SunStar 4th vaccination site to open next week
CEBU. Some senior citizens receive their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination site established at SM Seaside in Cebu City on Thursday, April 22, 2021. (Amper Campana)
+ April 22, 2021 AFTER Cebu City opened a third vaccination site at the SM Seaside City at the South Road Properties on Thursday, April 22, 2021, it will open another one at the SM City Cebu at the North Reclamation Area next week.
According to City Councilor Dave Tumulak, the City wants to cater to more individuals and fasttrack the vaccination rollout.
The first two vaccine sites are at the Robinsons Galleria and the University of Cebu Banilad campus.
SunStar Firefighters, CDRMMO hold joint firefighting ‘simulation’ in Mandaue
SIMULATION. Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes (foreground) speaks to personnel of the Mandaue City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and the Mandaue City Fire Department before they conduct a simulation on firefighting in Barangay Guizo. (Mandaue City Public Information Office)
+ March 13, 2021 TWO emergency response offices in Mandaue City conducted a firefighting simulation on Saturday, March 13, 2021, to help prepare their personnel for real-life incidents.
Personnel of the Mandaue City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and the Mandaue City Fire Station held the simulation near two big commercial establishments in Barangay Guizo.
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Typhoon Auring path February 19, 2021 NATIONAL government agencies and even local government units in Cebu are bracing themselves for Tropical Storm Auring (International name: Dujuan), which is expected to make landfall in the Visayas during the weekend.
In preparation for Auring’s impact in the region, officials of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD 7) have prepared P22.2 million worth of stockpile aid and standby funds.
DSWD 7 Director Rebecca Geamala told SunStar Cebu that the P22.2 million covers family food packs, non-food relief items, and standby funds.
“We will be using these funds in case of calamities. If the amount is insufficient to provide aid to those affected, we can always request more from our Central Office,” Geamala said.