Residents living along the low-lying areas near Angat River, particularly those in Norzagaray, Angat, San Rafael, Bustos, Baliuag, Pulilan, Plaridel, Calumpit, Paombong and Hagonoy were once again warned of possible flooding. Angat Dam (Photo courtesy of DENR) In a flood situationer issued on...
The state weather bureau, on Friday morning, Jan. 6, warned residents living in low-lying areas and those near the riverbank of Angat River from Norzagaray and Hagonoy to be vigilant against possible flooding due to the rise in river elevation. Angat Dam (Jansen Romero / Manila Bulletin) The...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- More than $16 billion is needed to help Pakistan recover from devastating floods that submerged a third of the country last year, and to better resist the impact of climate change, the United Nations said Thursday. In a bid to meet the towering needs, Pakistan Prime Minister...
A total of P85 million worth of financial, food, and non-food assistance was released by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to flood-hit regions in Visayas and Mindanao caused by the shear line. (MB VISUAL CONTENT GROUP) DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Romel Lopez said on...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez and two other ranking members of the House of Representatives have given P2 million in financial assistance to evacuees in Misamis Occidental, which has been hit by floods. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker's office) This was bared by Tingog Party-list in a...
BALINGOAN, Misamis Oriental – The province of Misamis Occidental recorded six casualties on Monday, Dec. 26, as flooding incidents continued to affect different parts of Northern Mindanao region, displacing more than 40,000 people. The 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company (PMFC) and Oroquieta...
KNEE-deep flood in Purok Dao, Barangay Hinaplanon, Iligan City. (Bonita L. Ermac) ILIGAN CITY – Eighty-one families have been affected by flood as a result of heavy rains from a shear line in this city. Seventy-three families were from Barangay Hinaplanon while three were from Barangay Del...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Almost 10,000 families or 46,000 individuals have been affected by flood spawned by nonstop rain due to a shear line in the Northern Mindanao region, the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Region 10 (DSWD-10) said on Monday, Dec. 26. THE city government of...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of a flood control structure along the Malupa-Dian-Aguang River in Baler, Aurora which offers protection to coconut plantations and communities from perennial flooding. DPWH logo DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan said...
THE flood control riverbank protection project in Barangay Pantal, Dagupan City. (Photo via Liezle Basa-Inigo) SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Public Works and Highways has completed two flood control projects in Mangatarem and Dagupan City to strengthen the defense of flood-risk...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of a 318-meter riverbank protection structure on Palico River in Barangay Bilaran, Nasugbu, Batangas. DPWH-Region 4-A (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area) Director Jovel G....
Aiming towards a flood-free Pasig City, Mayor Vico Sotto announced that the local government has formed a primary flood control committee that is tasked to create the city’s first ever Comprehensive Flood Control Master Plan. Sotto made the announcement during the inauguration of the two new...
