CECRET VISAYAS INC.
Communicators for Emergency and Calamity Radio Engaged Team
Volunteer radio communicators standing by for the Visayas since 2011. When the lines go down, we stay on the air.
Brave voices on the airwaves
CECRET Visayas Inc., short for Communicators for Emergency and Calamity Radio Engaged Team, is a volunteer radio group based in Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines.
For fifteen years our members have given their time, their radios and their courage to keep communications open when the Visayas needs them most: typhoons and calamities, religious processions, the Sinulog festival, and the everyday work of helping neighbours. We are part of the wider CECRET Philippines — Combined Escort Communication Respond for Emergency Team family.
Our mission on every band
Communication, coordination, preparedness, service and teamwork are the five things we bring to every deployment.
Emergency Communications
When typhoons, earthquakes and floods knock out power and cell sites, our radio operators keep messages moving between responders, barangays and command posts.
Event & Crowd Support
Radio teams posted along routes and venues for major Cebu events such as the Sinulog festival, relaying reports to organisers and safety marshals in real time.
Escort & Convoy Comms
Mobile radio coverage for escorts, processions and convoys, keeping lead, middle and tail units in constant contact.
Inter-Agency Coordination
Working alongside fellow volunteer radio groups, rescue units and local government offices on shared frequencies and joint briefings.
Training & Preparedness
Net discipline, message handling, radio checks and route briefings so every member is ready before the call comes.
Brotherhood & Service
Eyeball meetings, fellowship nights and anniversaries keep the team close, because a team that knows each other works better under pressure.
15 years on the air
15th Anniversary Celebration: October 18, 2026 · 6:00 PM at the Arot-Arot Residence.
CELEBRATED! SALAMAT SA 15 KA TUIG · THANK YOU FOR 15 YEARS
Our log through the years
The team is formed
CECRET Visayas begins as a band of volunteer radio communicators in Cebu, ready to serve in emergencies and calamities.
Field deployments
Members in black CECRET polos become a familiar sight at city halls, churches, sports centres and festival routes across the region.
Operations desk on watch
Operators man the radio and operations room, keeping the net alive and monitored.
Sinulog route briefing
Members attend the pre-deployment briefing covering divisions, route maps and posts around the Basilica del Santo Niño and Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral.
Sinulog festival deployment
Radio teams deploy downtown and at the Cebu City Sports Center, rain or shine, alongside partner responder groups.
15th Anniversary
Fifteen years of service, celebrated at the Arot-Arot Residence. One Team, One Radio, One Nation.
Members, events & activities
CECRET members at City Hall
Sinulog 2026 route briefing
"Hunter" DY7OAC at his base station, 146.010
15th Anniversary celebration
On watch at the operations desk
Crowd duty at the Basilica
Posted outside the Cebu City Sports Center
Rain or shine at the Sports Center
Team at the command post
Downtown Cebu with partner responders
Emergency frequencies to know
Public reference nets and repeaters used in the Philippines and Central Visayas. Tap a row to tune the radio above. Always follow your licence privileges and the net controller.
HERO alert levels
NTC amateur licence classes
Send it in Morse
Type your name or call sign and hear it as CW. Below is the NATO phonetic spelling we use on voice nets.
Call CQ. We're listening.
Want to become a member, request radio support for your event, or train with us? Send us a message and a member will reply.
- Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines
- Monitor the HERO net, 7.095 MHz & 144.740 MHz, during calamities