Rains damage P.5-M crops in Cebu

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/23/2017

THE low pressure area (LPA) that brought continuous rains in Cebu over the past two weeks has caused more than P500,000 in damage to crops in the three local government units. Assistant provincial agriculturist Roldan Saragena said…

Maguindanao town under state of calamity

01/22/2017

Cotabato City – A state of calamity has been declared in Datu Montawal town in Maguindanao after floodwater submerged all of its 12 villages due to torrential rains and the swelling of Kabacan River, officials said. Datu…

Tourists urged avoid Sirao flower farms for now

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/19/2017

Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CCDRRMC) passed a resolution on Thursday afternoon recommending for the restriction of entry of visitors at the famous flower farms at Sitio Tawagan, Barangay Sirao in Cebu City due to the…

Radaza orders village chiefs to prepare for continuous rains

Norman V. Mendoza 01/18/2017

LAPU-LAPU City Mayor Paz Radaza cautioned the barangay captains in a meeting yesterday morning to make the necessary preparations due to continuous rains and bad weather. She instructed those barangay captains whose barangays have flooding problems like…

FLIGHT TO SAFETY

Doris C. Bongcac, Edison Delos Angeles, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza 01/16/2017

Hours of heavy rain on Monday killed at least two people, including a four- year-old girl, and caused the evacuation of hundreds in Mandaue City as the murky waters of Butuanon River overflowed, unleashing knee- to waist-deep…

Pagasa issues rainfall warning over Cebu; warns of flashfloods and landslides

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/16/2017

Cebu will experience light to moderate rains on Monday because of existing low pressure area (LPA). “We have issued rainfall warning for the whole Cebu province today,” Vhan Singson, weather specialist of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical…

Mandaue disaster office closely monitors Butuanon river

Dominic D. Yasay 01/10/2017

The Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (LDRRMO) of Mandaue City is urging residents living near the Butuanon River to be vigilant and watchful for the possible rise of the water level in the river. LDRRMO…

‘Auring’ to enter PH today

Nestle L. Semilla 01/07/2017

A tropical depression, the first to enter the country this year, is expected to make landfall over Surigao province either later this evening or tomorrow morning, the Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa said yesterday.…

Dark clouds, rains block view

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/14/2016

MANY Cebuano skywatchers preparing to witness the latest “supermoon” since January 26, 1948 instead faced the sky with heaves of disappointment Monday night as the full moon hid behind dark clouds in several parts of the province.…

Low pressure area to bring rains in Cebu

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/01/2016

A low pressure area (LPA) entered the country at dawn yesterday and is expected to bring rains in Cebu and the rest of the Visayas, the Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa said. Pagasa Mactan…

Sunday rain brings flood in some metro areas

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/30/2016

AN almost 12 hours of heavy rain last Saturday evening until early Sunday morning resulted in flooding in some parts of Metro Cebu. Vhan Singson, weather specialist of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Mactan…

Passenger traffic normal at terminal despite downpour

Dominic D. Yasay 10/30/2016

Despite the changes in the weather, passenger traffic at the Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT) remains manageable, said CSBT security management chief Joey Herrera. Herrera said last Saturday evening’s heavy downpour did not affect the surge of…

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