BACOLOD CITY – An elderly man died and 41 families were evacuated due to flooding in Barangay Cabugan, Bindoy, Negros Oriental on Monday night, July 8. A 70-year-old man died in a flood in Barangay Cabugan, Bindoy, Negros Oriental on Monday, July 8. (Photo courtesy of Negros Oriental Provincial...
CEBU CITY — An 11-year-old girl died and six others are missing when the pickup truck they were riding in was swept away by flashflood on Monday afternoon, July 8, in Carmen town, northern Cebu. The fatality and the missing were among the 17 persons who were aboard the pickup truck...
Migrant workers offices (MWOs) in Abu Dhabi and Dubai are now preparing food items and other items for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid the severe flooding in the Middle East country. In a statement, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said it is...
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Usec. Ariel Nepomuceno gestures during a meeting with technical experts and officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on March 15, 2024. The officials tackled ways to improve flood mitigation in the...
The agency in charge of securing funding for the Metro Manila Subway project has assured that the country’s first subway system is designed to withstand not only flooding but also other natural disasters. Given that the Philippines is among the most disaster-prone countries in the world, the...
Due to the recent flooding in Agusan del Sur, the state-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has allotted nearly half a billion pesos for the province’s emergency loan which may be availed by active members affected by the calamity. The P499 million worth of assistance was opened due to...
The Police Regional Office-13 distributed relief goods to flood-affected families in Agusan and Surigao provinces and Butuan City. The Regional Community Affairs and Development Division and Regional Public Information Office of PRO-13 said P267,729 worth of relief goods have been given and P38,420...
The United States will provide P70 million in humanitarian assistance to those affected by severe flooding and deadly landslides in Mindanao. According to the US Embassy in Manila, the funding that will be coursed through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide...
BUTUAN CITY – The Sangguniang Panglungsod (SP) on Wednesday, February 7, declared 13 barangays here under a state of calamity due to heavy rain and flood from the low-pressure area the past few days in the Caraga region. POLICE evacuate residents living in riverside barangays in Butuan City as...
President Marcos has released P265 million to the areas affected by the recent floods in Mindanao caused by the flooding and landslides triggered by the shear line and trough or extension of a low-pressure area (LPA) in the Davao Region. DAVAO FLOODING — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos...
President Marcos has tasked government agencies to ensure that the infrastructure being built is responsive to the needs of the present and anticipates the worst following the recent flooding in Mindanao. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos said this as he...
A young boy braves the flood in Carmen, Davao del Norte to get food and water delivered by the troops from the 27th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army on Feb. 3, 2024. (Photo by 27IB) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) vowed to support measures to mitigate flood risks particularly in highly...
