The Philippines and the United Kingdom are looking to deepen cooperation in space science and technology, satellite data, artificial intelligence (AI), and innovation, as the two countries prepare for the launch of the Multispectral Unit for Land Assessment (MULA) satellite. Philippine Space Agency...
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers were racing to find hundreds of people still missing two days after a catastrophic flash flood struck the Himalayan border between Nepal and China, as the death toll rose Friday and authorities warned that an overflowing lake formed after the disaster could...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday, August 27, that Philippine officials are actively monitoring massive flash floods in northern Nepal as authorities work to determine whether Filipino nationals were affected, including reports of a Filipino traveler missing in the disaster. In...
The Quezon City government, in partnership with LyfSaver, has launched the QC LyfSaver Roadshow to speed up incident reporting and boost disaster preparedness through technology. Mayor Joy Belmonte led the launch on Wednesday, Aug. 26, joined by LyfSaver convenors Dingdong Dantes, founder of...
“Floods are among the most destructive calamities man has to cope with.” The statement comes from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), an attached agency of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Floods inflict significant damage...
Chiefs of police and unit commanders of the Philippine National Police (PNP) were alerted for preemptive public safety measures and disaster response as typhoon “Saudel” and other weather disturbances threaten to bring more rains and possible flooding in the coming days. PNP chief Gen. Jose...
Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3), through the Regional Community Affairs and Development Division (RCADD), conducted a five-day Disaster Preparedness and Search and Rescue (SAR) and Retrieval Operations Seminar from August 17 to 21, 2026. The training, led by RCADD Chief Col. Ferdinand D. Germino,...
By CHIARA TERZUOLO Extreme heat, heavy rain and other urban crises brought about by climate change are now a global issue and have been at the forefront of everyone’s minds this summer 2026, with Europe and the United States hit by a historic heatwave. France recorded one of the hottest days...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Crews rescued 172 people and recovered the body of a passenger from a ferry that caught fire in rough seas Wednesday near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, authorities said. The fire started about 4:15 a.m. while the Putri Yasmin ferry was en route from Padang Bai...
Quezon City recorded an 80-percent decline in families in evacuation centers amid the intensified southwest monsoon or “habagat,” compared with the number during its onset last year. As of Aug. 11, the city recorded 2,146 affected families or 8,220 individuals in evacuation centers, down...
When the waters rise, even the city’s four-legged residents need somewhere safe to go—and in Quezon City, rescued animals now have a place of refuge. A Pet Evacuation Area in Barangay Bagong Silangan had sheltered 64 pets rescued from areas still affected by floods as of Monday, Aug. 10. Set...
The number of classrooms damaged by the combined effects of Tropical Cyclone “Maymay” and the southwest monsoon or “habagat” has climbed to 3,924, up from 2,424 reported a day earlier, the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Monday, Aug. 10. Based on DepEd’s latest situation report...
