House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez endorsed on Thursday, Feb. 1, the immediate release of P150 million in financial assistance to the victims of the destructive floods in the Davao region. “This is to...
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. ...
DAVAO CITY – Moderate to heavy rain since Tuesday, January 30, triggered flooding and landslides in the Davao region on Wednesday, January 31. A BRIDGE was damaged in Barangay San Roque, New Bataan, Davao de Oro due to rampaging flood caused by heavy rain. (Photo courtesy of Rep. Marica Zamora...
Aside from meteorological factors, the country's weather bureau cited other causes of flooding, which include rapid urbanization and development. (PAGASA) During the "MAGHANDA: Communicating Hazards, Risks, and Early Warning for Policymakers" event on Tuesday, Jan. 23, the Philippine Atmospheric,...
DAVAO CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-Davao is set to meet local government officials and concerned government agencies next month to craft solutions to make the region disaster-resilient. OCD-Davao chief Ednar Dayanghirang said on Monday, January 22, that his office will organize a...
DAVAO CITY – Over 284 families or 1,704 individuals affected by flooding in the host communities of Hallmark Mining Corp. in two barangays in Mati City, Davao Oriental, received food assistance on Saturday, January 20, and Monday, January 22. FAMILIES from host communities of Hallmark Mining...
DAVAO CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-Davao region (OCD-Davao) reported on Sunday, January 21, 14 deaths following the landslides triggered by recent heavy rainfall from the shear line that impacted several areas. In a progress report obtained from the OCD-Davao, 11 died in Barangay Mount...
BUTUAN CITY – Relief operations for flood victims in Agusan del Sur are ongoing, police said on Friday, January 19. POLICE transport relief goods to flood victims in Agusan del Sur through a boat. (Photo via Mike U. Crismundo) Police Regional Office 13-Regional Public Information Office chief...
DAVAO CITY – The Office of the Civil Defense-Davao region (OCD-Davao) reported that 45,000 families or 187,108 individuals in 95 barangays across the region were displaced by landslide and flash flood caused by the shear line weather system on Thursday, January 18. OCD logo (FB)...
DAVAO CITY – Two persons were killed in landslides here triggered by non-stop heavy rain from the shearline on Thursday, January 18, the Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) reported. EVACUEES in Davao City are treated to pancit for dinner on Thursday, January 18....
Tingog Party-list conducts relief operations in one of the affected areas of the recent floods in the Davao region. (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives is eyeing the release of some P35 million worth of financial aid to seven congressional districts...
DAVAO CITY – More than 2,000 families from Davao de Oro and Davao Oriental affected by flood received food and non-food assistance from two government agencies in the Davao region on Wednesday, January 17. The Coast Guard in Davao Oriental distributed 100 sacks of relief goods to hundreds of...
