President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered his Cabinet members, particularly Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato Solidum Jr., to look into how the government could have do better in terms of issuing warnings against flooding and preemptively evacuating people from...
DAVAO CITY – The agricultural town of Pigcawayan, Cotabato has experienced the worst flooding in recent history, with 28 out of 40 barangays inundated, Mayor Juanito Agustin disclosed. RESIDENTS wade through a flooded road in Pigcawayan, Cotabato on Friday, Oct. 28. Pigcawayan has experienced the...
Cyclone Paeng (international name: Nalgae) is now a severe tropical storm, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on early Saturday morning, Oct. 29. Severe tropical storm Paeng was last spotted over the coastal waters of Virac, Catanduanes,...
Tropical storm Paeng (international name: Nalgae) may generate storm surges in selected Philippine coastal areas, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned. Storm surge, locally known as daluyong ng bagyo, is defined as the “abnormal rise in...
In a span of 10 days, Cagayan was devastated by three powerful typhoons, the latest of which – Tropical Depression “Obet” – forced more than 100 residents to evacuate and caused flooding in nearly a dozen areas. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel rescue residents in Brgy. Dodan, Aparri,...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government will create short and long-term solutions to address flooding here. FLOODING near SM City Bacolod due to moderate rainfall on Monday, Oct. 3. (Photo courtesy of the Bacolod City PIO) Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez met the Department of Public Works...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto reminded the public on Friday, Sept. 23, of the environmental perils of land grabbing in the Masungi Georeserve, citing its impact in worsening floods. “If land grabbers succeed, flooding will worsen as the years go by. No flood control will be enough if we do not...
Heavy rains caused gutter-deep to waist-deep floods in some parts of Taytay, Rizal Wednesday noon, Aug. 31. Photo from Taytay PIO In a Facebook post, the Taytay Public Information Office (PIO) said some parts of Barangay Dolores, Sta. Ana, San Isidro and San Juan experienced flooding. These four...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The death toll from monsoon flooding in Pakistan since June has reached 1,033, according to figures released Sunday by the country's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Children use a raft to make their way in a flooded area after heavy monsoon rains on the...
DAGUPAN CITY – The city government has approved four major road projects that will be implemented to address the perennial problems of massive flooding and high tide in the city. Photo courtesy of Liezle Basa Inigo City engineering officer-in-charge Engr. Josephine Corpuz said the program of...
A trail of destruction emerged as Severe Tropical Storm “Florita” left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Wednesday morning, August 24. Personnel from Baggao Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) in Cagayan assist residents from crossing the Bagunot Bridge...
All inmates in the detention facilities manned by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), especially in areas hit by tropical storm "Florita" are safe, the bureau's top official said on Wednesday, Aug. 24. BJMP chief Director Allan Iral said the initial action they implemented is to...
