ADVERTISEMENT
Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider Visayas devider Roxas City under state of calamity due to massive flooding

Roxas City under state of calamity due to massive flooding

Published Oct 19, 2025 09:43 pm
CHEST-DEEP flood hits a house in Roxas City on Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo from Milagros Agam Solis)
CHEST-DEEP flood hits a house in Roxas City on Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo from Milagros Agam Solis)
ILOILO CITY – The Roxas City government in Capiz declared a state of calamity on Sunday due to incessant rains and heavy flooding brought by tropical storm ‘’Ramil.’’
The Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) approved Resolution No. 263-2025 in a special session following the recommendation of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC).
“The devastating rain and flood caused the evacuation of people, destruction and damage to lives, properties, agricultural crops, livelihoods, and various infrastructure,” said the Roxas City Council.
The declaration will enable the city government to tap into its quick response fund for relief and rehabilitation efforts.
The flash flood killed a 44-year-old man and has affected more than 7,500 residents.  
The fatality was declared dead on arrival at the hospital after he was rescued.
Roxas City Information Division head Melvin Galagate said in a phone interview that the massive flooding affected around 830 families or 2,773 individuals, left one dead, and injured three others, as of early Sunday.
"It's the first time in the history of Roxas City that almost all barangays were flooded," he said, adding that while floodwaters in the city proper have subsided, several low-lying villages remain inundated.
"Other evacuees have already decamped after the water subsided," he added.
Mayor Ronnie Dadivas, who led rescue operations on Saturday night, mobilized relief distribution with support from the Department of Social Welfare and Development, which deployed 10,000 food packs to affected communities.
A landslide in Barangay Culasi covered almost half of the road in Sitio Nipa.
A road portion in Sitio Switch, Barangay Adlawan also collapsed, destroying one house and damaging four others.
Meanwhile, Dadivas suspended classes on all levels from Oct. 20 to 22 to ensure the safety of students and school staff, provide psycho-social recovery for students and their families due to "the distress and trauma caused by the flooding," and facilitate household rehabilitation.
"We encourage our teaching personnel to utilize this time for their own recovery and for preparing alternative delivery modes of learning, as guided by the Department of Education's policies on class suspension during disasters," he said in a Facebook post. 
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Harold Cabreros and OCD-6 Regional Director Raul Fernandez met Roxas City officials on Monday to assess the situation.

Related Tags

State of calamity Roxas City Ramil
ADVERTISEMENT
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1561_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1562_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1563_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}

{{ articles_filter_1564_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.mb-article-details { position: relative; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview, .mb-article-details .article-body-summary{ font-size: 17px; line-height: 30px; font-family: "Libre Caslon Text", serif; color: #000; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview iframe , .mb-article-details .article-body-summary iframe{ width: 100%; margin: auto; } .read-more-background { background: linear-gradient(180deg, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0) 13.75%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0.8) 30.79%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000) 72.5%); position: absolute; height: 200px; width: 100%; bottom: 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; padding: 0; } .read-more-background a{ color: #000; } .read-more-btn { padding: 17px 45px; font-family: Inter; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 1px solid black; background-color: white; } .hidden { display: none; }
function initializeAllSwipers() { // Get all hidden inputs with cms_article_id document.querySelectorAll('[id^="cms_article_id_"]').forEach(function (input) { const cmsArticleId = input.value; const articleSelector = '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .body_images'; const swiperElement = document.querySelector(articleSelector); if (swiperElement && !swiperElement.classList.contains('swiper-initialized')) { new Swiper(articleSelector, { loop: true, pagination: false, navigation: { nextEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-next', prevEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-prev', }, }); } }); } setTimeout(initializeAllSwipers, 3000); const intersectionObserver = new IntersectionObserver( (entries) => { entries.forEach((entry) => { if (entry.isIntersecting) { const newUrl = entry.target.getAttribute("data-url"); if (newUrl) { history.pushState(null, null, newUrl); let article = entry.target; // Extract metadata const author = article.querySelector('.author-section').textContent.replace('By', '').trim(); const section = article.querySelector('.section-info ').textContent.replace(' ', ' '); const title = article.querySelector('.article-title h1').textContent; // Parse URL for Chartbeat path format const parsedUrl = new URL(newUrl, window.location.origin); const cleanUrl = parsedUrl.host + parsedUrl.pathname; // Update Chartbeat configuration if (typeof window._sf_async_config !== 'undefined') { window._sf_async_config.path = cleanUrl; window._sf_async_config.sections = section; window._sf_async_config.authors = author; } // Track virtual page view with Chartbeat if (typeof pSUPERFLY !== 'undefined' && typeof pSUPERFLY.virtualPage === 'function') { try { pSUPERFLY.virtualPage({ path: cleanUrl, title: title, sections: section, authors: author }); } catch (error) { console.error('ping error', error); } } // Optional: Update document title if (title && title !== document.title) { document.title = title; } } } }); }, { threshold: 0.1 } ); function showArticleBody(button) { const article = button.closest("article"); const summary = article.querySelector(".article-body-summary"); const body = article.querySelector(".article-body-preview"); const readMoreSection = article.querySelector(".read-more-background"); // Hide summary and read-more section summary.style.display = "none"; readMoreSection.style.display = "none"; // Show the full article body body.classList.remove("hidden"); } document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => { let loadCount = 0; // Track how many times articles are loaded const offset = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]; // Offset values const currentUrl = window.location.pathname.substring(1); let isLoading = false; // Prevent multiple calls if (!currentUrl) { console.log("Current URL is invalid."); return; } const sentinel = document.getElementById("load-more-sentinel"); if (!sentinel) { console.log("Sentinel element not found."); return; } function isSentinelVisible() { const rect = sentinel.getBoundingClientRect(); return ( rect.top < window.innerHeight && rect.bottom >= 0 ); } function onScroll() { if (isLoading) return; if (isSentinelVisible()) { if (loadCount >= offset.length) { console.log("Maximum load attempts reached."); window.removeEventListener("scroll", onScroll); return; } isLoading = true; const currentOffset = offset[loadCount]; window.loadMoreItems().then(() => { let article = document.querySelector('#widget_1690 > div:nth-last-of-type(2) article'); intersectionObserver.observe(article) loadCount++; }).catch(error => { console.error("Error loading more items:", error); }).finally(() => { isLoading = false; }); } } window.addEventListener("scroll", onScroll); });
Join Our Newsletters

Sign up by email to receive news.

© 2025 Manila Bulletin The Nation's Leading Newspaper. All Rights Reserved.