‘Pinoy Aquaman’ conquers freezing waters in New York Boholano Ingemar Macarine logged another historic feat last Sunday as he became the first Asian to swim non-stop for 8.4 kilometers in the freezing Hudson River in New York,…
ILOILO CITY — Tourists drinking alcoholic beverages on the renowned island-resort of Boracay in Aklan should be forewarned on expanded restrictions imposed by the local government. The municipal council of Malay which covers the island-resort has passed…
RESIDENTS of a quiet village in Southern Cebu were surprised to see that a huge hole had formed in the middle of a river. The sinkhole was discovered on Saturday morning in Barangay Banhigan, Badian town, 106…
A man was rushed to the government hospital in Cebu City after he was bitten by an eight-foot long “sawa” or snake in Sitio Lub-an, Barangay Casuntingan in Mandaue City on Wednesday night. Casuntingan Barangay Captain Oscar…
It was no small coincidence that the floods and landslides in Metro Cebu and Cebu province occurred at the same time that a city in faraway northern Mindanao experienced its worst flooding since it went through the…
A three-year-old boy who went missing since last Friday morning was found dead floating in the Sapangdako River at Barangay Ilihan, Toledo City, at noon yesterday. Toledo City police identified the boy as Jeno Llamedo, a resident…
Five hundred families that were evacuated to covered courts and schools in four barangays in Mandaue City after the Butuanon River overflowed last Monday had returned to their homes yesterday morning. Seventeen family evacuees from Riverside Barangay…
At least 60 families were evacuated in different barangays in Mandaue City on Monday morning in the wake of heavy rains that triggered floods in some parts of Cebu. Mandaue City Mayor Gabriel Luis Quisimbing said he…
The body of the child who was drowned by the strong current of the Butuanon River was found floating in hip-deep waters in the shores of Barangay Umapad. Helen Ranile and her children and relatives had been…
At least 20 families were evacuated after a man-made creek and a river in Consolacion, north of Cebu overflowed on Tuesday noon. Consolacion Mayor Teresa Alegado said Pitogo man-made creek and Casaga river overflowed at around 12…
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…
A five-year-old boy drowned as he was carried by strong current in a river during last Friday’s downpour in Barangay Camp Ocho, Toledo City. The body of John Ray Swerte was found in Barangay Canban-ug, around 25…
