MCWD assures ample water supply for Metro Cebu despite El Niño

BY: FAYETTE C. RIÑEN

CEBU CITY, September 17(PIA) --- Metro Cebu residents have no cause to fear of a water shortage when the effects of El Niño will be visibly felt in the last quarter of this year that will continue in the first quarter of 2015.

RDRRMC, OCD-7 hold 3-day Reg’l Contingency Plan Formulation Workshop

BY: FAYETTE C. RIÑEN

CEBU CITY, September 17 (PIA) --- The Office of Civil Defense (OCD-7) and the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC-7) held a 3-day Regional Contingency Plan Formulation Workshop recently to prepare and harmonize respective roles of agencies in times of emergencies and disasters.

RDRRMC, OCD-7 hold 3-day Reg’l Contingency Plan Formulation Workshop

BY: FAYETTE C. RIÑEN

CEBU CITY, September 17 (PIA) --- The Office of Civil Defense (OCD-7) and the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC-7) held a 3-day Regional Contingency Plan Formulation Workshop recently to prepare and harmonize respective roles of agencies in times of emergencies and disasters.

P14B budget in ‘15 for LGUs to firm disaster risk reduction plans 

BY: FAYETTE C. RIÑEN

CEBU CITY, August 14 (PIA) ---  Climate Change Commissioner Usec. Naderev "Yeb" Saño bared the government has earmarked P14 billion for 2015 under the People’s Survival Fund (PSF) to help local government units strengthen their climate change mitigation and disaster risk reduction plans.

Climate Change an important issue that calls for unity: Usec Saño

  BY: AMOR Y. SALUDAR

CORDOVA, August 13 (PIA) --- "Climate Change is a real issue now that calls of us to work together from the barangay to the municipalities to the province and the national level. To survive climate change, we have to build a betternation by taking care of our environment and natural wealth."

This was the urgent call of Climate Change Commissioner Undersecretary Naderev “Yeb” Saño in his keynote message during the 1st Barangay Summit on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation held in Cordova town, Cebu on August 8 that was initiated by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA-7) in the region in cooperation with the local government unit of Cordova.

Saño told the 100 summit attendees mostly barangay officicials, students, heads of departments of the town that climate change effects on people and communities include more typhoons, more rains or no rains at all, increase in temperature and sea level rise.

"Disaster Risk Reduction Management means reducing the root casuse of poverty. Kapag may mahirap, may disaster,' Saño said.

PIA 7 conducts 1st Barangay Summit on DRRM, climate change

BY: AMOR Y. SALUDAR

CORDOVA, Cebu, August 11 (PIA) --- The Philippine Information Agency (PIA-7) conducted the 1st Barangay Summit on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation at the Cordova Home Village resort on August 8 with about 100 participants from the 13 barangays of Cordova town, Cebu.

Cordova mayor Adelino Sitoy in his opening message thanked the PIA for choosing his town for this activity. He said, Cordova is an island part of Mactan that is vulnerable to disaster risks mentioning the oil spill last year that ruined the mangroove plantations in the coastal barangays.

Sitoy enjoined the various representatives and officials from the barangays, students, and national government workers in Cordova to participate and be concern with the activities that preserve the environment.

Cebu province calls for unity on disaster preparedness, mitigation

BY: AMORGANDA Y. SALUDAR

CEBU CITY, July 2 (PIA) ---- The Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) called on the public to share efforts and be responsive to measures installed to reduced risk during disaster.

Youth cited as powerful agents of climate change in NegOr

BY: JENNIFER C. TILOS

DUMAGUETE CITY, July 1 (PIA) --- In a recent “Walk, Run & Bike for Environment”, Regional Executive Director Isabelo Montejo of Department of Environment and Natural Resources-7 (DENR-7) recognized thousands of student-participants as powerful agents of climate change advocates.

Siquijor to institutionalize climate change measures

SIQUIJOR, July 2 (PIA) --- The province of Siquijor will soon institutionalize Climate Change mitigating measures following the launching of Green Line Siquijor Project and the tree-planting activity held June 24 at Barangay Dumanjug, Siquijor, Siquijor.

Mitigate disasters, climate change phenomenon by staying fit and healthy

BY: LEANDRIA P. PAGUNSAN

DUMAGUETE CITY, July 2 (PIA) -- Stay fit and healthy to cope and mitigate disasters and climate change phenomenon.

Thus encouraged Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo in his inspirational message that encouraged everyone to stay fit and healthy by eating nutritious foods.

Smultaneous mangrove planting in six coastal areas in CV

BY: JUJU M. EMPUERTO

CEBU CITY, June 8 (PIA) --- A simultaneous planting of 13,000 mangrove propagules was made in six coastal areas in Central Visayas in celebration of the world environment day (WED) today with the theme: Raise your voice, not the sea level, reported Dr. Eddie Llamedo, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-7 Information Officer.

PIA-DENR to launch CV climate change advocacy campaign on June 10

BY: FAYETTE C. RIÑEN

CEBU CITY, June 6 (PIA) – The Pilippine Information Agency (PIA-7) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) will launch the Climate Change Advocacy Campaign in Central Visayas on June 10 during the 1st Regional Information Summit and 21st Consultative Conference of the Regional Association of Development Information Officers (RADIO-7) in the region at Hotel Elizabeth this city, June 9-11.

Go for climate change resilient feeds and animals

BY: FERLIZA CALIZAR-CONTRATISTA

CEBU CITY, April 3 (PIA)—Go for climate change resilient animals and feeds, this is the advise of the Department of Agriculture to farmers.

NegOr PDRRMC facilitates SAR training for PNP SCOUT

BY: BY JENNIFER C. TILOS

DUMAGUETE CITY, April 2 (PIA)  The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) has facilitated a five-day Special Counter-Insurgency Operations Unit Training or (SCOUT) for the 129 policemen of the Philippine National Police in the province.

DOST: Use of science-based tools impt. to better deal with disasters

BY: FAYETTE C. RIÑEN

CEBU CITY, April1 (PIA) – Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo said using science-based applications is very crucial to better deal with the brunt of disasters as the enormous impact of super Typhoon Yolanda was unprecedented worldwide considering its toll on lives and properties.

Cebu airport undergoes disaster preparedness training

 BY: RACHELLE M. NESSIA

LAPULAPU CITY, Cebu, April 1 (PIA) ---  Key personnel from the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) are undergoing a three-day disaster preparedness training starting March 31 in a bid to make the airport better prepared to respond to natural disaster situations. 

Phivolcs says CV not safe from quakes, tells LGUs to prepare now

BY: FAYETTE C. RIÑEN

CEBU CITY, March 31 (PIA) --- Phivolcs Director Dr. Renato Solidum told over 350 participants of the two-day disaster preparedness info campaign road show that kicked off today that immediate actions must be taken in order to be prepared for disasters as Central Visayas is not safe from disasters including earthquakes.

Joint disaster readiness info blitz kicks off in Cebu

BY: JUJU MANUBAG-EMPUERTO

CEBU CITY, March 31 (PIA) --- The Central Visayas leg of the two-day disaster information campaign dubbed "Iba na ang Panahon! Science for Safer Communities" kicked off today at the Crown Regency Residences in Guadalupe, Cebu City.