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Photo courtesy of Pagasa February 18, 2021 LOCAL government units (LGUs) in the northern part of Negros Occidental have already started making their preparations for the onslaught of Tropical Storm Auring, which is forecasted to traverse the area sometime around Sunday, February 21, 2021, or Monday.
In Victorias City, Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca held a meeting with the city s barangay captains on Wednesday.
During the meeting, Palanca told barangay captains to make their preparations and take necessary steps to protect residents in their respective barangays. Barangay captains in the city also gave an update to Palanca of their current Covid-19 situation.
In San Carlos City, Mayor Renato Gustilo also called for a meeting with city officials and the local police in preparation for the storm on Wednesday night.
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+ February 01, 2021 THE Mandaue City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) reinstalled its early warning systems (EWS) in seven locations near the riverbanks in Mandaue City.
The CDRRMO officials also inspected its EWS at the 6.5-hectare relocation site in Brgy. Paknaan, bridges near Innodata and City Scapes in Brgy. Subangdaku on Jan. 30, 2021.
The other four locations, in Butuanon River, Sitio Guba in Brgy. Casuntingan, MobelHaus in Banilad and Cambogaong bridge, will have another schedule for inspection.
Buddy Allain Ybañez, the head of the CDRRMO, told SunStar Cebu that the EWS were installed years ago but these were disconnected after the Mandaue City Command Center was renovated in March 2020.
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SunStar File January 21, 2021 A POLICE officer who was assigned at the Basilica del Sto. Niño in downtown Cebu City has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
City Councilor Joel Garganera, deputy chief implementer of the city’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC), said the result came out on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, a day after she was swabbed.
Garganera said the police officer was experiencing symptoms of the disease, which prompted her to undergo the test at the Regional Health Services 7.
In a press conference, Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) Director Col. Josefino Ligan said contact tracers are still trying to determine where the police officer contracted the disease, considering that devotees had already been barred from entering the basilica when her symptoms manifested.
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NEGROS. Victorias City Councilor Derek Palanca braves the waters to help fellow Victoriahanons who were affected by the flash floods. (Philippine Coast Guard/CDRRMO)
NEGROS. Victorias City Councilor Derek Palanca braves the waters to help fellow Victoriahanons who were affected by the flash floods. (Philippine Coast Guard/CDRRMO)
NEGROS. Victorias City Councilor Derek Palanca braves the waters to help fellow Victoriahanons who were affected by the flash floods. (Philippine Coast Guard/CDRRMO)
NEGROS. Victorias City Councilor Derek Palanca braves the waters to help fellow Victoriahanons who were affected by the flash floods. (Philippine Coast Guard/CDRRMO)
January 12, 2021 THE Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) warned residents in danger zones to be vigilant for possible landslides brought about by the continuous rains, which resulted in two landslide incidents in different parts of the city.
CDRRMO head Alfredo Baloran, in a radio interview on 87.5 FM Davao City Disaster Radio Tuesday, January 12, 2021, said two separate landslides were reported recently.
On January 9, a landslide occurred along the road connecting Purok Pangyan in Tamugan, Marilog District to Barangay Malabog in Paquibato District, while another landslide happened the next day, January 10, along the road in Sitio Toril in Catalunan Grande going to Matina Pangi in Talomo District.