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...
The city government of Malabon was awarded the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System Certification on Thursday, Oct. 2, after passing a comprehensive audit conducted by TUV Rheinland Philippines. The certification, which covers six sites including the Malabon City Hall, Ospital ng Malabon, City...
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...
Zamboanga City led by Mayor Khymer Olaso deployed a 19-man team to Cebu province on Wednesday, Oct. 1, to help in earthquake rescue efforts. The team was composed of nine personnel from the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office, eight from the City Health Office, and two from the City...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte slammed what he described as selective investigations into government flood-control projects, accusing national agencies of using probes as mere publicity stunts. “If the government and independent agencies are truly serious about...
