Lapu declares state of calamity in Olango Island

Futch Anthony Inso 08/09/2019

Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu—The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) said the City of Lapu-Lapu declared a state of calamity in the Island of Olango on Friday, August 9, 2019.  CDRRMC cheif Nagiel Bañacia said this…

Fire-damaged Tipolo High School only has 5 classrooms left for students in 20 sections

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/27/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Not even Tipolo National High School has escaped the wrath of the dawn fire that wiped three sitios in Barangay Tipolo here on Thursday, June 27. A two-classroom school building was totally burned…

Tipolo fire update: Barangay Council to declare State of Calamity

Benjie Talisic, Rosalie Abatayo 06/27/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu— The barangay council of Tipolo, Mandaue City will convene in an emergency session this morning, June 27, 2019, to declare a state of calamity following the dawn fire that razed three sitios here. Tipolo…

Barangay Mambaling allocates P112M for fire victims

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After months of political dispute, elected Mambaling Barangay Captain Gines Abellana finally conducted a successful barangay session and declared a state of calamity in the barangay on Monday, June 3. In an interview…

El Niño’s heat hurts coffee, corn in Tuburan

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/21/2019

CEBU, Philippines — The plantation of coffee in Tuburan town, 92 kilometers northwest of Cebu City, has not escaped from  the effects of the weak El Niño looming in the province and the entire country. Tuburan Mayor…

10 Cebu LGUs in state of calamity

Gerard Vincent Francisco 04/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  The El Niño weather phenomenon reared its ugly head on Cebu’s provincial towns as 10 local government units declared a state of calamity in their respective cities and towns. Rhee Telen Jr., information section…

Six Cebu LGUs declare state of calamity

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  More local government units (LGUs) in Cebu province have declared a state of calamity in their localities due to the prevailing effect of the El Niño weather phenomenon. As of 3 p.m. of…

PDRRMC to layout implementation of emergency response plan as dry spell continues

Rosalie Abatayo 03/26/2019

CEBU CITY — The Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (PDRRM) Council will layout the implementation of an existing emergency response plan after the entire province was placed under a state of calamity. Totch dela Cruz,…

Affected areas in Hipodromo fire now under state of calamity

Intern 09/28/2018

The Hipodromo Barangay Council has declared a state of calamity in two sitios following the fire that razed at least 115 houses on Thursday (September 28). The fire victims remain at the Hipodromo Gym and Hipodromo Elementary…

City of Naga puts five barangays under state of calamity

Doris Mondragon Rosalie Abatayo Morexette Erram Futch Anthony Inso 09/20/2018

The City of Naga has declared a state of calamity in Barangays Tinaan, Naalad, Mainit, Pangdan, and Cabungahan after a landslide hit the mountain areas of the city on Thursday morning (September 20). Barangays Tinaan and Naalad…

State of calamity declared in El Nido, Palawan

Inquirer.net 07/29/2018

A STATE of calamity was declared in El Nido, Palawan following the week-long heavy rains in the province. In an advisory, the Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Mimaropa said that families have been evacuated from their homes due to…

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…

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