Technicality delays aid to Paknaan fire victims

Norman Mendoza 08/25/2017

WITH 440 fire victims awaiting financial assistance from the Mandaue City government, the barangay officials had yet to declare the barangay under a state of calamity, a requirement needed to release money from the calamity funds. Paknaan…

Tisa Barangay Council places four fire-hit sitios under state of calamity

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/20/2017

CEBU CITY–Four sitios of Barangay Tisa in Cebu City were declared under a state of calamity after a nearly 7-hour fire rendered at least 259 families homeless on Monday dawn. A state of calamity is also set…

‘Like an earthquake’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/18/2017

Janette Famador was still in her sari-sari store along the highway in the mountain barangay of Busay in Cebu City at 2 a.m. yesterday when she noticed small rocks rolling past the hillside. She said it has…

Landslide hits mountain barangay in Cebu City

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/18/2017

CEBU CITY—Nine public utility jeepneys (PUJs) and a private car were partially buried during a landslide in Sitio Garaje, Barangay Busay in Cebu City on Wednesday dawn. No one was reported hurt in the landslide that also…

STATE OF CALAMITY

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 01/17/2017

Days of incessant rain have placed in danger the lives of residents of Cebu City’s mountain barangays, forcing 99 families to flee their homes that were damaged or threatened by landslides and soil erosion. The threat to…

Cebu City mountain barangays now under state of calamity

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/17/2017

Due to the recent incidents of landslides, the Cebu City Council has placed all mountain barangays in the city under a state of calamity. The declaration was made during the council’s regular session on Tuesday afternoon. Aside…

Council to declare barangays Guizo, Maguikay under state of calamity

Dominic D. Yasay 01/04/2017

The Mandaue City Council will be declaring barangays Guizo and Maguikay under a state of calamity on Wednesday afternoon during their regular council session. Following this declaration is the release of the calamity funds for the affected…

Exec: Province-wide cleanup drive to lessen dengue cases

Nestle L. Semilla 11/08/2016

Cebu Provincial government officials are attacking the breeding ground of mosquitoes with a province-wide cleanup drive in their bid to lessen or stop the surge of dengue cases in the province. “Specifically, ang mahitabo ani maglimpyo ta…

Cebu City declares ‘state of calamity’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/11/2016

The Cebu City Council has declared a state of calamity as dengue cases continued to rise this year in what the council describes as “one of the deadliest plagues affecting Cebu City residents.” With over 2,000 cases…

Brgy execs declare Apas under state of calamity

06/25/2016

Declaration made to gain access to P300K assistance for the fire victims The Apas barangay council has declared the barangay under a state of calamity after Friday’s noontime fire razed 43 houses and displaced 53 families or…

Cebu City under state of calamity

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/13/2016

The Cebu City Council declared a state of calamity on Wednesday after the prolonged drought destroyed P13.4 million worth of crops and affected the city’s water supply. The declaration stemmed from the recommendation of Councilor Dave Tumulak…

Council declares state of calamity in Cebu City

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/13/2016

The Cebu City Council declared a state of calamity on Wednesday after the prolonged drought destroyed P13.4 million worth of crops and affected the city’s water supply. The declaration stemmed from the recommendation of Councilor Dave Tumulak…

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