Local chief executives were directed by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Sunday, Nov. 9, to implement forced evacuation ahead of the possible impact of Super Typhoon “Uwan.” Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary and NDRRMC Chairperson Gilberto...
(UPDATED) Super Typhoon “Uwan” began battering parts of Bicol as authorities confirmed that nearly one million individuals have been preemptively evacuated across 10 regions on Sunday, Nov. 9, to avoid the cyclone’s destructive winds and torrential rains. The National Disaster Risk Reduction...
Authorities warned that as many as 8.4 million people across several regions could be affected as Typhoon “Uwan” moved closer to Northern Luzon with the potential to intensify into a super typhoon. This, as Visayas and parts of Mindanao continued to reel from the effects of Typhoon “Tino,...
As the nation continues to reel from the devastation left by Typhoon Tino, which claimed the lives of at least 188 people as of Friday, Nov. 7, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has begun shifting its focus to brace for the impact of another powerful storm, the potential super typhoon “Uwan,”...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Wednesday, Nov. 5, approved the allocation of P1 million financial aid for the people of Cebu that were affected by Typhoon Tino, as he called on Manileños to also help in the ongoing relief efforts and pray for the province. Domagoso made the...
(UPDATED) Typhoon “Tino” left a deadly trail across the Visayas region with at least 91 fatalities reported, most of them from Cebu, as government agencies rushed to deliver relief aid, restore power, and clear roads amid ongoing floods and isolation in hard-hit areas, the Office of Civil...
(UPDATED) Typhoon “Tino” left at least 26 persons dead, most of them in Central Visayas (Region 7), and forced tens of thousands of residents to flee their homes across the Visayas and parts of Northern Mindanao, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Sunday, Nov. 2, that it was closely monitoring a massive environmental threat Negros Oriental after a wastewater spill from a collapsed containment lagoon in Bais City stained the local marine environment. Undersecretary...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has completed the crafting of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 12287 or the “Declaration of State of Imminent Disaster Act.” In a statement Saturday, Oct. 25, the OCD said a five-day workshop was held in Clark, Pampanga to...
Tropical Storm “Ramil” left at least seven people dead and affected 133,000 individuals across four regions in Luzon and Visayas, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Monday, Oct. 20. A total of 56,000 families or 173,000 individuals from Cagayan...
Tropical Storm “Ramil” unleashed heavy rains and powerful winds that prompted the pre-emptive evacuation of 22,000 individuals while 5 deaths were being validated, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) disclosed on Sunday, Oct. 19. A report from the NDRRMC showed...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) extended relief assistance to cops who were affected by the twin earthquakes that hit Davao Oriental last week. A post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation program was spearheaded by the Davao Police Regional Office (PRO-11) for its personnel affected by the...