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CEBU CITY – Telecommunication services in Cebu province remain to be very erratic five days after Typhoon Odette, leaving poor connectivity from existing cell sites. Kenneth Cobonpue, chair of the Regional Development Council (RDC) 7 (Central Visayas), said a “big factor hindering full reactivation

DAMAGED. The Talarak Foundation's Feather Park conservation center in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental has been devastated by Typhoon Odette on Dec. 16, 2021. It is appealing for monetary and in-kind donations to rescue the animals left and to support its keepers and staff.(Photo from Talarak Foundation Facebook page) BACOLOD CITY - The Talarak Foundation, Inc. (TFI), a shelter for endangered West Visayan wildlife, has appealed for urgent assistance to rebuild its conservation center in Ka...

ONE of the world’s rarest pig species has been born at Chester Zoo.

CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Biliran has come to the rescue for its constituents rushing to leave this typhoon-stricken city. Exactly a week after typhoon Odette battered Metro Cebu, four Visayan Liner buses arrived in Cebu from Biliran on Thursday, Dec. 23, and transported close to 200

POWER LINES BACK. Linemen restore power lines damaged by Typhoon Odette on Dec. 16, 2021. RDC-7 chair Kenneth Cobonpue on Thursday (Dec. 23, 2021) said the power supply connection from Leyte to Cebu has been completed but the challenge lies in the restoration of damaged electric poles, lines, and equipment, in order to fully reenergize Cebu. (Photos courtesy of VECO and Dennies Siongco) CEBU CITY - Now that reconnection of the power supply from Leyte has been completed, the Regional Development ...

The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has extended assistance to expedite restoration of electricity services in areas that were severely affected by Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai). The initial 25 engineers and linemen upon their arrival at Cebu Airport on December 21, 2021. Additional pe

ONE of the world’s rarest pig species has been born at Chester Zoo.

ONE of the world’s rarest pig species has been born at Chester Zoo.

The latest arrival, unnamed for now, is one of the Visayan warty pigs, originally from the Philippines, at the zoo.

The death toll from the Super typhoon Odette (International name Rai) , considered the strongest typhoon in rh...