Severe Tropical Storm “Opong” has killed 10 individuals in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) and Bicol (Region 5), but Masbate bore the brunt of the storm, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Friday night, Sept. 26. OCD Deputy Administrator for Administration Asst. Sec. Bernardo Rafaelito...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Friday afternoon, Sept. 26, issued clarifications on the running tally of casualties related to Severe Tropical Storm “Opong”. OCD spokesperson Junie Castillo said there were two dead in Masbate, not four as initially reported by Bicol Regional Disaster Risk...
Around 38,000 residents were taken to safer grounds by the Philippine Army (PA) as Severe Tropical Storm “Opong” lashed parts of the country on Friday, Sept. 26. PA spokesperson Col. Louie Dema-ala said 10,961 families or 38,521 individuals were evacuated across Southern Luzon, Bicol Region,...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday, Sept. 26, that it mobilized around 8,700 police personnel nationwide to assist in the evacuation and rescue operations amid the threat of Severe Tropical Storm “Opong” and for post-disaster relief operations due to Super Typhoon “Nando”....
More than 7,000 passengers were stranded in 114 seaports while many residents were rescued due to deep flooding as Severe Tropical Storm “Opong” brought heavy rains and strong winds in different parts of the country, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Friday, Sept. 26. PCG...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday, Sept. 26, that it has extended security and investigative assistance to the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) in its ongoing probe into alleged irregularities in flood control projects across the country. Acting PNP Chief Police...
Sixty-eight personnel of the Land Transportation Office’s (LTO) Law Enforcement Service were dismissed from their posts as part of the agency’s intensified campaign against corruption, it was revealed on Friday, Sept. 26. LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Vigor D. Mendoza II said he terminated the...
At least 18 people have died as Visayas and Southern Luzon weathered the impact of Severe Tropical Storm “Opong” while Northern Luzon is pushing for early recovery due to Super Typhoon “Nando ”, Tropical Depression “Mirasol ”, and southwest monsoon (habagat), the Office of Civil...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. warned that corruption in flood control projects is costing lives and undermining the country’s long-term resilience against disasters, describing it as nothing less than a “crime against the nation.” Teodoro made the remark...
In times of disasters and calamities, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) personnel are among the first to be deployed for emergency response. That is why it pains OCD spokesperson Junie Castillo to learn from the news of the massive corruption involving flood control projects in the government. During a...
A passenger vessel ran aground off Real, Quezon during the onslaught of Super Typhoon “Nando” but all individuals onboard were rescued, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Wednesday, Sept. 24. MV Virgen de Peñafrancia I, operated by Starhorse Shipping Lines, drifted into the shallow...
Three more bodies were retrieved by search and rescue (SAR) personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) from a capsized fishing boat off Santa Ana, Cagayan amid the onslaught of Super Typhoon “Nando”, a spokesperson for the agency confirmed on Wednesday, Sept. 24. The recovery of more...
