Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando on Wednesday, August 19, called on residents to take all necessary measures to safeguard life and property amid monsoon rains, as more than 100 barangays across the province are now under floodwaters. Fernando advised the public to closely monitor heavy rainfall...
Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco is aware that garbage control directly affects flood control. Intending to do something about it, Tiangco filed House Bill (HB) No.10841 or the Anti-Littering Community Service Act in the current 20th Congress. The measure, lodged in the House of...
The massive flooding that paralyzed Metro Manila on Monday, Aug. 17, should force the government to confront the issue head-on. After decades of flood-control spending, why are our cities still so easily overwhelmed by rain? The answer cannot simply be another multibillion-peso flood control...
ILOILO CITY—The number of barangays (villages) in this city affected by flood from heavy rainfall enhanced by habagat (southwest monsoon) has climbed to 65 from the initial count of 56 barangays. According to the Iloilo City Emergency Operations Center, around 160–165 millimeters of rainfall...
A Metro Manila congressman is espousing science-based solutions coupled with disciplined waste disposal to finally put an end to perennial flooding in the country’s low-lying communities. Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan said that while band-aid fixes can instantly...
Fed up with the floods caused by the Habagat-strengthened rains, Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Co went off on the government on Friday, Aug. 14 as she sought genuine solutions to the flood control corruption issue. In particular, Co complained of the widespread flooding caused by the unyielding...
Mayor Lem Faustino on Tuesday, August 11, placed Calumpit, Bulacan under a state of calamity after all 29 barangays were submerged by floodwaters from days of heavy rains. Faustino said the declaration was based on the worsening situation in low‑lying areas, the number of families forced into...
The country is once again mired in flood. As usual. The rains come, roads disappear, commuters get stranded, homes and businesses take in water. We are all familiar with the scenario. Then we hear about flood control. Again. We have been hearing about it for years. Billions have been allocated....
House Speaker Isabela 6th district Rep. Faustino "Bojie" Dy III has assured Filipinos that their congressmen are ready to provide them help in connection with the heavy rains and floods caused by the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat). According to Dy, House members representing affected constituencies...
House Deputy Speakers La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V and Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin defended Congress on Monday, Aug. 10 from criticisms that it was prioritizing Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial over response to problems caused by heavy rains and floods....
The House of Representatives has cancelled its scheduled plenary session on Monday, Aug. 10 due to heavy rainfall and flooding. This, as House personnel were placed on a work-from-home (WFH) arrangement “In view of the heavy rainfall and flooding brought about by the Southwest Monsoon, a...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Miro Quimbo demanded on Sunday, Aug. 9 the immediate suspension of the contractor and operator of the Iwahig and Tumana pumping stations after he discovered firsthand that they were non-working and abandoned. An irate Quimbo directed his call to Department of Public...
