The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Monday, Dec. 26, that it has completed the construction of a Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in San Luis, Aurora which will be ready for the use of the public and sports enthusiasts. DPWH logo DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller A. Tolentino...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Over a thousand families in the Northern Mindanao region, specifically in the provinces of Misamis Oriental and Misamis Occidental, were evacuated due to nonstop moderate to heavy rains since Christmas Eve (Dec. 24). In a situational report from the Office of the Civil...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is calling for the inclusion in the priority list of bills a measure establishing disaster-resilient evacuation centers nationwide for the benefit of underprivileged families who suffer the most during typhoons, earthquakes, and other natural...
The city government of Las Piñas equipped the team of the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (DRRMO) with two new rescue trucks for use during calamities and accidents. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the new set of vehicles acquired by the city government includes preemptive evacuation truck...
BIÑAN CITY, Laguna – Some areas here remain submerged in floods almost three weeks after severe tropical storm Paeng hit parts of Southern Luzon on Oct. 29. Data from the City Social Welfare And Development Office showed that a total of 886 families or 3,606 individuals are still staying...
KAWIT, Cavite – The local government unit here evacuated 110 families as Typhoon Karding barreled into the country on Sunday, Sept. 25. According to a Facebook update from Mayor Angelo G. Aguinaldo on Monday, Sept. 26, 85 families or 344 individuals are staying in Binakayan National High...
Around 93 families residing near the Marikina River were evacuated on Tuesday night, Aug. 23, as the river’s water level rose to 15 meters and prompted a 1st alarm alert. The Marikina River water level at around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24. (Screenshot from Marikina City Rescue 161 Facebook...
There is a move in the House of Representatives to establish fully-equipped, fully-operational evacuation centers nationwide following the magnitude 7 earthquake that displaced over 33,000 people in northern Luzon. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd...
BAGUIO CITY – A total of 2,844 individuals belonging to 894 families have remained in various evacuation centers since the magnitude-7 earthquake struck northern Luzon. In a report released by the Department of Health-Cordillera on August 1, out of the total number, 674 families or 2,009...
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada is pushing for the construction of a multi-purpose gym in all cities and municipalities across the country to serve as evacuation centers during calamities or disasters. Estrada filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 465 or the proposed Multipurpose Gym in All Municipalies and Cities Act...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go has renewed his call for the passage of his twin measures establishing the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) and requiring the construction of evacuation centers following a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit Northern Luzon last Wednesday. “At the opening of the...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday, July 27, retained the Alert Level 4 status in Myanmar, which means Filipinos there must be evacuated. In an advisory, DFA said an Alert Level 4 status, which has been imposed since May 6, 2021, should remain in place until further notice "to...
