Capitol assures: We’ll address livelihood concerns of Ursula-hit areas

Rosalie Abatayo 12/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Getting back on their feet, for victims of Typhoon Ursula, may be harder if it is their livelihood that is directly affected. Neil Angelo Sanchez, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO)…

Garcia: No need to place Cebu under state of calamity

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/27/2019

DAANBANTAYAN, Cebu, Philippines — “There is no need to place Cebu province under a state of calamity.” Cebu Provincial Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, who was in Medellin and Daanbantayan towns on Friday, December 27, 2019, to check on…

Typhoon Ursula leaves trail of destruction in Medellin; total damage reaches P41.2-M

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 12/27/2019

MEDELLIN, Cebu, Philippines —When the storm subsided, the people of Medellin town in northern Cebu were left with toppled trees, roofless homes and destroyed structures. The town, located 116.5 kilometers from Cebu City, recorded damages to properties,…

PDRRMO recommends placing Cebu Province under state of calamity

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 12/27/2019

MEDELLIN, Cebu, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) will be recommending to the Provincial Board to declare a state of calamity in the entire province. This move happened after the respective…

1 boy dead, 1 injured as Ursula damaged P41-M worth of properties, agriculture in Medellin town

Delta Derycka Letigio 12/27/2019

MEDELLIN, Cebu  — Bad news in Medellin town. Mayor Joven Mondigo Jr. revealed on Friday, December 27, that one boy was injured while another boy died after coming in contact with live stray wires. Mondigo said the…

State of calamity declared in Daanbantayan, Medellin

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Municipal Council of Daanbantayan has declared a state of calamity following the destruction caused by Typhoon Ursula on Christmas Eve. At 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 26, 2019, the municipal council held a special…

State of calamity to be declared in Daanbantayan town

Rosalie Abatayo 12/25/2019

DAANBANTAYAN, Cebu — Uprooted trees, roofless houses, shattered pump boats. These are common sights in the northern Cebu town of Daanbantayan on December 25, Christmas Day. The strong winds brought about by Typhoon Ursula on Christmas Eve,…

State of calamity declared in Inayawan

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Council has placed Sitio Lourdes in Barangay Inayawan under state of calamity after the fire that destroyed 50 houses in the area on December 20, 2019.  Read: 70 families in Inayawan lose…

DA-7 can procure equipment vs ASF without any bidding if…

Futch Anthony Inso 12/24/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) can now forego with the bidding process to procure equipment and other items that can be used in controlling the spread of the African…

State of calamity declared in Sorsogon town ahead of Tisoy onslaught

Rey Anthony Ostria - Philippine Daily Inquirer 12/02/2019

LEGAZPI CITY—A state of calamity has been declared in the town of Magallanes, Sorsogon province ahead of the onslaught of Typhoon Tisoy which was projected to make landfall in the Albay-Sorsogon area late Monday, Dec. 2., or…

Suspended boat trips due to gale warning now affecting 2,000 families in Olango Island

Futch Anthony Inso 08/09/2019

Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu—Around 2,000 families living in Olango Island, eastern Cebu are now affected as bad weather continue to suspend motorboat trips from mainland Mactan. Residents of the island are already experiencing shortage in food, medicine, and…

Dengue in Cebu City: Mayor Labella holds off declaration of state of calamity

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella admitted that the number of cases of dengue in Cebu City is alarming, but said he will still hold off the declaration of state of calamity until he gets…

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