Temporary housing units for Looc fire victims almost complete

Mary Rose Sagarino 01/17/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — A few units of the temporary housing project of the Mandaue City Government for the victims of the massive fire in Sitio Paradise, Barangay Looc, are almost complete. The construction of the housing…

Temporary shelter of Mandaue fire victims: Work has already started

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/03/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Construction work on the temporary shelter for the victims of the fire in Sitio Paradise in Barangay Looc, Mandaue City has started on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022.  Construction vehicles were already stationed…

Senator: Fire victims in Mandaue live in danger zone, need to be relocated

Futch Anthony Inso 12/03/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The fire victims of Sitio Paradise in Barangay Looc, Mandaue City will need to be relocated especially since the sitio is located in a danger zone. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, who visited the fire…

Lapu-Lapu Mayor donates P1M for Mandaue fire victims

Futch Anthony Inso 12/02/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City or Lapu-Lapu Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan turned over on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, a cheque worth P1 million to Mandaue City Vice Mayor Glenn Bercede. Chan donated the amount to the…

Mandaue City Central School resumes classes after fire victims moved to another school

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/28/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Classes at the Mandaue City Central School (MCCS) has resumed on Monday, Nov. 28. Principal Louwela Guerrero said the classrooms and covered court that were used by fire victims from Sitio Paradise in…

Fisherman in small boat: There were a lot of people to be saved, so I made sure to save them

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/25/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Barangay Looc in Mandaue City will be recognizing one of its constituents for saving a few individuals including a 3-month-old baby during the huge fire in Sitio Paradise in the barangay on Tuesday…

Cortes to let fire victims return, rebuild their homes

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/23/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes has promised the fire victims in Sitio Paradise, Barangay Looc that they can return and build their houses in the area. Cortes made this promise during his visit…

Chan donates 1-month salary, goods to Mandaue fire victims

Futch Anthony Inso 11/23/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has donated his one-month salary to the fire victims of Sitio Paradise, Barangay Looc in Mandaue City. The cheque for the mayor’s salary amounted to P188,726. Aside…

Fire in Brgy Looc, Mandaue City displaces 700 families

Paul Lauro 11/23/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – At least 700 families were displaced in a huge fire that hit a thickly populated coastal community in Sitio Paradise in Barangay Looc, Mandaue City late night on Tuesday, Nov. 22. The fourth…

Body of unidentified man found in Mactan Channel

Norman V. Mendoza 10/14/2019

Mandaue City, Cebu—The body of a still unidentified man was found floating at the Mactan Channel past 6 a.m. on Monday morning, October 14, 2019. Police from the Hoops Dome Police Station in Lapu-Lapu City said a…

Stilt houses no longer allowed at fire-ravage Sitio Paradise

Nestle L. Semilla 03/20/2018

FIRE victims whose houses were built on stilts along the shores of Sitio Paradise, Barangay Pajo in Lapu-Lapu City, will have little or no chance of rebuilding their homes. This developed after the city government of Lapu-Lapu…

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