Forum looks at survivors, three years after Yolanda

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/07/2016

In anticipation of the 3rd anniversary when supertyphoon Yolanda wreaked havoc in the Visayas, a Cebu-based non-government organization held a forum on Monday called ““Yolanda Survivors Three Years After: The Devastation Continues.” The forum, which was organized…

SM Cares completes 1K houses for typhoon Yolanda survivors

11/06/2016

SM Cares turned over 200 houses to the typhoon Yolanda survivors in Ormoc City on October 29. The 1.5-hectare SM Cares Village is located in Barangay Catmon, Ormoc City. The village was constructed in partnership with the…

USC Press to hold book signing, photo exhibit

PR 11/04/2016

TO mark the third anniversary of Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda), the University of San Carlos Press will hold a book talk and signing and a photo exhibit on November 8 at 5 p.m. at The…

Scornful of foreign calamity aid

Editorial 10/28/2016

As someone who is identified with the militant Left, Social Welfare secretary Judy Taguiwalo views anything associated with the US and other Western countries that are not socialist or communist as evil and having an ulterior agenda.…

DTI allots P73M for ‘Yolanda corridor’ areas in northern Cebu

Dominic D. Yasay 10/26/2016

The Department of Trade and Industry in Central Visayas (DTI 7) is earmarking P73 million next year to help more micro, small, and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) in one city and 15 municipalities in Cebu that belonged to…

MSMEs should learn to be disaster resilient — DTI

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/24/2016

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has called for strengthened disaster resilience among micro, small, and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) through an enhanced partnership between the government and private sectors. Jerry Clavesillas, director of DTI’s Bureau of…

Community program in Bantayan

Nestle L. Semilla 10/24/2016

ASIDE from a Bantay Dagat outpost, Sitio Mambacayao Dako in Barangay Lipayran, Bantayan town will also be a beneficiary of the provincial government’s integrated development program. Baltazar Tribunalo Jr., Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) chief,…

Agencies prepare to help Lawin victims

Edison Delos Angeles, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Norman V. Mendoza 10/19/2016

As typhoon Lawin (Haima) began to intensify into a supertyphoon yesterday afternoon, public agencies in Central Visayas advised government personnel to be on alert, ready to respond to serious problems that may arise today in provinces of…

Sta. Fe mayor stands by his decision to distribute emergency shelter assistance to Yolanda victims

Carmel Loise Matus 08/26/2016

MAYOR Jose Esgana of Sta. Fe, Bantayan Island stood firm in his decision to distribute the emergency shelter assistance (ESA) to Supertyphoon Yolanda victims who already received core shelters from non-government organizations (NGOs). Esgana was earlier warned…

Mendoza earns another international award for Yolanda film

Apple Ta-as 06/10/2016

ON the heels of the victory of his film, “Ma’Rosa” in Cannes, multi-awarded Brillante Mendoza has bagged another international award, this time for the film, “Taklub.” According to Inquirer.net, “Taklub” won at the recently concluded 8th International…

DepEd seeks donors for disaster kits

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/27/2016

The Department of Education (DepEd) Cebu provincial schools division is eyeing a partnership with private stakeholders to equip students in the province for the rainy season. Nenita Jaralve, DepEd Cebu division coordinator, said they would welcome nongovernment…

Telco continues to build disaster-resilient communities

05/11/2016

Resident of Madridejos in Bantayan Island were armed only with basic information on disaster when Supertyphoon Yolanda hit their community on Nov. 8, 2013. This prompted Louigie Escala of Madridejos town to attend a seminar to enhance…

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