11+ hour, 6+ min ago  (321+ words) CEBU, Philippines " The municipal government of Alegria, Cebu will coordinate with the Department of Education (Dep Ed) and the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Central Visayas (MGB-7) to implement structural and safety interventions at Valencia Elementary School after ground cracks…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago  (578+ words) CEBU, Philippines " More than 40 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced as rains driven by Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) flooded swathes of the central Philippines on Tuesday. Entire towns on the island of Cebu have been inundated,…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (620+ words) PLARIDEL, Philippines " The dike meant to protect the Philippine town cost taxpayers nearly $2 million, but when a minister visited this month he found little more than dirt hastily dumped along the river's banks. Residents of Plaridel, north of the capital…...