MALASIQUI, Pangasinan (PNA) – A total of 16,428 families or 73,010 individuals in the Ilocos region were reportedly displaced by typhoon “Egay.” Data from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as of 8 a.m. on Friday, July 28, showed that of the total number, 4,164 families or...
DAGUPAN CITY (PNA) – The city government declared a state of calamity on Friday, July 28, due to the severe flooding and adverse impact of typhoon “Egay.” The Sangguniang Panlungsod (city council) members approved the resolution upon the recommendation of Mayor Belen Fernandez. In his report,...
A total of 25 roads were cleared and reopened to public after being damaged due to the onslaught of super typhoon “Egay” (international name: Doksuri), the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported. As of 12 noon Friday, July 28, the DPWH Bureau of Maintenance said that 14...
Globe has deployed connectivity support in Northern Luzon areas affected by typhoon “Egay,” including call, charging, and Wi-Fi booths and free mobile services crucial for communication and relief operations. A GLOBE booth for free calls, charging, and WiFi in Abulug, Cagayan. On Thursday, July...
Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) has urged the government to impose an "urgent price freeze" on agricultural products in areas severely affected by typhoon Egay. Dingras, Ilocos Norte (Photo courtesy of Domenic Daoang and Ryan Paul Bagalayos) "Retail prices of rice, vegetables,...
At least 13 people have died due to Super Typhoon “Egay”, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Friday, July 28, as the magnitude of its devastation slowly becomes clearer after the storm passed. *Personnel of the Philippine Army's 77th Infantry Battalion...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on Friday, July 28, said there is a need for the Senate to investigate the Laguna Lake tragedy where less than 30 lives were lost yesterday. “Yes, we need to investigate because the bulk of (typhoon) ‘Egay’ deaths came from this incident,”...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez touches base with victims of Super Typhoon "Egay" in Baguio City. (Speaker’s office) True to his word, House Speaker Martin Romualdez personally joined on Friday, July 28 relief operations in the typhoon-stricken Baguio City in the province of Benguet. Romualdez...
Search and rescue operations were conducted to find the four personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) who went missing while attempting to save a crew of a distressed tugboat off Cagayan River in Aparri, Cagayan due to Super Typhoon “Egay”, authorities bared Friday, July 28. * (Philippine...
BAGUIO CITY – A total of 189,815 individuals or 49,345 families from 381 barangays in 54 municipalities in six provinces in the Cordillera region have been affected by typhoon “Egay.” The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Cordillera said as 6 a.m. on Friday, July 28, Abra had the...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has distributed aid worth an estimated P2.53 million to victims of the monsoon rains and flood triggered by typhoon “Egay” in Western Visayas. THE Quick Response Team (QRT) packs rice for food packs at the DSWD-6 warehouse...
LUNA, Apayao – Six persons were reported missing in a landslide that hit Lubong Butao, Calanasan, Apayao, during the onslaught of typhoon “Egay” in Northern Luzon on Tuesday, July 26. Apayao Gov. Elias C. Bulut Jr. said a search operation for the victims is under way. Bulut said torrential...
