The estimated cost of damage to infrastructure by Tropical Storm “Crising” and enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) has reached P4 billion while damage to agriculture was pegged at P462 million, prompting the declaration of a state of calamity in 29 areas nationwide, the Office of Civil...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday, July 22, responded to public inquiries regarding its visibility during the recent onslaught of heavy rains and flooding caused by the Tropical Storm “Crising” and southwest monsoon (habagat). AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rolled out its “Libreng Sakay” program to assist commuters who were stranded across the National Capital Region (NCR) due to severe flooding triggered by Tropical Storm “Crising” and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat). “Dahil po sa ulang dala ng...
Key military locations under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and United States are now being utilized to bolster the country’s humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) operations amid the lingering effects of Tropical Storm Crising and the...
Three fishermen were rescued from a fishing boat that capsized off Mariveles in Bataan amid the onslaught of tropical storm “Crising” and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) on Sunday, July 20. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said it received a report about a half-submerged motorbanca in...
Two more people were killed due to the combined effects of Tropical Storm “Crising” and the southwest monsoon (habagat), pushing the death toll to five, while the number of individuals affected by the bad weather jumped to 800,000, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council...
A fishing boat capsized off El Nido, Palawan due to heavy rains and big waves caused by Tropical Storm “Crising” on Saturday, July 19. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said three fishermen were rescued from their fishing boat which flipped off Pasandigan Cove. According to initial...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) urged the public to prepare for more rains as a new weather disturbance may form this week after Tropical Storm “Crising” left three people dead and 370,000 individuals were affected in 15 regions. A report from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday, July 18, that it has rescued 17 fishermen from a distressed boat in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal), West Philippine Sea (WPS). Fishing boat “FB Cassandra” was operating 59 nautical miles northeast of Bajo de Masinloc when its...
( UPDATED) The number of people affected due to the combined effects of Severe Tropical Storm “Crising” and “habagat” (southwest monsoon) has risen to 96,000 as three individuals were reported missing amid massive flooding and landslides, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) called out retired military officials who were allegedly echoing “defeatist” narratives related to the territorial dispute between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, AFP spokesperson for WPS,...
Social media personality “Cherry White” turned over her driver’s license to the Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Friday, July 18, after she attended a hearing of her case for reckless driving. White, whose real name is Cherrylyn Gonzaga, apologized after a video of her unsafe driving went...