Personnel of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) special Operations Group rescue residents from severe flooding in Brgy. Guadalupe, Carmen, Davao del Norte on Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by PCG Southeastern Mindanao) The death toll from the widespread flooding and landslides that hit Mindanao has risen to 16,...
Rescue personnel search for survivors after a landslide hit Brgy. Rotten, Monkayo, Davao de Oro on Feb. 2. A 98-year-old woman died while three others were hurt in the landslide. (Photo courtesy of Monkayo LGU) The death toll from devastating landslides and widespread flooding across Davao Region...
DAVAO CITY – An environmental group has attributed the widespread flooding and landslides in the Davao region to the diminishing forest cover, massive land conversion, and poor urban planning. RESIDENTS gather beside a destroyed road in San Isidro, Davao Oriental. (Contributed photo) ...
Floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain have killed six people in Mindanao, with one other person missing, rescuers said on Thursday, February 1. RESIDENTS push a makeshift raft loaded with a motorcycle through flood waters brought about by heavy rains in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur on...
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...
