Reaffirming its commitment to delivering timely humanitarian assistance, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) announced on Wednesday, October 8, that it has augmented the blood supply of the University of Cebu Medical Center (UCMed) to aid patients injured in the recent 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Cebu ....
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started distributing the second tranche of relief assistance for 12 northern towns in Cebu affected by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck the province on Sept. 30. Following a meeting with local chief executives in northern Cebu,...
Following the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu Sept. 30, business units of Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) in the province were mobilized to provide support to affected families and communities. Visayan Electric Co. Inc., in partnership with the Aboitiz Foundation, distributed over 1,000...
Aftershocks from the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck offshore Cebu on Sept. 30 have exceeded 9,000 as of Tuesday morning, Oct. 8, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said 9,184 aftershocks have been recorded as of 10 a.m. Tuesday, with...
CEBU CITY – Four Korean nationals sought help from the police after they were robbed by a group of men who introduced themselves as policemen. Seo Heum In, 41; Oh Jong Min, 31; Yoon Seung Yong, 44; and Park Sung Min, 42, all natives of Gwangju City, South Korea, said the incident happened past...
CEBU CITY – A 43-year-old teacher was brutally killed by her live-in partner, a lesbian, following a heated argument in their home in Barangay Tubod, Minglanilla town, Cebu province on Monday night, Oct. 6. Melanie Lee Lastimosa, a teacher at the Lawaan Elementary School in Talisay City, Cebu,...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya announced on Tuesday, Oct. 7, that this highly-urbanized city will donate P2 million to Bogo City, Cebu province severely impacted by the Sept. 30 earthquake. Gasataya, in Tuesday’s media interview, said that he has discussed the donation with department heads...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday, October 7, said it continues to deliver life-saving humanitarian assistance to communities in Cebu affected by the 6.9-magnitude earthquake, a week after the powerful tremor struck the province. Despite responding to three disasters simultaneously, the...
The magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit Cebu on Sept. 30 severely damaged five historic churches in the province, the Department of Tourism (DOT) reported. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco said the damage put to serious risk the province’s centuries-old religious and cultural heritage. ...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is mourning the loss of Jose Ian R. Ho, a dedicated volunteer who died protecting his son during the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Cebu Province last month. PRC Chairman Richard J. Gordon and Secretary General Gwen T. Pang visited Ho’s wake on October 4,...
The Philippine Navy (PN) said Tuesday, Oct. 7, that it transported approximately 17 tons of assorted relief goods to isolated island barangays in northern Cebu as part of sustained humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) efforts in the aftermath of the devastating magnitude 6.9...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded thousands of aftershocks nearly a week after a powerful earthquake jolted Cebu. As of 11 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7, Phivolcs said it has detected 8,298 aftershocks, of which 1,556 were “plotted,” meaning their epicenters...
