A total of 154 cities and municipalities have already been placed under a state of calamity due to Super Typhoon “Egay” and enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat”, including the municipality of Macabebe in Pampanga province which has been submerged in flood for nearly one month already,...
Senators on Tuesday, August 1 wanted the perennial flooding problems that affect the country annually eased or solved. This followed a manifestation on the Senate floor by Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regarding the continued flooding...
This photo taken on July 31, 2023 shows an overflowing Yongding River under the New Shougang Bridge in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua) BEIJING/SHIJIAZHUANG, China -- Two people have been killed during rainstorms in Beijing, and 52,384 have been relocated to safer places, as heavy downpours...
Mayor Baby Manlapaz, Vice Mayor Charo Sy-Alvarado Mendoza, Richie Mendoza, and councilors brave waist-deep flood waters to distribute water buckets to thousands of flood victims in Barangay San Juan, Hagonoy, Bulacan on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Marcel Bayan) Another town in the...
Small seacraft in northern Palawan were barred from travelling due to the combined effects of Tropical Depression “Dodong” and southwest monsoon (habagat). *Philippine Coast Guard personnel rescue residents of * *Brgy. Corong-Corong in El Nido, Palawan on July 13, 2023 due to flood caused by...
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Works, on Thursday, July 13, urged the leadership of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to immediately act on the flooding of roads in the Metro. ...
Flooding and water shortage are perennial problems that keep hounding the country year in and year out. This could have long been resolved, or at least mitigated, if only Republic Act No. 6716—the Rainwater Collector and Springs Development Act of 1989—is being religiously implemented. Under...
The national government has provided more than P2 million worth of relief assistance to thousands of people who were affected by intense rains and flooding in Mindanao due to the effects of intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ). *Personnel of the Office of Civil Defense in Region 10 (OCD-10)...
Typhoon Chedeng and the southwest monsoon or “habagat” brought rains which flooded many areas in Metro Manila and Davao Region (Region 11) on Sunday, June 11. *Motorists pass through gutter deep flood along West Riverside corner Valencia Street in Quezon City on June 11, 2023 due to heavy rains...
SAO PAULO, Brazil - Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain in Brazil claimed at least 36 lives on Carnival weekend in southeast Sao Paulo state, authorities said Sunday. This handout picture released by Sao Sebastiao City Hall shows the damage caused by heavy rains in the municipality...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Record levels of torrential rain in Auckland left three dead with a fourth person missing, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said Saturday after flooding devastated the country's largest city. During a press conference after visiting some of the waterlogged...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has provided assistance to 17,809 individuals who were affected by shear line-induced heavy rains and flooding in various parts of the country. (PHOTO COURTESY OF PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) Based on the organization's report on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 16,722 affected individuals...
