Technicality delays aid to Paknaan fire victims

Norman Mendoza 08/25/2017

WITH 440 fire victims awaiting financial assistance from the Mandaue City government, the barangay officials had yet to declare the barangay under a state of calamity, a requirement needed to release money from the calamity funds. Paknaan…

400 fire victims hope to receive financial aid

Inna Gian Mejia, Winston P. Ensomo 08/25/2017

At least 400 victims of Thursday’s fire in Barangay Basak Pardo, Cebu City, are hoping to be able to rebuild their razed houses as they await financial assistance from the city government. The fire victims are staying…

Fire victims prepare to move out

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/18/2017

The Mandaue City government is now working overtime to find a suitable relocation site for over 1,000 individuals who have made the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) grounds their home for over a year, with barely a…

Calamba fire victims wait for aid

Patricia Erlaine N. Luardo 07/27/2017

Fire victims of Barangay Calamba, Cebu City, have to wait for sometime before receiving the financial assistance and housing materials promised to them by Cebu City Hall. In the meantime, “take home kits” consisting of food and…

Not just victims

Sofia Aliño Logarta 07/19/2017

Although women, their children and their families have suffered a lot in the Marawi conflict, this is not the complete picture. The National Action Plan on Women Peace and Security 2017–2022 declares: “Substantive Pillar 1: Empowerment and…

DOH: Panic, hysteria still grip earthquake victims

Futch Anthony Inso, Nestle L. Semilla 07/12/2017

LEYTE QUAKE A week after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake jolted the province of Leyte last Thursday, doctors and other medical practitioners from Cebu continue to care for the needs of the victims. This as several Leyte residents continued…

Two habal-habal drivers, victim’s distant kin, picked up

Benjie B. Talisic, Cris Ligan, Nestle L. Semilla 07/11/2017

persons of interest in call center agent’s murder Two motorcycle-for-hire drivers or habal-habal drivers, who are distant relatives of the murdered call center agent in Barangay Pulangbato in northern Cebu City, are being investigated in the death…

Luigi’s b-day wish: Aid for Marawi soldiers, Ormoc quake victims

Nestle L. Semilla 07/11/2017

“NO lechon please.” Instead of sending him “lechon” or any other personal gifts on his birthday, Mandaue City Mayor Luis Gabriel Quisumbing is asking well-wishers to instead make donations which he could later send to soldiers who…

Run to promote honesty,   help for Marawi victims

Glendale G. Rosal 06/29/2017

The Cebu chapter of the Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals (BCBP) will be holding a fun run dubbed “Be Honest Run”on Aug. 27. The fun run, which starts and ends the Biliran Road of the Cebu…

Muslims pray for victims of Marawi siege

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/25/2017

FREYA Vida together with her family woke up at 5 a.m. yesterday to pray and commemorate Eid’l Fitr or the end of Ramadan at Plaza Independencia in Cebu City. Before the start of their prayer, Vida then…

Names of assailant, victims inside CPDRC disclosed

Morexette Erram 06/20/2017

  The names of the assailant and the inmates who were attacked inside the Cebu  Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) last Saturday evening were disclosed to local media Tuesday morning. The 55-year-old suspect identified as Vicente…

Malibu fire victims start clearing the site

Norman V. Mendoza 06/13/2017

FIRE victims in Sitio Malibu, Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City started to clear the fire site from debris to be able to rebuild their homes which were razed to the ground Monday dawn. The village’s clean and green…

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