Calamity resilient

Editorial 02/17/2017

Last week’s earthquake that rocked Surigao is yet another reminder of the necessity to build better homes and buildings in the country if only to rebuild faster and protect one’s families from harm. The 6.7-magnitude earthquake did…

DOH-7 team off to quake-hit Surigao to conduct stress debriefing for teachers by earthquake

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/17/2017

A nine-man team from the Department of Health Central Visayas office (DOH-7) left for Surigao City on Thursday to conduct stress debriefing for teachers affected by the 6.7 magnitude earthquake which hit the city last week. The…

Cebu City, Capitol officials to find ways to help Surigao

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/12/2017

CEBU City Hall and Capitol officials yesterday vowed to look for ways to extend assistance to the victims of the earthquake which hit Surigao City and neighboring areas last Friday night. Cebu City councilors expressed their sympathy…

Surigao needs clean water Exec: DSWD-7 will receive donations for quake victims

Inquirer, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/12/2017

Cebuanos can give their donations for the residents of earthquake-hit areas in Surigao City and Surigao del Norte to the office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7). Kerwin Macopia, one of…

Aftershocks rock Surigao City

Inquirer.net 02/12/2017

Thousands of residents of Surigao City in Mindanao huddled on the streets Sunday, two days after a deadly quake, as aftershocks continued to hit the region. The 6.7-magnitude quake struck Surigao and nearby areas late Friday, killing…

PALMA CALLS ON CEBUANOS: HELP SURIGAO

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/11/2017

From a community that experienced how it was like to be a victim of a devastating earthquake, Cebuanos must now extend a helping hand to the quake victims in Surigao City and its neighboring areas. And like…

Gov’t promises aid for Surigao quake victims

Inquirer.net 02/11/2017

Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella assured the public that the government was ready to assist the victims of a magnitude 6.7 earthquake in Surigao City. “These are trying times and our hearts go out to Surigao,” he told…

6.7 magnitude earthquake rocks Surigao City

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/10/2017

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit Surigao City on Friday night, which was felt at Intensity Six in the city. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on its website that the earthquake was recorded at…

Rains to continue in Cebu until Wednesday

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/10/2017

Expect light to moderate rain showers to continue until Wednesday in Cebu with the low pressure area (LPA) still within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). Alfredo Quiblat, chief of Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services (Pagasa)…

Auring hits Surigao, Cebu still under Signal No. 1

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/08/2017

Tropical depression Auring made landfall over Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte Sunday afternoon, the Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa confirmed Sunday afternoon. Pagasa Mactan weather specialist Vhan Singson said Cebu remains under storm signal…

Our inconvenient duty

10/25/2015

It started with the long wait under scorching heat for a taxi. Unable to get one, my daughter and I decided to take a jeepney instead and endured the hour-long traffic jam from our place in Consolacion…

Quake felt in Visayas, Mindanao

07/03/2015

A brief quake was felt in Visayas and Mindanao at 2:43 pm, Friday. The 6.1 magnitude earthquake was located 41 kilometers north of  Burgos, Surigao del Norte and is tectonic in origin. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology…

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