Eastern Visayas feels Tisoy impact: Thousands displaced, power cut, houses torn to pieces

12/03/2019

TACLOBAN CITY–Typhoon Tisoy like a sledgehammer barrelled through Eastern Visayas on Monday, Dec. 2, sending more than 3,200 families fleeing their homes and seeking refuge at government evacuation venters. Winds exceeding 100 kilometers per hour toppled electric…

Thousands of protesters in Haiti loot stores, battle police

10/12/2019

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti  — Thousands of protesters clashed with police as they looted stores and tried to break through a barricade leading toward the residence of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse Friday in one of the biggest demonstrations in…

1 missing, thousands displaced by floods as ‘Samuel’ crossed Eastern Visayas

Inquirer.net 11/21/2018

TACLOBAN CITY – A 22-year old man was reported missing as thousands of individuals in Eastern Visayas were affected by Tropical Depression ‘Samuel’ on Tuesday. The unidentified missing person was swept away after he reportedly crossed a…

Cooking for thousands

Zena V. Magto 10/15/2018

It has been over two weeks since a massive landslide hit Sitio Tagaytay and Sitio Sindulan in Barangay Tina-an, Naga City, Cebu. Eleven evacuation centers have since been set up for over 6,913 victims who are awaiting…

TYPHOON OMPONG UPDATE: 25 fatalities, thousands evacuated

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 09/16/2018

At least 25 persons were reported dead while around 250,000 others were evacuated after typhoon Ompong battered northern Luzon. Suspension of sea travels in Central Visayas was already lifted on Sunday. Volunteers from the Philippine Red Cross…

Thousands join Lapu-Lapu City’s Alay Lakad

Norman V. Mendoza 09/09/2018

Around 20,000 individuals from different sectors in Lapu-Lapu City joined the Alay Lakad 2018 on Sunday morning (September 9). Andy Berame, head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office, said the walk for a cause is…

Thousands pay respects to Aretha Franklin

AFP 08/29/2018

FANS paid their respects en masse Tuesday to US music icon and “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin, whose body lay in a golden casket while dressed in a red dress and matching stilettos in Detroit. The 76-year-old…

Thousands await rescue amid deadly south Indian floods

AP 08/18/2018

NEW DELHI — Thousands of stranded people are waiting for rescue as relentless monsoon floods batter the south Indian state of Kerala, where more than 170 have died in a little over a week and much of…

Thousands register in Cebu for 2019 elections

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 07/02/2018

Thousands of voters flocked to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) offices in Cebu province with Monday’s resumption of the voter’s registration for next year’s elections. Comelec Provincial Supervisor Lionel Marco Castillano said the first day turnout was…

Thousands troop to bus depots to go home to vote

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 05/13/2018

AT least 50 thousand passengers trooped to the bus terminals in Cebu, to get home for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. Moreover, this being a long weekend, many also went to the towns to take…

Thousands of families receive grocery packs in Mandaue City

Norman V. Mendoza 04/20/2018

  Around 4,000 families in Mandaue City received grocery packs from Pilipinong May Puso Foundation at Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex on Friday morning. The distribution was attended by Mayor Luigi Quisumbing, Davao City 1st District…

Thousands join procession denouncing killings in PH

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/24/2018

WALK FOR LIFE WITH MARY Bringing lighted candles while praying the rosary and singing chants, at least 5,000 people joined the dawn procession on Saturday to denounce the series of killings in the country and to seek…

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