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+ February 13, 2021 THE estimated cost of damage that the fire inflicted on paint factory Treasure Island Industrial Corp. in Barangay Cabancalan, Mandaue City reached P25 million, city fire officials said.
Firefighters declared a fire out at 10:17 p.m. last Thursday, 20 hours after they received the first alarm at 2:37 a.m.
The residents living in the vicinity of the plant returned to their homes on Friday morning, Feb. 12.
Cabancalan Barangay Captain Rey Cortes said the residents who were temporarily pulled out from their houses due to the smoke are from Puroks Pondan, Morado and Señorita.
He said there were no houses damaged by the fire.
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+ December 19, 2020 MORE than 300 passengers were stranded in Cebu ports as of 5 p.m., Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 after the Philippine Coast Guard District Central Visayas halted sea travel in areas under storm signal number 1 as Tropical Depression (TD) Vicky crossed parts of Mindanao.
A total of 230 passengers bound for Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, Surigao, and Masbate were stranded at the Cebu Port’s Terminal 1, while 68 passengers bound for Dapitan were stranded in Mainit port, Oslob in southern Cebu.
Ten passengers bound for Negros were also stranded in Tabuelan port.
The Coast Guard Stations of Camotes and Eastern Bohol also suspended travel for all types of vessels, regardless of tonnage, in areas placed under a tropical cyclone warning signal.