OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Aug 15 (PIA) -- At least four houses have been affected by the freak tornado locally known as “ipo-ipo” that occurred in Purok 2, Barangay Guimad, this city, at 4:35 p.m., Sunday. No one was injured in this, and no families were displaced during the incident in Purok 2, which the residents said was the first time to occur in their area. The ipo-ipo is described as a sudden occurrence of strong winds shaped like a funnel, from the sky down to the ground, in powerful twisting motion rapidly devastating houses/buildings/structures along its path. The incident destroyed at least four houses; one, costing P...

KALIBO, Aklan, June 16 (PIA) -- A total of P2,022,700 cash grants for 1,492 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) was released recently by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) with the assistance of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO). The amount were allotted to the 4Ps beneficiaries of the towns of Buruanga, Makato, Tangalan, Ibajay, Nabas, Madalag, Malinao, Libacao, and Balete. Of the nine towns, Ibajay had the biggest n...

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, July 31 (PIA) -– Some 210 families have been affected by the freak tornado or local thunderstorm locally known as “ipo-ipo,” that occurred in Cagayan de Oro City at 3:10 p.m., last July 29. At least three persons were injured during the incident, two of whom were hospitalized while one was treated as out-patient. The affected families came from Zones 9, 10 and 12 and Diamond Valley of Barangay Bulua and Zone 7 and ApoVel Subdivisi...

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