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...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) lifted Tuesday, Sept. 16, the suspension on procurement for locally funded projects, which was initially imposed after some flood control structures were found to be ghost projects. DPWH Secretary Vince B. Dizon directed all implementing offices...
The De La Salle University (DLSU) Committee on National Issues and Concerns on Tuesday, Sept. 16, urged Lasallians nationwide to stand with the Filipino people in holding officials accountable for corruption and negligence that have worsened flooding across the country. “We call on all...
The three-member Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) has buckled down to work to investigate irregularities in government infrastructure projects, prioritizing flood control, ICI special adviser and Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong said on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Magalong said the panel,...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) clarified on Tuesday, Sept. 16, that its decision to raise the military’s status to red alert was unrelated to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s cancellation of his planned trip to New York, United States. AFP spokesperson Colonel Francel Margareth...
While President Marcos defined the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) as a fact-finding team that has no contempt power, he will not close his doors for efforts to give the body more powers. A group of lawmakers has urged Congress to fast-track the passage of House Bill 4453, which...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon on Tuesday, Sept. 16, slammed what he called “super substandard” and incomplete flood control projects in Bauang, La Union that were declared as completed in March this year. Dizon, joined by Baguio City Mayor and Independent...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, September 16 echoed the stand of former Taguig City Mayor Lino Cayetano that repentance alone will not be sufficient to remove corruption and other forms of wrongdoing. Lacson made the remark on his X account, where he posted a...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Tuesday, September 16, said it is monitoring two Low Pressure Areas (LPAs) affecting the country, which may bring rains and possible flooding to several regions. In its latest weather forecast, PAGASA said...
Days after making a disclosure linking Senators Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada and Joel Villanueva to the flood control projects controversy, physical custody over former Bulacan assistant district engineer Brice Ericson Hernandez stirred a two-hour discussion in the Senate on Monday, Sept. 15. During...
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...
President Marcos has bared the "menu" that will serve as a guide for lawmakers in making budget adjustments, following the cancellation of flood control budget for 2026. The supposed flood control budget will be realigned to priority sectors such as education, health, agriculture, housing,...
