Samsam promises to address Talisay City’s flooding problems

Doris C. Bongcac 06/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Hip-deep flooding affected residents of Barangay Bulacao, Talisay City when it rained on Friday night, June 14. Outgoing first district Rep. and Mayor-elect Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas V said reports have reached his…

Rainy season may start this week — Pagasa

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Get your rain gears ready as the rainy season may start this week. The state weather bureau forecasted that the official start of the rainy season may fall anytime before June 15, Saturday.…

DOH: Prepare for common rainy season diseases

06/07/2019

MANILA, Philippines — This early, the public should prepare for the onset of illnesses that are common during the rainy season, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. Common diseases during the rainy season, according to DOH, include…

Pagasa: Rainy season may start mid of June but effects of El Niño could last until August

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite the recent rainfall, the state weather bureau advises that Cebu and the rest of the country would still feel the effect of the weak El Niño, at least until August. Engineer Alfredo…

Japanese Encephalitis: What you need to know

Agnes B. Alpuerto 09/06/2017

NINE people have succumbed to the Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus since January this year, records from the Department of Health (DOH) showed. The regional DOH office said at least one case of Japanese encephalitis was recorded in…

DENR 7 reiterates call to stop rampant cutting of trees

Morexette Erram 11/23/2016

With rainy season here and recent flashfloods happening, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR 7) is once again asking Cebuanos to stop the rampant illegal cutting of trees and charcoal-making. DENR 7…

Cebu’s dried-up water sources are starting to recover, says Pagasa

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/11/2016

There is now a bigger chance the rainfall in Cebu will normalize before the end of June and allow the water sources that were dried up by the El Niño weather phenomenon to begin to recover, the…

Province warns public vs dengue

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/03/2016

With the rainy season already here and a La Niña phenomenon expected later in the year, the Cebu Provincial Health Office (PHO) is advising the public to take precautionary measures against common diseases like dengue and diarrhea.…

Quick response team gears up for rainy season

Julit C. Jainar 05/29/2016

Aside from closely monitoring the weather, especially with the onset of the rainy season, to quickly respond to emergencies, the Quick Response Team (QRT) of the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office is also coordinating with…

Flood hits Cebu and Mandaue cities as rainy season begins

Jhunnex Napallacan, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Julit C. Jainar, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/25/2016

The rainy season that has just began brought relief to the parched farms and aquifers of Cebu but it also carried a bane that a densely populated metropolis like Cebu has been experiencing: flash floods. The heavy…

Pagasa declares the start of rainy season

Marc Eric Cosep 06/23/2015

Rainy season is here! Bring out your umbrellas and rain coats as the state weather bureau declares the start of the rainy season, Tuesday. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geographical and Astronomical Service Administration (PAGASA) said that the prevailing…

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