The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has ordered the clearing of the heavily silted Pampanga River after a collapse of a dike in Barangay Sta. Rita in Lubao which led to flooding in the area and nearby towns. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said excessive sedimentation has severely...
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro on Tuesday, July 22, said that more than 23,380 Marikeños were evacuated from their homes due to the continuous onslaught of heavy rains brought about by the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat that also caused the water level of Marikina River to rise to...
The Marikina River reached third alarm on Monday night, July 21, after its water level rose to 18 meters due to heavy rainfall brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat). The Marikina City Rescue 161, the city 's Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), said the river 's...
The Marikina City local government raised the first alarm at the Marikina River on Monday, July 21, after the water level reached 15 meters due to continuous rains brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat). According to Marikina City Rescue 161, the city 's Disaster Risk Reduction and...
La Mesa Dam in Quezon City remains at a critical level amid continued moderate to heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned on Monday, July 21. In its Hydrological Dam Situationer No. 4...
Mayor Maan Teodoro said on Wednesday, July 9, that the local government is prepared for the rainy season, with continuous dredging in the Marikina River and ongoing drainage declogging operations to ensure the proper flow of water and prevent flooding. Teodoro said that during her first week as...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) issued flood bulletins on Wednesday, July 9, warning of potential flooding in communities near the Pasig-Marikina-Laguna de Bay and Tullahan River basins due to rains brought by the southwest monsoon, or...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Gov. Humerlito A. Dolor said the proposed large-scale sand-dredging activities in Gloria town are secured with all permits from the appropriate government agencies aside from the necessary environmental assessments and tests that were conducted before its...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is rehabilitating the decades-old Magsaysay Bridge here. “We are now redoubling our effort in rehabilitation works and all technical men and working force are already on the ground in fast-tracking the project,” DPWH-13 (Caraga)...
The massive dredging operations in Cagayan River have stopped since 2023, Malacañang said. It added that there is also no dredging operation in the river at present. PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (Betheena Unite) "[B]ase po sa DENR regional executive director sa Cagayan Region, itong dredging...
San Miguel Corp. cleaned up the Biñan River in Biñan City in less than a year. ALL cleaned up is the Biñan River in Biñan City, Laguna. It freed up the clogged waterway of nearly 88,000 tons of silt and solid waste that worsened flooding in the city. Its Better Rivers PH initiative covered a...
President Marcos was certain that the Pasig River Esplanade is bound to witness more stories and core memories, following its development. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. inaugurates the phase 3 of the Pasig River Esplanade in Intramuros, Manila on Feb. 27, 2025. (Mark Balmores)...
