Zero casualties but crop damage high

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Peter L. Romanillos 12/10/2014

Cebu City had zero casualties after typhoon Ruby but the City Council still declared the city under a state of calamity after close to P40 million worth of crops and livestock in upland barangays were  reported damaged.…

Foreign, Pinoy students join relief effort

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/10/2014

Dutch student Jamie Juanita Denise Betz and her two friends were forced to cancel their trip to Boracay after typhoon Ruby passed by Cebu last Sunday. When the 22-year-old Betz read the news about the destruction left…

DSWD needs 250 more volunteers

Carine M. Asutilla, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/10/2014

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) needs at least 250 volunteers as well as more water and food to deliver to Typhoon Ruby victims in northern Cebu and Samar. Shalaine Marie S. Lucero, DSWD-7 assistant…

Cebu City Council approves resolution for calamity status

12/09/2014

The Cebu City Council approved a resolution placing the city under a state of calamity. Cebu City Agriculturist Joey Baclayon said Typhoon Ruby caused damages to crops worth P34 million. The declaration will allow the city to…

‘People were ready’

Apple Ta-as, Peter L. Romanillos, Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/09/2014

The minimal number of casualties and the orderly evacuation of people averted what could have been another catastrophe. This was the initial assessment of Cebu’s so-called “disaster czar” as the skies cleared yesterday a day after typhoon…

17K sacks of food delivered to north Cebu; more to come

Carine M. Asutilla, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/09/2014

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Visayas sent 17,000 sacks of food packs to areas badly hit by typhoon Ruby in northern Cebu as of 11 a.m. yesterday. DSWD-7 Assistant Director for Operations…

Cebu City ready to send team, assistance to typhoon hit areas

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/09/2014

The Cebu City government is ready to offer help to areas that were ravaged by typhoon Ruby over the weekend, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said yesterday. Rama said they will prioritize Cebu City’s mountain barangays before…

City schools ready for resumption of classes

Anie M. Paujana, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/09/2014

Instead of a stethoscope, Cebu City Veterinarian Dr. Pilar Romero was armed with a broom and a trash bag yesterday. Cebu City Hall’s 5,000 employees were yesterday tasked to clean the 137 schools and gyms that were…

Displaced residents get P10K consolation

Anie M. Paujana 12/09/2014

Forty-nine  displaced residents of sitios Mahusay and Mahayag in barangay Subangdaku received financial assistance worth P10,000 from the Mandaue City government yesterday afternoon. Forty-eight were from sitio Mahusay and only one is from sitio Mahayag. They waited…

MORE FOOD NEEDED: Evacuation centers in Cebu running low on provisions as number of evacuees rises

Doris C. Bongcac, Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/08/2014

The worst may be over for Cebu but the challenge to feed over 10,000 displaced residents is beginning to hound officials. Typhoon Ruby (international name: Hagupit) has yet to complete its crossing of the Visayas but evacuation…

Seven babies born amid typhoon’s wrath

Peter L. Romanillos, Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/08/2014

DAANBANTAYAN, Cebu  — Seven babies were born at the town’s district hospital here as rainfall and strong winds caused by Typhoon Ruby hit northern Cebu towns last Saturday night. One of the seven newborns was named by…

Power cut in north Cebu as Ruby topples poles, damages structures

Apple Ta-as, Doris C. Bongcac, Peter L. Romanillos, Rene Alima, Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/08/2014

Parts of northern Cebu were left in the dark as Typhoon Ruby made its presence felt in these areas yesterday. Provincial Information Officer Ethel Natera said strong winds toppled seven electric poles from barangay Don Pedro to…

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