The Valenzuela City government inaugurated two “Sentro Health Hubs” on Thursday, Oct. 2, in Barangays Canumay West and Karuhatan. Mayor Wes Gatchalian led the inauguration as part of the LGU’s effort to expand primary health services across the city. The facilities are restructured...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Council has backed the call to create a monument for the late Ilongga Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago who was known as the “Iron Lady of Asia.” Councilor Rex Marcus Sarabia sponsored a resolution urging the administration of Mayor Raisa Treñas to build a statue or...
DAVAO CITY – Hundreds of families were displaced and 400 houses were razed in a fire in coastal Barangay 21-C here on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 2. Barangay Chairman Joenard Gabrillo, in a report to the Office of the Vice Mayor, said validation is ongoing to determine exact number of affected...
A 23-year-old man was shot by three men who stole his motorcycle in Antipolo City, Rizal, on Thursday, Oct. 2, the Antipolo City Police reported. According to the police investigation, the victim, identified as Eurell Magiba, a resident of Barangay San Isidro, was cruising along Sitio Sampaga on...
BACOLOD CITY - Three floors of the Cadiz District Hospital in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental sustained damage in the magnitude-6.9 earthquake on Sept. 30. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Girlie Pinongan, in a media interview Thursday, said that 113 patients were evacuated to the ground floor as a...
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...
The Quezon City Government has pledged P10 million in financial assistance and deployed a response team to Cebu following the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the province on Sept. 30. The assistance will be distributed to ten badly affected localities, with P1 million each for Bogo City and...
The Muntinlupa City government will donate P8 million as financial assistance to Cebu, which was devastated by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake last Sept. 30. Based on an Oct. 3 report by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), 68 people died and 559 others were injured...
BAGUIO CITY – More than five tons of pasta prepared by the Hotel and Restaurant Association in Baguio were served to the public during the opening ceremony of the 18th annual Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Month at the Atrium of SM City Baguio on Thursday, Oct. 2. Jeff Ng, chairman of the board...
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...
CEBU CITY – Fifteen individuals were displaced when a landslide struck a mountain barangay in Danao City, northern Cebu province on Thursday, Oct. 2. Danao Mayor Nito Durano, accompanied by Vice Mayor Ivy Durano, immediately inspected the area after the incident. Mayor Durano reported that no one...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government will extend financial assistance to the victims of the magnitude-6.9 earthquake that severely impacted northern Cebu province on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. Mayor Greg Gasataya, in a media interview, said that he will meet the City Council to discuss the amount of...
