New houses for Yolanda victims

PR 10/16/2015

The SM Foundation turned over 200 houses to the victims of supertyphoon Yolanda in Concepcion, IloIlo last Oct. 3. The one-hectare lot of the newly built village was donated by the family of Roberto and Gloria Lorca…

Leyte priest ordained as bishop today

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/04/2015

In stark contrast to scenes of death and devastation brought by super typhoon Yolanda, the town of Palo in Leyte today turned festive as one of their own was elevated to the Order of Bishop. Most Rev.…

Peace Boat docks in Cebu; volunteers bring Yolanda aid

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/28/2015

A Japan-based non-government organization (NGO) distributed fishing boats and shelter assistance to Supertyphoon Yolanda victims in Daanbantayan town and Mandaue City. The 1,000 members of the NGO arrived last Wednesday on board the cruise ship Peace Boat…

Forgetting Yolanda

08/10/2015

He may have resigned as rehabilitation czar for the Yolanda rebuilding program, but former senator Panfilo Lacson isn’t quitting on his efforts to remind the national government about its obligation to those who were devastated by the…

Aquino’s farewell

07/27/2015

On his final State of the Nation Address (SONA), the public can reasonably expect President Benigno Aquino III to lay it all out there, to pull out all the stops so to speak as he presents his…

Ending the romance with dirty coal

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 07/27/2015

Why is the most vulnerable and poster country to climate impacts still gung-ho about coal? It defies reason and logic to build more climate-change causing coal power plants amid the indubitable fact that burning coal and other…

Barangay chief dares residents to face her over Yolanda aid

07/18/2015

THE barangay captain of Barangay Taytayan in Bogo City has dared supertyphoon Yolanda victims who complained about not receiving shelter assistance to face her. “Palagot man na ilaha (They are making me mad). They should have just…

Yolanda projects hanging

Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/10/2015

Several government agencies have yet to start implementing projects for victims of supertyphoon Yolanda which struck the country in November 2013. Only 32 percent or 697 of the total 2,185 projects in northern Cebu were completed while…

Labella: Do Cebu city building owners have contingency plans?

06/23/2015

Cebu City Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella called for a meeting next Tuesday with building administrators, owners and fire department officers about  the increasing  number of high-rise buildings in the city. “With 40 t 50 story buildings, we…

Environmental films free for students

PR 06/12/2015

The SM Green Film Festival (GFF) project aims to  make Filipinos aware of the plight of the earth today. Starting this month, SM will open its cinemas to students for  free screenings of environmental films and documentaries.…

US turns over feasibility study on water supply project to Tacloban

PR 06/10/2015

AS part of the US government’s continuing commitment to help the people of Leyte recover from the destruction caused by typhoon Yolanda, the United States Embassy Manila turned over to Tacloban City the Rapid Feasibility Study for…

Houses to be turned over to displaced Sta. Fe folk

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/08/2015

BASION Ilustrisimo, a resident of barangay Talisay in Sta. Fe town, Bantayan Island, had something to smile about when Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) staff visited her on Friday. The 55-year-old grandmother, who carried…

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