The victims of war

08/18/2016

Hundreds have died and thousands have voluntarily surrendered to authorities in the course of President Duterte’s war on drugs. And though his violent and urgent campaign has done much to bring the issue to the national conversation,…

Going beyond Oplan TokHang

Editorial 07/19/2016

Others view it as a “shakedown” while many more see Oplan TokHang (Toktok Hangyo or Knock and Appeal) as an effective grassroots strategy by the Duterte administration to verify, profile and monitor suspected drug users and pushers.…

Toledo fire affects 16 families

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/07/2016

SIXTEEN families were affected by the fire that broke out yesterday noon in Sitio Luray I, Barangay Poblacion, Toledo City. The fire allegedly started at the house of Vicente Fabroa, a vegetable vendor in the city. SFO3…

Fire guts 15 houses, displaces 15 families in Toledo City

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/07/2016

13 houses were totally destroyed and 2 partially damaged by fire that broke out at 12:05 p.m. on Thursday at Sitio Luray I, Barangay Poblacion, Toledo City. SFO3 Julius Dagatan, Toledo City fire investigator said the fire…

Mandaue fire victims told to demolish homes in 3 days

Julit C. Jainar 06/20/2016

FIRE victims of barangays Guizo and Mantuyong were given three days to demolish the houses they rebuilt as Mandaue City Hall prepares to reblock the fire sites. Tension arose when Mandaue City Hall personnel and police arrived…

Young fire victims need school supplies

Julit C. Jainar 06/12/2016

Harlie Queen Bantog, 16, had always been excited about the opening of classes. This year, however, she is not. She is coming in as a Grade 9 student at the Comprehensive National High School (CNHS) of Mandaue…

Mandaue fire victims receive cash aid

Nestle L. Semilla 05/12/2016

At least 1,000 fire victims from barangay Guizo received their financial assistance from Mandaue City government today. Each household will receive P10,000 for homeowners, for those renting, they were given P5,000. Last March 12, 2,222 families were…

Fake fire victims get relief aid

Nestle L. Semilla 03/30/2016

The Mandaue city government deleted the names of 140 persons from the master list of fire victims in Barangays Guizo and Mantuyong. This after the city government received reports from residents who were affected by the March…

Health issues hound Mandaue fire victims

Nestle L. Semilla 02/23/2016

As if it were not enough that they have nowhere to go after the fire,  many of the now about 500 victims of fire-ravaged Sitio Alliance of Two Hearts in Barangay Basak, Mandaue City now worry about…

PAINFUL START

Apple Ta-as, Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 01/03/2016

3 hit by stray bullets in Cebu City; 69 firecracker  victims in C.  Visayas There were no deaths, but the holiday revelry in Cebu after New Year’s Eve still produced three female victims of stray bullets .…

Cabinet officials visit Daanbantayan town, assure shelter aid

Peter L. Romanillos 11/13/2014

A few days after the anniversary of supertyphoon Yolanda’s devastation of Central Visayas, Cabinet officils led by Interior and Local Governments Sec. Mar Roxas visited typhoon-hit Daanbantayan, northern Cebu at past, Thursday. Students and a few residents…

Relocation, care for typhoon victims

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/28/2014

Families living along the coastline in northern Cebu have to move out of a 40-meter “no-build” zone from the shoreline and   go inland to avoid the risk of  storm surges caused by typhoons like last year’s Yolanda.…

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