BACOLOD CITY – More than 100 individuals living in areas near Kanlaon Volcano in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental were evacuated on Monday night, June 3, following a phreatic eruption at around 6:51 p.m. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/6/3/kanlaon-volcano-erupts-alert-level-2-raised RESIDENTS...
Families affected by “Aghon” in Tanza, Cavite, were evacuated over the weekend (Photo from Balitang Tanzeño/MDRRMO-Tanza) CAVITE – A total of 26 families or 83 individuals were evacuated in the coastal town of Tanza over the weekend due to the effects of typhoon “Aghon.” The...
As it prepares for the gradual return to the traditional June to March cycle, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, May 23, reiterated that schools should no longer be used as evacuation centers for individuals affected by calamities because it disrupts the learning process. Evacuees who...
DAVAO CITY – Many residents of a subdivision here have mastered the art of evacuation as well as adaptation as they have nowhere to go when flood strikes. RESIDENTS wash clothes on Monday, February 5, a week after hundreds of houses were submerged by flood at Jade Valley...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) turns over a two-storey evacuation facility in Baler, Aurora which will serve as an emergency shelter for the municipality's typhoon-prone people. (Photo by DPWH) The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has turned over a two-storey...
DAVAO CITY – Four-hundred sixty-families evacuated as rivers overflowed and flooded residential areas in two provinces in the Davao region due to non-stop rainfall from the low-pressure area (LPA) since Tuesday, January 30. PEOPLE evacuate from their flood-stricken homes in Davao City. ...
Four Filipinos have already returned home from Myanmar, while two others were left behind amid the escalating tensions there because of the insurgency against military rule, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Wednesday, Nov. 22. The seat for Myanmar delegation remains empty...
The Senate Committee on National Defense and Security has endorsed the passage of the bill mandating the construction of permanent disaster-resilient evacuation centers in all cities and municipalities in the country. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairman of the defense panel,...
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. leads the third quarter full council meeting of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Sept. 28, 2023. (Photo by NDRRMC) The national government will build evacuation centers that can withstand any kind...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe suspended classes in private and public schools here on Thursday, August 17, due to inclement weather. ZAMBOANGA City Disaster Risk Reduction Management personnel prepare equipment for rescue operations amid inclement weather. (City Hall PIO) Dalipe...
CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City – The Armed Forces Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom), through the Tactical Operation Group 2 (TOG 2) of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), has evacuated individuals stranded by typhoons “Egay” and “Falcon” in Basco, Batanes. Major Al Anthony B. Pueblas, acting Nolcom...
(Unsplash) Anti-leptospirosis drugs should be stockpiled at evacuation centers during the rainy season. Thus, said Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes, who noted that diseases like leptospirosis were likely to surge during typhoons. "Leptospirosis is a preventable disease. Sa mga panahong ganito...
