Young, old spend free time to help

Doris C. Bongcac 12/08/2014

  While many Cebu residents chose to stay indoors as typhoon Ruby crossed the Visayas, about a hundred people volunteered their free time to help in the packing of relief goods for families displaced by the storm.…

Boy spends first birthday in evacuation center

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/07/2014

Apollo Zeus Ignacio spent his first birthday playing inside the Cebu City Sports Institute yesterday. He and his 26-year-old mother Jobelle Ignacio, both residents of a coastal area in barangay Sawang Calero, were among the 7,096 families…

4 fatalities reported in Iloilo, Northern Samar; Motorboat with 3 aboard disappears

12/07/2014

NDRMMC: No confirmed deaths Typhoon Ruby (international name: Hagupit) knocked out power in entire coastal provinces, mowed down trees and sent more than 650,000 people into shelters before it weakened yesterday. Shallow floods, damaged shanties and ripped…

Ruby spurs inflation pressure

12/07/2014

  The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is keeping a finger on the trigger amid the expected landfall this weekend of Typhoon “Ruby”, fearing a buildup of price pressures as a result of damage similar to that…

‘Ruby’ crawls across PH; Flood-causing rains noted

Bencyrus Ellorin 12/07/2014

Typhoon “Ruby” (international name: Hagupit) continues to crawl across the central Philippine islands at 10 kilometers per hour, bringing violent winds and damaging rainfall for prolonged time. As of 5 p.m. yesterday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and…

Images of Cebuano preparedness

12/07/2014

 Here is how Cebuanos prepare for typhoon Ruby     Juna Magalang and some neighbors in their coastal community pack important belongings and went to their designated evacuation site in Gothong National High School, Cebu City.  …

Typhoon Ruby weakens after landfall

12/07/2014

Typhoon Ruby knocked out power in entire coastal provinces, mowed down trees and sent more than 650,000 people into shelters, but no major damage or casualties have been reported as the storm weakened Sunday. Ruby slammed into…

Tabal disappointed with Milo’s decision to postpone marathon

Dale G. Rosal 12/07/2014

Organizers of the 38th National Milo Marathon Finals decided to postpone the running event because of supertyphoon Ruby. The race was supposed to be held today in Manila. The storm made landfall in Eastern Visayas last night…

Waiting for the typhoon

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 12/07/2014

Wait, that is all we can do, nothing else, And preparations. we must see to them – Flashlights, enough food for two or three days, Whatever we can eat out of the can For there might be…

The Pinoy as prepper

Radel Paredes 12/07/2014

Yesterday was like a vacuum. Everything was eerily still. It was as if the coming storm had sucked out all motion of the universe into itself. This scares me as I recall it was also like this…

Prayers against Ruby

Ricky Poca 12/07/2014

This week, we face another challenge especially for us in the Visayas, with  the threat of typhoon Ruby. Needless to say, our people have learned lessons from the experience with last year’s supertyphoon Yolanda. This is why …

Overcrowding, hygiene top concerns of Talisay city

Edison Delos Angeles, Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/07/2014

Overcrowding, damage to school property  and personal hygiene are major concerns for the Talisay City government after nearly all of the city’s evacuation centers were filled to capacity last Friday evening in anticipation of the arrival of…

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