Davide: Cebu to remain under ‘state of calamity’

Jhunnex Napallacan 11/10/2013

CEBU will remain under a “state of calamity.” Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III said this after visiting the northern towns of the province which were the hardest hit by supertyphoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan). Parts of Cebu…

Philippine typhoon death toll could reach 10,000

11/10/2013

TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — The death toll from one of the strongest storms on record that ravaged the central Philippine city of Tacloban could reach 10,000 people, officials said Sunday after the extent of massive devastation became…

Waiting for Yolanda

Raymund Fernandez 11/09/2013

Kinutil It was advertised as a supertyphoon, a world record for this year. CNN compared it to a category 5 hurricane similar to Katrina which devastated New York. The prediction for storms of this strength is that…

Games to resume today

Dale G. Rosal 11/08/2013

After surviving the wrath of supertyphoon “Yolanda” yesterday, Cebuano junior athletes continue their quest for glory as the 23rd Cebu City Olympics will resume today at the slightly damaged Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC) and other venues…

City Olympics opens amidst jitters from supertyphoon

Dale G. Rosal 11/06/2013

The 23rd Cebu City Olympics officially opened yesterday amidst fears of a looming supertyphoon that’s expected to hit the Visayas region early Friday. Games will go on as scheduled in different venues today although DepEd Cebu City…

Veco ready, keeps watch over Leyte power plants

Peter L. Romanillos 11/06/2013

Metro Cebu may have rotational brownouts if supertyphoon Yolanda affects the operation of power plants in Leyte province, the Visayan Electric Company (Veco) said. The utility firm gets one-third of its power supply from Unified Leyte Inc.…

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