TWO YEARS AFTER YOLANDA

Marc Eric Cosep 12/29/2015

Simple noche buena for survivors Christmas will never be the same for us Yolanda survivor. Everything can change with a snap of one’s fingers.” This was how Marianita Seraspe described her Christmas after surviving Supertyphoon Yolanda two…

Sucker punched

Editorial 12/15/2015

In boxing, a sucker punch is defined as a blow made without warning. It can be legal, i.e. made during the fight, or illegal, as in delivered as a low blow by either fighters while the referee…

No na, Nona, kay Christmas na

Gerard Pareja 12/15/2015

Maurag daghan sa atong mga kaigsuonan ning atong nasod ang mag pasko gawas sa ilang panimalay. Kani kon mopakita sa iyang kabangis si Nona, ang bagyo nga gitawag sa gawas og Melor. Si Nona may gikusgong 220…

12 City Hall employees testify in calamity aid case

Nestle L. Semilla 12/05/2015

AT LEAST 12 Cebu City Hall employees testified yesterday in the case about alleged irregularities in the P20,000 calamity aid released in 2013 to   Cebu City officials. The employees affirmed that they were indeed calamity victims of…

Handmade by Yolanda survivors

PR 11/27/2015

Taclobanons rebuild lives by making jewelry as livelihood Jewelry making has been Danika’s passion. Using copper wires as the primary material, Danika creates lovely pieces of handmade jewelries. Danika Astilla-Magoncia of Tacloban City is a survivor of…

Capitol to display French flag tri-colors

Victor Anthony V. Silva and Apple Ta-as 11/17/2015

THE Cebu provincial government will display the tri-colors of the French flag as a show of sympathy following Friday’s terrorist attack than killed more than 120 people in Paris. “We condole with the families of those who…

Osmeña: Probe use of city aid

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/12/2015

Based on an opinion by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM),  an P800 million  lumpsum for  aid to Cebu City barangays last year became  “inoperative” with Mayor Michael Rama’s veto. With this,  Cebu City Councilor Margot…

Calamity aid release ‘above board’

Nestle L. Semilla 11/12/2015

ACTING Cebu City accountant Mark Salomon yesterday testified that the procedure for the release of government funds was followed when the city government distributed P20,000 calamity aid to officials and employees. During the hearing at the Department…

Conciliation, reconstruction

Editorial 11/11/2015

If there’s something to be said about the second year anniversary of the devastation caused by Supertyphoon Yolanda in Central and Eastern Visayas, it’s that it had allowed top government officials to become grateful and conciliatory. Last…

DHL trains crew, eyes logistics equipment

Vanessa Claire Lucero 11/09/2015

AS part of the company’s advocacy to be able to respond quickly in times of natural disaster, the Deutsche Post DHL Group plans to buy its own emergency logistics equipment as early as next year. The equipment…

Livelihood projects poured into Yolanda-hit LGUs in north Cebu

PR 11/09/2015

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7), through its Sustainable Livelihood Program, has poured over P154-million worth of livelihood projects to supertyphoon Yolanda survivors in northern Cebu. “As part of the recovery and…

Still slow with help

Ricky Poca 11/09/2015

Last Sunday, November 8, the Philippines remembered the strongest typhoon to hit our country, resulting in many deaths and leaving thousands homeless in Leyte and Northern Cebu. In Tacloban City, Leyte, we witnessed looting by some residents…

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