PhilHealth covers confinements for dengue and leptospirosis

08/18/2023

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has reiterated its coverage for dengue and leptospirosis which are prevalent during rainy seasons after the Department of Health reported more than 80,000 cases of dengue and over 2,000 cases of…

Pagasa: 10-15 tropical cyclones possible until October as rainy season begins

Sofia Abrogar - @inquirerdotnet 06/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines— A day after it declared the onset of the rainy season, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Saturday predicted that 10-15 tropical cyclones may affect the country from June to October.…

Pagasa: It’s rainy season

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 06/02/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The state weather bureau on Friday has announced the beginning of the rainy season in the country. Its onset was marked by the passage of Super Typhoon ‘Betty’ and the prevailing southwest monsoon or…

Pagasa may announce rainy season, considering key factors

Daphne Galvez 05/29/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) may declare the onset of the rainy season in the country this week, but certain must be considered before the weather bureau can do it.…

50 tons of blockage removed from Butuanon River

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/21/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Government has cleaned up and unclogged the downstream of the Butuanon River at the boundary of Barangay Paknaan and Umapad in Mandaue City. Lawyer John Eddu Ibañez, the chief of…

4 sitios in Labangon get relief from 2-year flood

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Four sitios in Labangon have finally seen relief after suffering over two years of flooding, with the building of a drainage system in the area. Resident of sitios Sto. Niño, La Tressas, Osmeña…

Mandaue Disaster Risk Reduction office gears up for rainy season, La Niña

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/30/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (MCDDRMO) continues to prepare for the rainy season, especially after the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA) released an advisory that La Niña…

Mandaue barangay desilt drainages for rainy season

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/27/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — To prevent flooding, a barangay in Mandaue City has already started cleaning the drainages within its jurisdiction. Personnel from Barangay Centro headed by its barangay captain Ignacio Cortes II have cleaned the drainage…

Sleeping woman killed when boulder smashes into house in Danao City

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro 09/03/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A sound sleep turned tragic after a large boulder crashed into a house, killing a woman and injuring her live-in partner around 3 a.m. on Friday, September 3 in Sitio Coacohon, Barangay Dungo-an…

DA-7 urges Capitol to integrate water catchment systems for Sugbusog program

Mae Fhel Gom-os 08/28/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — As another round of the Capitol’s Sugbusog program draws near, the top official of the Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) has proposed to Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia to let all local…

Pagasa warns of ‘normal to above normal rainfall’ as rainy season starts

Doris C. Bongcac 06/05/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Prepare your rain gears. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) announced on Friday, June 4, the official start of the rainy season in the country. “The passage of Tropical Storm…

Cabbage farmers in Cebu brace for the rainy season

Doris Mondragon - Content Specialist 05/30/2021

DALAGUETE, Cebu—As early as 4 o’clock in the morning, this 39-year-old farmer and mother of four, is already preparing for breakfast. Everyday, except on Sundays,  Vicenta “Bising” De Luna walks for about 2 hours to reach to…

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