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Both Cebu’s business community and local officials voiced frustration over the slow pace in the allocation of funds for the rehabilitation of towns hit by supertyphoon Yolanda in northern Cebu three months ago. “We’re on our way…
Small businesses in northern Cebu that applied for government loans after they were hit by supertyphoon Yolanda may receive their assistance next week. Francisco Buenavides, head of the government-owned Small Business Corp. (SB Corp.), said they endorsed…
It should not have taken the devastating supertyphoon Yolanda to jolt us into greater caution in times of disaster. But the specter of the deadly howler must have made the evacuation of hazardous areas in Cebu an…
Recent calamities should not be used as a reason to block wage hike petitions. This was the message of the labor sector to business groups opposing a proposed mnimum wage hike during yesterday’s public hearing. Several business…
Despite failing health, 68-year-old Pio Dablo and his wife Adema have something to look forward to after they lost their home in barangay La Purisima Concepcion in Bogo City to supertyphoon Yolanda last November. “It’s really hard…
The fourth edition of one of the biggest runs in the Queen City of the South will benefit the housing project of the SM Group for typhoon Yolanda survivors in Bogo City, northern Cebu. SM2SM Run, slated…
With two major calamities hitting the country in the last quarter of last year, architects and engineers see the need to build structures that can withstand disasters of epic proportions. In a forum organized by the Ramon…
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.…
Recognizing the need for God and that human efforts alone are futile amidst natural disasters, the national government led different sectors all over the Philippines in holding the “National Day of Prayer and Solidarity” yesterday. In Cebu…
MARIA Cometa, a 78-year old Yolanda survivor from the hilly slopes of Bogo, said that she prays for good health and protection from all harm and evil when asked what she wants from the dear Sto. Niño.…
A “bahay kubo” or nipa hut in a garden of flowers with a Sto. Niño on the window sill was displayed on the float of the Cebu provincial government in the Sinulog parade. The native cottage signified…
When 500 balikbayans and guests sit down for dinner in the courtyard of the Ayala Terraces tonight, it will be familiar homecoming. Native dishes will be served. A live band will serenade them. The beat of drums…
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