Authorities tap public’s help to find body of missing ‘bridge jumper’

Norman V. Mendoza 01/10/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Residents in coastal areas along the Mactan Channel are encouraged to report to authorities if they find any dead person in their areas. Nagiel Bañacia, Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office in Lapu-Lapu…

Cebu PDRRMO gets P220M for 2020

Rosalie Abatayo 11/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Capitol will allocate P220 million of disaster management fund for 2020. Despite it’s downgrading, the  Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) saw an increase of P23 million in its current…

LGUs urged to assess need to suspend classes; rough seas strand 300 passengers 

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The local government units (LGUs) of the province of Cebu are encouraged to proactively assess their localities if there is a need for them to declare a suspension of classes due to the…

PDRRMO: State of calamity stays until weather condition significantly improves

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The declaration of a state of calamity in Cebu province due to the prevailing weak El Niño remains active despite the official start of the rainy season. Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office…

CDRRMO eyes safety measures in Cebu City’s landslide, flood-prone areas

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With the onset of the rainy season in Cebu, the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) are getting ready to respond to any possibility of flooding and landslides. Wesley Yñigo, CDRRMO…

With El Niño’s effects starting to be felt, state of preparedness in Cebu pushed

Futch Anthony Inso 03/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) has approved a resolution declaring a state of preparedness in the whole province of Cebu, which is in relation with the weak El Niño…

First phase of ALQC hazard reduction plan nears completion

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Apo Land and Quarry Corporation (ALQC) will already complete the first phase of implementation of the hazard reduction plan (HRP) for its quarry site in Barangay Tinaan, City of Naga, by April 2019. Chito…

Fire personnel undergo threat reduction training

Nestle L. Semilla 08/17/2018

The United States (US) Defense Threat Reduction Agency conducted a simulation exercise on threat reduction on hazardous chemical use at the Cebu Ports Authority on Friday morning (August 17). Personnel from the Bureau of Fire Protection in…

Lacson seeks reduction of VAT exemptions

Inquirer.net 11/26/2017

The government should consider removing the dozens of value-added tax (VAT) exemptions that corporations enjoy under the law to compensate for the losses under the proposed VAT reduction to 10 percent, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Sunday. Lacson,…

Davide defends disaster risk chief

Morexette B. Erram 11/09/2017

  CEBU Gov. Hilario Davide III defended the chief of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) from allegations of sexual harassment, saying he is a victim of envy. Davide defended PDRRMO chief Baltazar Tribunalo…

Cebu province named most disaster-prepared LGU in CV

Intern 05/22/2017

  The Cebu provincial government won this year’s Gawad Kalasag regional award for employing disaster personnel and for preparing a well-defined disaster plan, and will now advance to the national competition. Cebu province bested the provinces of…

Zero casualty, minor damage wrought by Marce

Inna Mejia 11/25/2016

Tropical Storm Marce brought power outages, flooding and damage to crops in northern Cebu, but people were thankful that it did not leave casualties in its wake. Around 25 families in Sogod town were evacuated when water…

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