp.…

Pilar running out of supplies

Jhunnex Napallacan, Melissa Q. Cabahug, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/10/2015

BAD weather has isolated  the remote island towns of Camotes in northeaast Cebu. With boat trips cancelled, the town of Pilar and parts of Tudela are running out of food and other supplies, said officials. This has…

Emotional reunion for survivors, families at Pilar, Camotes

Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/05/2015

Nearly three days after the tragedy, the survivors of the ill-fated MB Kim Nirvaba-B went home to Pilar Island, Camotes Cebu on board a BRP Batanes vessel Sunday morning. Forty-five of their families and friends who died…

Murder charges filed against banca owner, captain, crew

Jhunnex Napallacan 07/05/2015

Multiple murder charges were filed against the owner, the boat captain and 17 crewmen of the MB Kim Nirvana-B    for the deaths of 59 passengers in  Thursday’s sea mishap. “They were not careful, showing there was an…

Pilar survivors scared to ride vessel home

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/05/2015

SURVIVORS of the capsizing of the MB Kim Nirvana-B who were supposed to go home to Pilar, Camotes Island yesterday declined to do so after being traumatized by Thursday’s mishap. Pilar Major Jesus Fernandez said the survivors…

‘Why no life vests for the passengers?’

Contributor 07/05/2015

A PASIG City lawmaker questioned why the owner of the capsized MV Kim Nirvana-B failed to provide life vests to passengers upon boarding the vessel last Thursday. In a press statement, Pasig City Rep. Roman Romulo said…

36 dead, several injured as banca capsizes off Ormoc City

Marian Z. Codilla, Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/02/2015

On our way to Ormoc City for Business Presentation!!! Pero ito ang nakita namin!!!! A boat from Ormoc to Camotes Island… Posted by Maimai Montajes on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 At least 36 persons died and several others…

Pilar town soon named drug-free

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/14/2015

The Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Commission (CPADAC) is eyeing a town in the Camotes group of islands to become the first totally drug-free municipality in the province. Joey Herrera, CPADAC executive director, said the lone islet of…

Survivors now ready to help in rebuilding

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/07/2014

The Dondoyano brothers, born 11 years apart, were all smiles when they marched together and received their skills training certificates yesterday. “I am just so glad all the effort finally paid off,” said 39-year-old Eugene at his…

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