Indonesia’s Mount Marapi erupts again, no reported casualties

Associated Press 01/14/2024

AGAM, Indonesia — Indonesia’s Mount Marapi erupted again on Sunday, spewing smoke and ash high into the air, but no casualties were reported. The Marapi Volcano Observation Post in West Sumatra province recorded an eruption with an…

Smoke, not nicotine, causes deaths – health expert

06/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Inhalation of smoke, not nicotine, is the culprit that causes smoking related deaths and diseases according to a Canadian health expert. “The nicotine itself is not the problem. The global health catastrophe we face…

Haze alert up

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo, Jessa Mae O. Sotto, Morexette B. Erram, Rosalie Abatayo 01/06/2018

People urged to protect selves from smoke, avoid area near fire scene Take precautions for the smoke coming from the ongoing Gaisano Metro Ayala store fire. Nagiel Bañacia, Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CCDRRMO) chief,…

Firefighters respond as smoke billows at store in Ayala mall

Benjie B. Talisic 01/05/2018

CEBU CITY— Eighteen fire trucks responded to the fire alarm on Friday night on the third floor of Metro Ayala inside the Ayala Center Cebu mall at the Cebu Business Park in Cebu City. According to initial…

Smoke belchers persist in Cebu City

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/03/2017

LAX TESTING There are still many smoke belchers polluting Cebu City streets despite the presence of smoke emission testing centers, Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera said in last Tuesday’s City Council session. The councilor said this is…

Fewer contraband found at Cebu City Jail

JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA, Morexette Marie Erram 10/20/2017

  Cell phone chargers, a tooter, sharp objects and ropes were confiscated from the male detention cells of the Cebu City Jail during a greyhound operation early on Friday morning. But no drugs were confiscated during the…

MAO BA?

Editorial 03/14/2017

BIRTHDAY GREETING A city official had a small, pleasant break as she appeared in court to testify as a witness in a hearing for a case filed against the city government. The city’s lawyer greeted her on…

Cebu City officials welcome nationwide smoking ban

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/07/2017

CEBU City officials welcomed the news that President Rodrigo Duterte will sign an executive order (EO) for a nationwide smoking ban “soon.” Acting Mayor Edgardo Labella said this kind of policy is long overdue that previous presidents…

Abellanosa files ‘Cigarette Holiday’ bill

07/01/2016

REELECTED Cebu City South District Rep. Rodrigo “Bebot” Abellonasa kick-started his new term by filing House Bill No. 41 that prohibits the sale and smoking in public of cigarettes every fifteenth day of the month. To be…

Smoke fills Mactan airport arrival area; passengers evacuated

Doris C. Bongcac, Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/31/2015

Mactan airport authorities had to evacuate passengers and occupants of the terminal when thick black smoke filled the international arrival area of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) past noon yesterday. There was no fireoutbreak, however. The smoke…

Smoke streams out of Mactan-Cebu International Airport

Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/30/2015

Fire department, Emergency Rescue Unit Foundation (ERUF) responds to an alarm at the arrival area of  Mactan-Cebu International Airport, Thursday afternoon. Thick smoke streams out of the International Arrival area. Authorities believe the smoke came from the…

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