The Malabon City government has stepped up preparations to safeguard its residents and minimize the impact of Typhoon Opong. Mayor Jeannie Sandoval convened the city’s disaster response cluster on Thursday, Sept. 25, for the Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment meeting, directing agencies to finalize...
As severe tropical storm "Opong" is expected to approach Metro Manila from afternoon to evening of Sept. 26, the local government of Pasig immediately prepared for its possible impact on the city. Following a pre-disaster risk assessment with the support of barangay offices, tents and other...
The Pasay City Health Office was placed on Code White Alert on Thursday, Sept. 25, in preparation for the threat of Typhoon Opong, which is expected to affect the country, including Metro Manila. Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the alert status was declared based on the recommendation of...
The local government of Marikina on Thursday, Sept. 25, has deployed city boats to strategic and low-lying areas in preparation for severe tropical storm “Opong.” Mayor Maan Teodoro called for a meeting with the city’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), and affirmed the...
A 32-year-old tricycle driver was arrested for breaking the window of a parked pickup truck and trying to steal from it along Osmeña Highway corner Estrella Street in Barangay Bangkal, Makati City, early Thursday morning. The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspect as alias Edmar,...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano ordered on Thursday, Sept. 25, the emergency and preparedness response offices to prepare for the impact of Typhoon Opong. Emergency and response teams began dismantling billboard tarpaulins, which may endanger the lives of residents. Rubiano also ordered the...
The Quezon City Health Department (QCHD) has raised alarm over reports of individuals producing and selling fake medical certificates in the city. In an advisory on Wednesday, Sept. 24, the QCHD emphasized that medical certificates issued by the city’s 67 health centers are free of charge and...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso could not hide his dismay over the Sunog Apog Pumping Station in Tondo, Manila, that is notorious for continuously breaking down and, at times, worsening the flooding situation in the city despite millions, if not billions, worth of repairs and updates...
A 20-year-old man died after being accidentally hit on the head by a garbage truck 's support bar while throwing trash in Tanay, Rizal, on Tuesday morning, Sept. 23. According to the Tanay Municipal Police Station (Tanay MPS), the victim, identified as Jeffsy, went to the oval of Southville 10...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Thursday, Sept. 25, responded to frequently asked questions from netizens on class suspensions, including the viral remark, “Waterproof kami? (Are we waterproof?).” Sotto issued the statement following the announcement of the automatic suspension of classes in...
The Muntinlupa City government activated its siren (public address system) to warn residents about severe tropical storm “Opong.” The Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management (MCDDRM) used the siren on Sept. 25 when the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced the suspension of classes on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 26 and 27, as the city prepares for the expected onslaught of typhoon "Opong" and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) which will bring heavy to intense rains across Luzon, including...
