The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) called on the public on Sunday, Aug. 10, to prepare anew for the possible impact of the southwest monsoon (habagat), including widespread flooding and landslides. OCD Officer-in-Charge Asst. Sec. Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV said the threat of habagat still...
The United States has allocated an additional P13.8 million worth of funding for emergency shelter assistance and hygiene kits to the victims of the recent typhoons and flooding in Luzon. The US Embassy in Manila said in a statement on Friday, Aug. 8, that the new provision will cover some 3,000...
Business tycoon Ramon Ang has offered to shoulder the costs of clearing Metro Manila’s rivers of obstructions, including relocating houses and schools built over waterways, in a bid to help ease the problem of chronic flooding in the National Capital Region (NCR). In a press conference with...
Proactive disaster risk reduction and a whole-of-government approach in responding to increasingly frequent and intense natural calamities are key pillars under the administration of President Marcos Jr. Thus, said Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary and National Disaster Risk Reduction...
Senators on Monday, July 28 lauded President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s strong directive for a thorough audit and review of all flood control projects following the massive flooding that greatly affected Filipinos during the past few weeks. Sen. Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV said it is...
Senators are hoping to hear President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. disclose how his administration intends to find solutions to the country’s perennial problem on massive flooding and online gambling in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 28. Sen. Panfilo “Ping”...
Reservists are on hand to assist people affected by massive flooding due to the southwest monsoon or ‘’habagat’’ enhanced by tropical cyclones in the provinces. On Thursday, July 24, the 2nd Air Force Wing Reserve led by Lt. Col. Mikee Romero conducted a humanitarian relief mission in...
CALASIAO, Pangasinan – Most of the 24 barangays in this municipality are under water due to flood as a result of heavy rains from the southwest monsoon or ‘‘habagat’’ and successive tropical cyclones. Thousands of residents were surprised by the height of the flood. A knee-deep flood in...
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – A total of 267,980 families, consisting of 952,767 individuals, in Pangasinan have been affected by severe flooding and other effects of the series of weather disturbances since last week, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said. About 33...
CALASIAO, Pangasinan – Search and rescue operations continue in this town swamped by floods from the southwest monsoon and tropical cyclones. Police Col. Arbel C. Mercullo, officer-in-charge of the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office, deployed lawmen to assist in evacuation, rescue stranded...
Citing that storms are becoming stronger, President Marcos said typhoon impacts, particularly flooding, should no longer be treated as an "extraordinary situation." Gone are the days that massive flooding is considered a "special situation," Marcos said, stressing that this is now the "new...
Typhoon Emong (international name: Co-may) remains a powerful weather system as it hovers almost stationary over the sea west of Pangasinan, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its latest Tropical Cyclone Bulletin issued at 2...
