Three players win two titles in PSC-Philta Visayas Tennis

Jade S. Violetta 11/10/2013

THREE players won two titles each in the 2nd leg of the PSC-PHILTA Visayas Junior Tennis Championships, which survived the wrath of supertyphoon “Yolanda” last Friday and came to an end yesterday at the La Paz Tennis…

DepEd changes CVIRAA skeds for second time

Dale G. Rosal 11/10/2013

The Department of Education (DepEd) is once again moving another multi-sporting meet, this time because of the devastation brought by supertyphoon “Yolanda.” DepEd, for the second time, decided to move the annual Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association…

Philippine typhoon death toll could reach 10,000

11/10/2013

TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — The death toll from one of the strongest storms on record that ravaged the central Philippine city of Tacloban could reach 10,000 people, officials said Sunday after the extent of massive devastation became…

North Cebu towns in shambles; bodies strewn in Tacloban city

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Doris C. Bongcac, Jeanette Malinao, Jhunnex Napallacan 11/10/2013

A grim picture of hunger and extreme storm damage emerged yesterday in north Cebu where seven towns were still virtually isolated with no electric power or clear phone signals. Access was hampered by roads strewn with debris.…

‘Tacloban in bad shape; bodies lie on the street’

Apple Ta-as, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/10/2013

“Masamang-masama (terrible),” Interior and Local Governments Secretary Mar Roxas told President Aquino by phone yesterday. Roxas described conditions in Tacloban City, said to be the hardest hit by supertyphoon Yolanda. He said corpses could be seen on…

5 hours of ‘Yolanda’ pounding Daanbantayan town

Peter L. Romanillos 11/09/2013

DAANBANTAYAN – For five hours, wind and rain pounded this northern town 120 kilometers from Cebu City, leaving residents, who are used to strong storms, in disbelief. Gusts toppled century-old acacia trees in the plaza and houses,…

Waiting for Yolanda

Raymund Fernandez 11/09/2013

Kinutil It was advertised as a supertyphoon, a world record for this year. CNN compared it to a category 5 hurricane similar to Katrina which devastated New York. The prediction for storms of this strength is that…

Classes suspended in 13 northern Cebu towns

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/09/2013

Classes in all levels in 13 towns in northern Cebu that bore the full brunt of supertyphoon Yolanda’s fury will be suspended from Nov. 11 to 15. Among the towns hardest hit were: Sogod, Borbon, Tabogon, Medellin,…

Most ships spared due to advance warning

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/09/2013

THE advance warning for vessels to seek shelter in safe areas due to typhoon Yolanda greatly reduced the number of accidents at sea, maritime authorities said yesterday. All vessels in Central Visayas except those whose destinations are…

2nd leg of Philta Visayas junior net also moved

Jade S. Violetta 11/09/2013

SUPERTYPHOON Yolanda not only suspended the 23rd Cebu City Olympics in Cebu City. In neighboring Iloilo, the 2nd leg of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)-Philippine lawn Tennis Association (Philta) Visayas Junior Tennis Championships held at the La…

‘Yolanda’ messes up CCSC’s programs schedule

Jade S. Violetta 11/09/2013

THE GRASSROOTS Relay Run and the Strength and Conditioning Workshop programs of the Cebu City Sports Commission (CCSC) had to be cancelled due to supertyphoon “Yolanda.” CCSC chairman Edward Hayco, in a text message to Cebu Daily…

Cancelled Again

Dale G. Rosal 11/09/2013

For the second time this week, the Department of Education (DepEd) Cebu City Division suspended the 23rd Cebu City Olympics. Games were supposed to resume yesterday after DepEd officials initially postponed the games last Thursday due to…

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