DAVAO CITY – Four-hundred sixty-families evacuated as rivers overflowed and flooded residential areas in two provinces in the Davao region due to non-stop rainfall from the low-pressure area (LPA) since Tuesday, January 30. PEOPLE evacuate from their flood-stricken homes in Davao City. ...
Four Filipinos have already returned home from Myanmar, while two others were left behind amid the escalating tensions there because of the insurgency against military rule, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Wednesday, Nov. 22. The seat for Myanmar delegation remains empty...
The Senate Committee on National Defense and Security has endorsed the passage of the bill mandating the construction of permanent disaster-resilient evacuation centers in all cities and municipalities in the country. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairman of the defense panel,...
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. leads the third quarter full council meeting of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Sept. 28, 2023. (Photo by NDRRMC) The national government will build evacuation centers that can withstand any kind...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe suspended classes in private and public schools here on Thursday, August 17, due to inclement weather. ZAMBOANGA City Disaster Risk Reduction Management personnel prepare equipment for rescue operations amid inclement weather. (City Hall PIO) Dalipe...
CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City – The Armed Forces Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom), through the Tactical Operation Group 2 (TOG 2) of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), has evacuated individuals stranded by typhoons “Egay” and “Falcon” in Basco, Batanes. Major Al Anthony B. Pueblas, acting Nolcom...
(Unsplash) Anti-leptospirosis drugs should be stockpiled at evacuation centers during the rainy season. Thus, said Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes, who noted that diseases like leptospirosis were likely to surge during typhoons. "Leptospirosis is a preventable disease. Sa mga panahong ganito...
Mayon Volcano (Yves Eli Yu- Rep. Joey Salceda's Facebook) People living in the seven to eight-kilometer (km) danger zone of Mayon Volcano in Albay should be ready to evacuate “at a moment’s notice”, if the reported "heightened activity" of the volcano is anything to go by. Thus, said Albay...
Senator Bong Go Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go has emphasized the urgent need for the establishment of mandatory evacuation centers throughout the country through his Senate Bill (SB) No. 193. Go stressed this after expressing his deep concern over the inadequate facilities for calamity...
Mayon Volcano (Yves Eli Yu- Rep. Joey Salceda's Facebook) Pointing to the current restiveness of Mayon Volcano that has displaced thousands, Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda are urging the Senate to quickly approve its version of the bill advocating...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (APSEMO) has ordered municipal and city governments to evacuate residents inside the six-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) of Mayon Volcano after the alert level was further raised from two to three (increased...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – More than 100 families or about 400 persons were preemptively evacuated in Cagayan Valley or Region 2 due to the threat of typhoon “Betty.” The Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Region 2 said the evacuees are from Gonzaga, particularly Barangay Ipil with 74 individuals...
