Ermita barangay chief seeks City Council’s help to hasten reblocking of fire-hit sitios

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The barangay chief of Ermita in Cebu City is asking the City Council to hasten the reblocking of the three sitios burned in a massive fire on February 5. In a letter dated…

Cebu City fires worry dads, call for fire drills, reblocking, implementing butane canister refilling ban

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More fire drills, reblocking of densely populated areas, and strictly implementing butane refilling ban. These are among the suggestions that the Cebu City’s opposition councilors are pushing to the concerned Cebu City offices…

Reblocking order gives hope to fire victims

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/11/2018

THERE is still hope for the over 700 individuals displaced by a fire that struck a densely populated area in Barangay Kamputhaw, Cebu City last December 5. This hope is anchored on the announcement made by the…

Cause of Hipodromo fire still undetermined; reblocking urged

Benjie B. Talisic, Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio USJ-R Journalism Intern 09/28/2018

FIRE investigators still cannot determine where the fire in Barangay Hipodromo started or what caused it. Senior Fire Officer 3 Maurice Oporto said several witnesses have pointed to different houses where the fire allegedly started. These witnesses…

Affected areas in Hipodromo fire now under state of calamity

Intern 09/28/2018

The Hipodromo Barangay Council has declared a state of calamity in two sitios following the fire that razed at least 115 houses on Thursday (September 28). The fire victims remain at the Hipodromo Gym and Hipodromo Elementary…

Kamputhaw settlers to rebuild after reblocking

Rosalie O. Abatayo and Benjie B. Talisic 08/05/2018

ALORA Barco kept watch over her sleeping one-month-old daughter when her seven-year-old son rushed inside their house and shouted “Fire!” before 4 p.m. last Saturday. Barco, a 27-year-old mother of four, immediately took her children out of…

No reblocking, no assistance

Benjie B. Talisic and Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/28/2018

The 982 individuals from 221 families who were displaced by the late-night fire that razed Barangays Basak Pardo and Kinasang-an Pardo last Friday will have to comply with the city government’s plans of reblocking their areas. Otherwise,…

Reblocking first for fire site

Doris Mae Mondragon 02/26/2018

THE families that were displaced by the recent fire in Barangay Quiot, Cebu City will have to wait until the area is re-blocked before they are allowed to rebuild their homes. Even then, their claim to the…

Reblocking of fire area required

Rosalie O. Abatayo 12/27/2017

FIRE victims in Sitio Caduldulan, Barangay Lawaan III, Talisay City will be allowed to rebuild their homes but the area will be reblocked to provide access to firetrucks. The area will also be subdivided and the occupants…

DWUP hopeful Duljo-Fatima fire victims can rebuild homes before Christmas

John Carlo Villaruel 12/07/2016

THE Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor (DWUP) is hoping that families who were affected by the fire in Barangay Duljo-Fatima last week can rebuild their damaged houses before December 25 so they can celebrate…

Duljo victims okay reblocking of fire site

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 12/06/2016

SITIO leaders in Barangay Duljo Fatima, Cebu City have agreed to the city’s plan to reblock the fire-stricken area to avoid similar incidents in the future. In a meeting with the Division for the Welfare of the…

‘Security nightmare ang Pasko, New Year ug Sinulog’

Lloyd Suarez 12/04/2016

Lahap ra kaayo’g dila ning ubang mga tawo nga mang-akusar nga binuhatan sa Duterte administration ang pagtanom og bomba duol sa US Embassy aron gamitong basihanan sa pag-suspenso sa privilege sa writ of habeas corpus ug pagdeklarar…

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