Provincial News

Suspected NPA rebels attack three police detachments in Masbate

(Eagle News)–Suspected members of the New People’s Army attacked three detachments in Masbate early Tuesday, Sept. 25. In a radio interview, Senior Superintendent Froilan Navarroza, provincial director of the Masbate Police, said the first attack was on the detachment of the 1st Masbate Provincial Mobile Force Company at midnight. This was followed by an attack on a Community Police Assistance Center half an hour later, and by another on the detachment of 2nd Masbate Provincial Mobile Force […]

Heartbeat sa ilalim ng gumuhong lupa sa Cebu nadetect gamit ang thermal scanner

Gamit ang thermal scanner nakadetect ang mga rescuer ng heartbeat sa ilalim ng gumuhong lupa sa Barangay Tinaan, lungsod ng Naga, Cebu. Ang thermal scanner o infrared camera, ay isang kagamitan na may kakayahang maka-detect ng heartbeat ng isang tao sa ilalim ng gumuhong lupa. Nabuhayan naman ng loob ang mga rescuer nang may ma-detect pa silang heartbeat at umaasa silang mahuhukay pa nila ito nang buhay. Base sa pinakahuling datos, umakyat na sa 39 […]

Naga City, Cebu mayor Chiong: MGB Region 7 never said area where landslide took place was “landslide-prone”

(Eagle News)–The Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Region 7 never said the area where a landslide occurred and killed over 40 people was landslide-prone in the first place. In a radio interview, Naga City, Cebu  Mayor Kristine Vanessa Chiong said the MGB office even issued a “clearance na the company can proceed with quarry activities because okay lang ‘yung area.” “In the history of Naga, ‘yung area in Sindulan, ‘yung ground zero, wala namang landslide,” Chiong […]

Bilang ng mga nasawi sa Itogon, Benguet umakyat na sa 74

(Eagle News) – Pumalo na sa 74 ang kabuuang bilang ng mga nasawi sa landslide na naganap sa Barangay Ucab, Itogon, Benguet dulot ng bagyong Ompong. Inihayag ni Cordillera Police Regional Office Director Chief Supt. Rolando Nana na mananatili pa rin sa search, rescue at retrieval operations ang mga otoridad sa gumuhong lupa sa Itogon sa lalawigan ng Benguet sa pag-asang may makukuha pa silang survivors mula sa mga natabunan ng gumuhong lupa roon. Ayon […]

Duterte visits victims of landslide in Naga City, Cebu

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Sept. 21, visited the victims of a landslide in Naga City, Cebu. The President was accompanied by Department of the Interior and Local Government officer in charge Eduardo Año, Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, Office of the Civil Defense Deputy  Administrator Nicanor Faeldon, among others. Operations to rescue possible survivors continue.

JUST IN: Cimatu sacks top officials of MGB in Region 7 following deadly landslide in Naga, Cebu

(Eagle News)–Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has relieved officials  of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Region 7. This was following the landslide in Naga, Cebu that claimed the lives of over 20 individuals. Marian Codilla, information officer of the MGB in Cebu, said residents in Barangays Tina-an and Naalad had been advised to evacuate some two weeks ago after fissures were seen on the ground. Cimatu also suspended quarrying activities nationwide for 15 days. Search operations […]

Nakuhang mga katawan sa landslide sa Itogon, Benguet umabot na sa 29

(Eagle News) — Umabot na sa 29 katao ang nahukay sa landslide na naganap sa Barangay Ucab, Itogon, Benguet. Patuloy pa rin ang retrieval operations dahil mayroon pang 40 nawawala. Inaasahan din na mas mapapabilis ang operasyon, dahil mayroon nang isang heavy equipment na nakapasok sa kabilang bahagi ng landslide. Isa pang heavy equipment ang susubok ding makapasok sa ground zero ngayong araw. Habang ginagawa ang operasyon, ang mga tauhan naman ng Mines Geosciences Bureau […]

Duterte to visit victims of landslide in Cebu

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Sept. 21, will visit Naga, Cebu, where a landslide has claimed over 20 lives, and where dozens are still missing. After his visit to the area, Duterte will proceed to  the Asia Pacific Association of Gastroenterology (APAGE) 3rd Inflamatory Bowel Disease Clinical Forum, where he will serve as keynote speaker. He will then proceed to Cagayan de Oro, where he will visit wounded soldiers.  

Updated: 25 recovered dead, 8 found alive, in Cebu landslide site; searchers hope to rescue more

  (Eagle News) — At least 25 persons are now confirmed dead after being buried in a landslide in Naga City in Cebu province as of Friday, Sept. 21, as more bodies are recovered during continuous search and rescue operations in the site’s “ground zero.” There are also more than 50 still missing in Sitio Sindalan, barangay Tinaan, Naga City, according to a report by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. Rescuers also […]

6 people confirmed dead, about a hundred more feared trapped, in Cebu landslide

  (Eagle News) — Six people are now confirmed dead while about a hundred are feared still trapped in a landslide in Naga City in Cebu province that occurred Thursday morning after monsoon rains in the region. The landslide occurred around 5:30 AM on Thursday, September 20, after continuous rains in Sitio Sindulan, in the village of Tina-an on the popular tourist island of Cebu. Authorities identified the fatalities as Olivia Maratas-Menesis 63 years old; […]