Seven more people were added to the government’s list of people who died due to intense rains and flooding brought by a shearline and the northeast monsoon (amihan) during the Christmas weekend which brought the death toll to 13, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Tuesday, Dec. 27. Philippine...
Malacañang said immediate assistance will be provided to those affected by the shear line rainfall and flooding in various areas in Visayas and Mindanao. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides the 13th Cabinet meeting in Malacañang on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (Photo from the Office of the...
AUTHORITIES conduct a rescue operation in a flooded area in Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental on Christmas Day. (FB) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PNA) – Christmas did not come easy to some local government units in Northern Mindanao as they welcomed the supposed most joyous event of the year by...
ILOILO CITY — South Koreans experts said that the ongoing P13-billion mega dam project has reduced flooding in Calinog town, Iloilo province. AN illustration of how the mega dam project prevented flashflood in Calinog town, Iloilo province. (JRMP-II/NIA-6) In a report, joint venture consultants...
Filipino and Japanese experts have mapped out strategic plans on how the Philippines could appropriately deal with the threat and enhance its resiliency against the world-wide effects of climate change, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Monday, Dec. 5. The DPWH, through its...
The three pumping stations built by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have dramatically reduced the flooding in the low-lying areas of Bocaue and Marilao towns in Bulacan to manageable levels. DPWH Bulacan First Engineering chief Henry Alcantara said the first pumping station worth...
After torrential rains caused severe flooding throughout the Davao Region, House Speaker Martin Romualdez and his fellow congressmen initiated a relief drive for the affected residents of Malalag town, Davao Del Sur in Mindanao. Officials of Speaker Martin Romualdez and Tingog Party-list’s...
A House leader has highlighted the annual economic losses that the Philippines suffer from natural calamities, even as she called on government and stakeholders to immediately address the issue of climate change. (Unsplash) San Jose Del Monte City lone district Rep. Florida "Rida" Robes said in a...
• Mangrove, giant bamboo and bitaog trees play an important role in recuding flooding. • Wind and swell waves lose energy and height when they pass through mangrove forests because the aerial tangled roots and branches act as physical barriers • The roots of a giant bamboo absorb excess water...
TUGUEGARAO CITY – As part of its social responsibility, the SM Center Tuguegarao Downtown (SMTD) on Sunday offered free overnight parking in the face of severe flooding caused by Typhoon Paeng’s rains. Free parking overnight (Photo via Liezle Inigo) The SM mall has been offering free overnight...
Gutter-deep floods triggered by non-stop rains brought by severe tropical storm "Paeng" hit low-lying areas in Manila on Saturday, Oct. 29. Pedestrians and motorists wade through gutter-deep flood along Taft Ave and General Luna St. on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 29, 2022, due to sever tropical storm...
In less than 24 hours, severe tropical storm Paeng (international name: Nalgae) already made landfall four times. This, however, will not be the last as the weather disturbance is about to hit the country’s landmass anew according to the state weather bureau. “On the forecast track, the center...
