ILOILO CITY – The provincial government of Capiz has suspended mountain quarry operations due to severe flooding from three tropical cyclones. Gov. Fredenil Castro has issued an order halting the processing of permits. “Mineral extraction, particularly mountain quarrying, has long been a...
By TARA YAP ILOILO CITY – Heavy rainfall from tropical cyclone “Ramil” (international name Fengshen) killed two persons and displaced nearly 18, 500 residents in Capiz and northern Iloilo provinces. A report released by the Office of Civil Defense-6 said that both casualties were from Capiz....
ILOILO CITY – A lady vlogger died during the flash flood that engulfed many towns in Capiz province on Saturday, Oct. 18. The victim was identified as 23-year-old Mae C. Urdelas of Ivisan town, Capiz province. She was popularly known as “Ka Lover’s Blog” by her online followers. “Tama...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 16 houses were damaged and 130 families were evacuated after a flashflood hit some parts of this highly-urbanized city on Thursday night, Oct. 9. The city government reported that 14 homes were partially damaged and two homes were totally destroyed in Barangays Banago...
DAVAO CITY – Residents of the coastal municipality of Maasim in Saragani province were stunned by the first-ever flashflood in the town on Monday afternoon, Oct. 6. In a phone interview, Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office personnel Arsen Kamal said that the flash flood caught...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A localized thunderstorm has caused severe flooding in central Bukidnon, leaving three people dead and five missing as of Thursday, authorities reported. According to a report by the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) 10 (Northern Mindanao),...
DAVAO CITY – Authorities resumed search and retrieval operations on Tuesday, Sept. 16, for missing individuals in a flash flood at Mini Asik-Asik Falls in Barangay Carmen, Baguio District, this city. Police Major Lisandro Bernardo, commander of the Baguio Police Station, said operations resumed...
DAVAO CITY – Two teenage girls were found dead and five others remain missing as of Monday morning, Sept. 15, after they were swept away by a flash flood at Mini Asik-Asik Falls in Barangay Carmen, Baguio District, here. Initial report from the Davao City Police Office said nineteen residents...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Some 300 families evacuated after a subdivision perimeter fence collapsed due to flash flood at the height of heavy rains here on Monday, Aug. 25. Floodwaters surged into Ayudahan Drive of the Ayudahan Homeowners Association and a portion of the Kalayaan Village in Barangay...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 2,431 families were displaced by flooding in this highly-urbanized city and Talisay City, Negros Occidental, following hours of heavy rains from Friday night, July 11, to Saturday morning, July 12. Data released by Mayor Greg Gasataya here on Saturday morning said 301...
CEBU CITY – An 84-year-old woman was found dead several hours after she was swept away by a rampaging flash flood in Barangay Ginabucan, Catmon town, northern Cebu province. The body of Gregoria Podot was found on Monday night, June 16. Investigation showed that the woman tended to her vegetable...
BACOLOD CITY – Four-thousand households in seven barangays in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental have no water after the intake tank of a treatment facility in Sitio Medina, Barangay Rizal. San Carlos City was damaged by a flashflood due to heavy rain on Sunday, Feb. 23. FLASHFLOOD damaged...
