MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – A total of 267,980 families, consisting of 952,767 individuals, in Pangasinan have been affected by severe flooding and other effects of the series of weather disturbances since last week, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said. About 33...
CALASIAO, Pangasinan – Search and rescue operations continue in this town swamped by floods from the southwest monsoon and tropical cyclones. Police Col. Arbel C. Mercullo, officer-in-charge of the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office, deployed lawmen to assist in evacuation, rescue stranded...
Citing that storms are becoming stronger, President Marcos said typhoon impacts, particularly flooding, should no longer be treated as an "extraordinary situation." Gone are the days that massive flooding is considered a "special situation," Marcos said, stressing that this is now the "new...
Typhoon Emong (international name: Co-may) remains a powerful weather system as it hovers almost stationary over the sea west of Pangasinan, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its latest Tropical Cyclone Bulletin issued at 2...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office reported on Thursday, July 24, that at least nine towns were severely affected by massive flooding due to intense rainfall from the southwest monsoon or ‘’habagat’’ with Calapan City and Naujan town...
Babies, lactating mothers, and pregnant women among the over 15,000 individuals temporarily sheltered in different evacuation centers in Pasig City are being provided with nutritious food by the city government as part of the Nutrition Month observance. The city 's Nutrition Committee went to...
Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares assured residents that the city 's health centers and medical institutions remain open to serve the public despite the suspension of government work on Thursday, July 24. In his advisory, Ynares said the following facilities are open to serve the public 's...
Rizal Governor Nina Ynares renewed her appeal to the national government to issue a moratorium against quarrying operations in the province that are said to be the primary reason for the severe flooding being experienced in Rizal in the past few days. During her visit to one of the evacuation...
The municipal government of Calasiao in Pangasinan on Wednesday declared a state of calamity due to severe flooding caused by tropical cyclone ‘’Crising’’ over the weekend and the southwest monsoon which continues to bring water from upland areas. Mayor Patrick Caramat, in a statement on...
The Makati City local government announced the suspension of number coding on Wednesday, July 23, as heavy rains and flooding are still expected in the city due to the enhanced southwest monsoon, or habagat. In her advisory, Makati Mayor Nancy Binay urged motorists to take extra precaution when...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Tuesday, July 22, raised concern over Metro Manila’s flood control capability, saying the region’s “very old” drainage system is no longer sufficient to handle the volume of rainwater during heavy downpours. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rolled out its “Libreng Sakay” program to assist commuters who were stranded across the National Capital Region (NCR) due to severe flooding triggered by Tropical Storm “Crising” and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat). “Dahil po sa ulang dala ng...
