Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto expressed his gratitude to the city 's residents and emergency responders for their efforts in ensuring everyone 's safety from the adverse effects of Super Typhoon Uwan, which battered the entire Luzon region, including Metro Manila on Sunday, Nov. 9. "Salamat...
The water level in Marikina River remains at a normal level despite heavy and continuous rains brought by Super Typhoon Uwan on Sunday, Nov. 9, Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro said. Based on the latest water level monitoring by the city government, the river 's water level stood at 13.4...
About 114 families or 383 individuals in nine barangays in Pasig City evacuated early to evacuation centers as part of preemptive measures for Super Typhoon Uwan. As early as 4:45 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9, five evacuation centers in Pasig City already accommodated 31 families. By around 6:30 p.m.,...
Local chief executives were directed by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Sunday, Nov. 9, to implement forced evacuation ahead of the possible impact of Super Typhoon “Uwan.” Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary and NDRRMC Chairperson Gilberto...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said on Saturday, Nov. 8, that evacuation centers in the city are now ready in case they are needed, as the city prepares for the expected impact of Typhoon Uwan. Sotto added that the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and Incident Management Team (IMT) have also been...
The Iloilo City government has ordered the pre-emptive evacuation of residents living along coastal and low-lying areas here ahead of typhoon ‘’Tino’’ (international name ‘’Kalmaegi’’). "Starting 3 p.m., the Iloilo City government will implement a pre-emptive evacuation in...
Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval, together with personnel from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), inspected Sitio 6, Barangay Catmon on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 23, following a massive fire that displaced hundreds of families. According to the Public Information Office (PIO), a total of 494...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has once again urged residents in coastal areas of Davao Oriental, Surigao del Sur, and Surigao del Norte to evacuate to higher ground after another powerful earthquake struck offshore Davao Oriental on Friday evening, Oct. 10, exposing around 1.8 million people in...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) issued a tsunami warning on Friday evening, October 10, following a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck offshore Davao Oriental at 7:12 p.m. According to Phivolcs, the earthquake’s epicenter was located approximately 36...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) urged residents in coastal communities across Davao Oriental and six other provinces to immediately evacuate to higher ground following the magnitude 7.4 offshore earthquake that struck the eastern seaboard of Mindanao on Friday morning, Oct. 10. According to OCD...
Severe Tropical Storm “Opong” may have exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Saturday, Sept. 27, but 1,555 passengers remained stranded in various seaports nationwide. As of 12 noon, the Philippine Coast Guard said the stranded passengers were monitored in 32 ports in the...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Authorities in this province have started the pre-emptive evacuation of thousands of families as typhoon “Opong” is expected to bring heavy to intense rains that may trigger flooding and dangerous lahar flows from Mayon Volcano. The Albay Public Safety and Emergency...
