Cebu City mountain barangay residents warned of landslides

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 08/08/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Residents of Barangay Sirao and other mountain barangays in Cebu City are encouraged to be vigilant and to be aware of the hazards brought about by continuous rains recently. Residents of Barangay Sirao…

CCTO head: Raps to be filed against people who harassed traffic enforcers in Sirao

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 08/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) is set to file charges this week against the people involved in the commotion last Saturday, August 12, in Barangay Sirao, Cebu City. According to Raquel Arce,…

Cebu City gov’t urged: Give financial aid to typhoon-affected farmers

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 11/12/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Cebu City councilor has filed a resolution urging Mayor Michael Rama to immediately extend financial assistance to farmers from the city’s mountain barangays, who were affected by the torrential rains and landslides…

Sirao flowers now in bloom for Kalag-Kalag visitors

Doris C. Bongcac 10/26/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Workers of a flower farm in the mountain barangay of Sirao in Cebu City have been tilling the land to make sure that flowering plants that were destroyed by Super Typhoon Odette are…

4 trekkers rescued after almost 12 hours of getting lost in mountains of Sirao in Cebu City

Doris C. Bongcac 03/14/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — A group of four trekkers, who visited the mountains of Cebu City on Saturday afternoon, March 13, went missing for almost 12 hours after they lost their way in the dark. The four…

Vendors in Freedom Park: Please buy our flowers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Vendors at the Freedom Park are urging the public to buy their flowers despite the closure of the cemeteries starting October 29 to November 3, 2020. Deling Navarro, 55, a resident of Barangay…

Sirao accident: 7 people hurt as SUV falls off ravine

Alven Marie A. Timtim and Paul Lauro 03/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — What was supposed to be a day to relax with family and friends, turned into a life threatening situation for a family, after their vehicle fell off a ravine in Barangay Sirao, Cebu…

Globe Telecom setting up 5 cell sites in Cebu City mountain barangays

By Irene R. Sino Cruz 01/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Upland barangay Bonbon residents once found it difficult to get a cellphone signal until three days ago. Now, they enjoy improved network coverage because Globe Telecom started operations of its cell site located…

Gardener, facing robbery case, nabbed in Sirao

Benjie B. Talisic 02/04/2018

A 33-year-old gardener, who is facing a case of robbery, was arrested on Saturday in his house in Barangay Sirao, Cebu City. Weldie Ponce was arrested after the police officers of the Liloan Police Station and the…

114 Sirao families hit by landslides get P20K aid

Inna Gian Mejia 11/28/2017

ONE hundred fourteen families in Barangay Sirao received P20,000 financial assistance from the Cebu City government. Jerry Guardo, deputy mayor on infrastructure matters, said the aid was given to the families last week as their homes in…

Cebu City Council places Sirao under state of calamity

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/03/2017

WITH continued ground movement in the mountain barangay of Sirao in Cebu City, the City Council has declared the barangay under a state of calamity. The declaration was also recommended by the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction…

City Hall readies cash aid for Sirao families

USJ-R Intern Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/11/2017

FAMILIES in Barangay Sirao who lost their homes to series of landslides affecting the mountain barangay will soon be getting P20,000 cash aid from City Hall. Lea Japson, head of the Department of Social Welfare and Services…

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