26 vessels grounded in Cebu port Thousands of holiday travelers were stranded in Cebu yesterday as the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) suspended sea travel to areas in the Visayas and Mindanao placed under public storm warning…
Enriquita Fernandez, 44, has not spent Christmas and New Year with her parents in Inopacan, Leyte province for 12 years, so she was excited about going home for the celebration this month. She ended up sitting on…
Emergency relief supplies in sturdy backpacks were turned over yesterday to 18 local government units (LGUs) at the Provincial Capitol. The orange backpacks were donated by the non-profit organization Direct Relief after the group saw that local…
This was emphasized by Fr. Charles Jayme, head of the Cebu Archdiocese Relief and Rehabilitation unit during a press conference last Monday at the Archbishop’s residence in Cebu City. Fr. Jayme is the point person of the…
The cost of damage caused by typhoon “Ruby” in Cebu reached at least P238.9 million with more than half of it sustained by the province’s farmers. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported yesterday…
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) ended the repacking of food packs for typhoon Ruby victims in north Cebu and Eastern Visayas yesterday. Shailane Marie S. Lucero, DSWD-7 assistant regional director, said they sent 35,820…
Only three towns in northern Cebu have so far submitted damage reports in agriculture four days after typhoon Ruby. The biggest damage was reported in Tabogon worth P3.7 million in crops and livestock followed by Daanbantayan with…
Although there were a few hitches, early warning and early response to typhoon Ruby (international name: Hagupit) made the difference. The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) yesterday placed the total storm damage in the country…
Typhoon Ruby inflicted most of its damage on crops and fishing as it caused rains and strong winds in 12 northern Cebu towns for nearly four days, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management chief Baltazar Tribunalo said…
“Modawat gyud mi bisag kinsa, bahala na ug maghuot mi diri, mag sardinas basta kahibaw mi nga safety sila,” (We will accept anyone even if if we’re packed here like sardines, for as long as we’re all…
Pray and give thanks to God. This was the call of Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma to the public as he expressed gratitude that the onslaught of typhoon Ruby was not as bad as expected. “We should thank…
Cebu City had zero casualties after typhoon Ruby but the City Council still declared the city under a state of calamity after close to P40 million worth of crops and livestock in upland barangays were reported damaged.…
