CEBU CITY – Help came for residents in San Remigio, Cebu who were affected by the magnitude-6.9 earthquake on Sept. 30. Some 225 households on Thursday, Nov. 27, received Home Recovery Assistance from Aboitiz Foundation. Construction materials and cash support for labor were given to the...
CEBU CITY – Can the San Juan Nepomuceno Parish church in San Remigio town, Cebu province still be repaired? The parish issued a statement on Monday, Nov. 17, rectifying its previous announcement that the 161-year-old church is already unrepairable due to the severe damage it sustained during the...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Cotabato dispatched on Thursday, Nov. 13, a second batch of relief aid for calamity-hit areas in Cebu province. But unlike its previous relief drive for earthquake-hit towns in Cebu, which was mainly sourced from the funds of the provincial government,...
The United States will provide $1-million life-saving assistance to the Philippines to help communities recover from the devastation left by Typhoon Tino and the strong Cebu earthquake. The US Department of State made the announcement on Nov. 7, noting that the emergency disaster assistance was...
World Vision Philippines continues to provide urgent assistance to children and families affected by the recent series of strong earthquakes that struck the Cebu and Davao regions over the past two weeks. These earthquakes displaced over 354,000 people, damaged more than 97,000 houses, and prompted...
DAVAO CITY – The 21st Davao City Council approved on Tuesday, Oct. 21, an ordinance under suspended rules authorizing acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte to utilize a portion of the city’s Quick Response Fund as financial aid to areas in Cebu recently struck by a magnitude-6.9 earthquake....
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) extended assistance to people affected by the Sept. 30 earthquake in northern Cebu province, particularly Bogo City. A 10-man team led by Police Capt. Everly Canto, chief of the Community Affairs Section, turned over relief...
CEBU CITY – Less than a month after it was badly damaged by a massive magnitude-6.9 earthquake, the Bogo City Provincial Hospital is now capable again of handling emergencies and surgeries. ZLREJ Construction has completed and turned over the repaired Emergency Room (ER) and Operating Room (OR)...
CEBU CITY – At least 300 personnel from the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) were recognized for their roles in the emergency response operations in the earthquake-stricken northern Cebu province. They were among those deployed for rescue, retrieval, and recovery operations...
President Marcos said all families displaced by the strong earthquake in Bogo City are now staying at the temporary shelters set up by the government. During his return to Bogo City on Friday, Oct. 17, Marcos stated that he was satisfied with the response, stressing that all affected families...
CEBU CITY – The country’s third smallest province showed that heart matters more than size. The provincial government of Siquijor rushed to aid earthquake-affected areas in northern Cebu province, delivering P2.5-million worth of relief assistance following the Sept. 30 earthquake. Gov. Jake...
After the devastating 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Cebu, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended crucial support to affected families, helping communities recover from the disaster. In a statement on Tuesday, Oct. 14, the Japanese government’s aid arm said the...
