CEBU CITY – The mayor of Bogo City, Cebu province, the hardest-hit by the Sept. 30 6.9-magnitude earthquake, has expressed frustration over what she described as chaotic distribution of relief aid. Mayor Mayel Martinez took to social media to air out her complaints against the supposed...
An ongoing validation of fatalities due to the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that jolted northern Cebu last Sept. 30 has reduced the death toll to 68, the Office of Civil Defense confirmed on Friday, Oct. 3. From an earlier report of 72 dead, a report from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and...
CEBU CITY – The death toll and infrastructure damage in the Cebu earthquake continue to rise. Authorities in the province on Thursday, Oct. 2, confirmed that the death toll from the 6.9-magnitude earthquake went up to 73. Ainjeliz “AJ” Orong, Capitol public information officer, said...
President Marcos has made an assurance that power supply in the entire Bogo City in Cebu will be restored by the end of Thursday, Oct. 2. Marcos announced this on Thursday during his visit in the city after the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that jolted Cebu on Tuesday night. He said the Department of...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday, October 1, issued an emergency appeal for donations and support after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near Bogo City, Cebu, leaving families displaced, roads blocked, and hospitals in urgent need of assistance. The PRC stressed that its resources are...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday, October 1, announced that it has deployed medical and emergency response teams after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near Bogo City, Cebu, on Tuesday night. PRC Chairman and CEO Richard J. Gordon said staff and volunteers were immediately mobilized to...
(UPDATED) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) conducted full-scale disaster response operations following a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck northern Cebu on Tuesday evening, Sept. 30, with search and rescue (SAR) operations concentrating in Bogo City, the hardest-hit area. The quake occurred at...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, October 1, said it had deployed multiple emergency medical response teams to Bogo City following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck northern Cebu on the night of September 30. Acting on the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ensure...
CEBU CITY – A fisherman died when a pump boat carrying him and colleagues was struck by lightning in the sea of Bogo City, northern Cebu province on Sunday afternoon, March 30. Ronilo Galecia Balunan, a resident of Barangay Nailon, Bogo, suffered severe burns, said Police Capt. Amory Piedra...
CEBU CITY – Police said the naked body of a 15-year-old girl was found in a grassy area in Barangay Gairan, Bogo City, northern Cebu on Sunday, Nov. 13. The victim was identified as Jeanelle Maekylla Royos, a resident of Barangay Gairan. Police said the body of Royos was found by a 47-year-old...
