Tropical depression Onyok has weakened and slowed down, but continued to disrupt air and sea travel in the Visayas and Mindanao. Bad weather caused a Cebu Pacific plane bound for Surigao City to return to Mactan,…
The recently concluded climate change conference in Paris, France, known as the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21), may not draw praise from environmental groups who said the agreement signed by the world’s nations was inadequate. But First…
SIX vessels were grounded by the Philippine Coast Guard-Cebu station due to the presence of tropical depression Onyok in Caraga region and other parts of Mindanao. Philippine Coast Guard-Cebu station commander Agapito Bibat said they barred a…
EXPECT rain in the next few days due to the low pressure area (LPA) that is seen to affect Eastern and Central Visayas, the Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa said yesterday. Pagasa Mactan weather…
Classes were suspended yesterday in eight northern Cebu towns and the city of Bogo due to typhoon Nona, which is expected to weaken on Thursday and exit the country this weekend. There were no early reports of…
Maurag daghan sa atong mga kaigsuonan ning atong nasod ang mag pasko gawas sa ilang panimalay. Kani kon mopakita sa iyang kabangis si Nona, ang bagyo nga gitawag sa gawas og Melor. Si Nona may gikusgong 220…
Manila — Typhoon Nona (international name Melor) peaked in strength on the eve of its landfall over Samar and Bicol provinces on Monday, with winds near the center, reaching 140 kilometers per hour and gusts up to…
AURELIA Baculpo, her daughter and nephew know the drill. They leave their house by the sea and evacuate to a small chapel nearby whenever the waves grow big and winds start to howl. Last weekend, Baculpo said…
SAVE the Children has launched an emergency response as recent government reports revealed that around 280,000 people—or more than 150,000 children—have been affected by typhoon Lando. Some of them are living in cramped evacuation centers, after they…
Over 2K passengers stranded in ports as gale warning still in effect Some 2,313 passengers were stranded in Cebu City’s ports as of 4 p.m. yesterday due to strong winds and waves caused by the southwest monsoon…
Cebu won’t be affected by tropical storm “Lando” (international name Koppu), the Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa said yesterday. Alfredo Quiblat, Pagasa Mactan chief, said Cebu will experience cloudy to sunny weather in the…
A group of residents from San Francisco town, Camotes Islands yesterday filed a complaint against their local officials in relation to the alleged anomalous distribution of the Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA). The complainants claimed that the respondents…
