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BARICUATRO VISITS TINO-HIT CEBU MUNICIPALITIES

Cebu Governor Pamela Baricuatro inspected evacuation centers in the Municipalities of Consolacion and Liloan on the afternoon of November 4, the same day Typhoon Tino battered Metro Cebu and triggered massive flooding in communities near waterways.In Consolacion, Mayor Nene Alegado welcomed the Baricuatro and reported that the local government had forcibly evacuated residents from high-risk […]

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TIU LAUREL: RICE SUPPLY STABLE AMID TINO ONSLAUGHT

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said he does not expect Tropical Cyclone Tino’s impact on the Visayas and parts of Mindanao to disrupt the country’s rice supply but warned that corn production may suffer significant losses. “We’re not too worried about rice since the harvest is almost complete in major producing provinces and most […]

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8 ELECTRIC COOPS REPORT POWER LOSS IN TINO’S WAKE

The rural electrification sector felt the impact of Typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi) with eight electric cooperatives (ECs), all based in Visayas, declaring a state of total power interruption on Tuesday morning, November 4, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) has reported. Electricity services were cut in BANELCO (Bantayan Island), BILECO (Biliran), CEBECO 2 and 3 (Cebu), CELCO […]