Iligan News

‘Sendong’ victims in Iligan get more help
ILIGAN CITY: President Benigno Aquino 3rd on Wednesday justified why the State is extending more help to victims of Typhoon Sendong in Iligan City compared to Cagayan de Oro City.

Aquino says people power spirit very much alive in Iligan City rebuilding efforts
ILIGAN CITY — Visiting the permanent relocation site of the victims of tropical storm "Sendong" in Iligan City, President Benigno S. Aquino III likened the rebuilding of the city to the period where the country rose in the aftermath of the Marcos dictatorship.

Child malnutrition rises in CDO, Iligan – UNICEF
By Anna ValmeroCAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, MISAMIS ORIENTAL—A month after typhoon Sendong hit northern Mindanao, child malnutrition rates increased by 50 percent in the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan.Some 207 children were found to be acutely malnourished in the Sendong-hit communities, according to a report by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).“Malnutrition is an especially serious concern ...

Iligan starts rebuilding
ILIGAN CITY—At sunset, most of the 100 families in the tent city in Tambo village here mill outside their new dwelling units to enjoy illumination from the streetlights. Schoolchildren who need to scan their notes and books troop to the well-lighted camp management center where there is a long table and several chairs because candles [...]

ARMM can effectively fight illegal logging once regional body is complete, Aquino says
ILIGAN CITY: President Benigno S. Aquino III said the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Gov. Mujiv Hataman could effectively respond to the illegal logging activities in the region once a regional assembly is organized.

Iligan residents remain resilient and positive after ‘Sendong’
By Nikka Garriga ILIGAN CITY, LANAO DEL NORTE - Teachers from Northeast 2-B Central School in the town of Digkilaan can still recall preparing for their annual Christmas party a few hours before Typhoon Sendong made landfall.

Flood survivors rebuild homes in danger zones
ILIGAN: Less than six weeks after killer floods swept away their slum homes, Lydia Abulanda and her neighbors are rebuilding despite warnings disaster could strike again.

ARMM can effectively fight illegal logging once regional body is completed, Aquino says
ILIGAN CITY — President Benigno Aquino III said the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Gov. Mujiv Hataman could effectively respond to the illegal logging activities in the region once a regional assembly is organized.

After Sendong, malnutrition on the rise in Iligan, CDO
By Anna Valmero CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, MISAMIS ORIENTAL – A month after typhoon Sendong hit northern Mindanao, child malnutrition rates increased by 50 percent in the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan. Some 207 children were found to be acutely malnourished in the Sendong-hit communities, according to a report by United Nations Children’s [...]