After a hiatus of four years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Kasanggayahan Festival is now back with a bang. This year’s celebration is bigger and way better. With the theme "Kooperasyon Tungo sa Progresibong Sorsogon, Una an Sorsogon," Gov. Jose Edwin “Boboy” Hamor launched this year’s 10-day (October 8…
CLASSES SUSPENDED. A student prepares his umbrella before braving the rain in Cebu province on Wednesday (Feb. 1, 2023). Due to orange rainfall warning because of the shear line, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said 20 localities in Cebu province ordered the suspension of classes. (PNA photo by John Rey Saavedra) CEBU CITY - Twenty localities in Cebu province that experienced heavy rains due to the shear line suspended their classes on Wednesday, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported. Following the orange rainfall warning issued by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) covering the entire Cebu island, the cities of Danao, Talisay, Naga, Carcar and Toledo issued an order temporarily suspending classes. Cordova, a town next to Lapu-Lapu City on Mactan Island, is the only island municipality that suspended its classes as no advisory was received by the PDRRMO from Bantayan Island and the C