Rescue personnel transport the dead body of a victim who was trapped under a landslide caused by heavy rains in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Sujan Gurung) KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The number of people killed by flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall...
ILOILO CITY – Heavy rainfall caused by the “habagat” or southwest monsoon enhanced by two tropical cyclones caused landslides and flooding in the province and city of Iloilo. MEN transport a woman who was injured in a September 17 landslide in Janiuay town, Iloilo province. (Janiuay...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The second-highest ranked official in the House of Representatives is pleading to Filipinos to exercise proper waste disposal amid the projected La Niña or extended rainy season. “I call on all Filipino households to do...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has offered a helping hand to the various government agencies tapped to undertake preventive measures against possible floods caused by the La Niña...
(Unxplash) The House of Representatives is quick to switch gears from responding to challlenges caused by El Niño to the emerging problems of La Niña. This, as Speaker Martin Romualdez is scheduled to lead a high-level meeting on...
Vehicles sit abandoned in floodwaters covering a road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 17, 2024. With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn’t really pour or flood — at least nothing like what drenched the United Arab Emirates and paralyzed Dubai. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell) With cloud...
OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa "Del Mar" Magsino (Screenshot from Facebook live) OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa "Del Mar" Magsino has expressed sadness over the fate of three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), who reportedly perished as a result of the...
DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega (Contributed photo) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is verfying reports that two Filipinos in flood-stricken Dubai died after getting electrocuted in the water. "Our consulate is checking with the...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Tuesday, Feb. 6 warned of possible flash floods or landslides over parts of Mindanao due to occasional moderate to heavy rains. (Photo credit to MB Visual Content Group) In PAGASA's 4 a.m. live broadcast,...
DAVAO CITY – Flood from heavy rain swamped low-lying barangays in Pigcawayan, North Cotabato on Tuesday, September 19. Data from the office of acting Mayor Niel Jake Casi showed that as of 8 a.m. on Wednesday, September 20, flooding affected 2,065 individuals in Barangays Anick, Balogo,...
The relief operations in Palauig, Zambales (Speaker's office) Hundreds of flood victims in the province of Zambales benefitted from a relief drive facilitated by the offices of Speaker Martin Romualdez and Tingog Party-list, even as Tropical Storm "Dodong" battered some parts of the country. Over...
A victim of the recent floods in Bukidnon receives eggs and other food items during the opening of the community pantry on Saturday, July 8. (Bukidnon 2nd district Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores' office) Using funds received from the office of the House Speaker, Bukidnon 2nd district Rep. Jonathan...
