ZAMBOANGA CITY – Nearly 400 families evacuated at the height of heavy rains from the southwest monsoon or “habagat” and low-pressure area here on Saturday, June 7. The City Social Welfare and Development Office reported that 383 families or 1,186 individuals evacuated to safer grounds after...
The Malabon City government has deployed 505 sandbags along critical waterways to strengthen riverbanks and help prevent flooding in several barangays on Tuesday, June 3. According to the city’s Public Information Office (PIO), the initiative is a response to the ongoing repair of the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided P32 million worth of relief assistance to local government units affected by heavy rains and flooding in Mindanao and parts of the Visayas, Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Thursday, May 29. The aid, which includes food and...
DAVAO CITY – The province of Maguindanao del Sur has sustained P121 million in damage to agriculture from the massive flooding that has destroyed over 6,000 hectares of agricultural land, the Bangsamoro Rapid Emergency Action on Disaster Incidence of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) transported thousands of relief packages to victims of severe flooding in Maguindanao del Sur on Sunday, May 25. OCD Administrator Usec. Ariel Nepomuceno and PCSO General Manager Mel Robles supervised the loading of...
DAVAO CITY – Three towns in Maguindanao del Sur have been placed under state of calamity due to massive flooding that has affected at least 300,000 individuals. A report from the Bangsamoro Rapid Emergency Action on Disaster Incidence of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao said...
DAVAO CITY – Over 100 barangays in the province of Maguindanao del Sur are still flooded after almost a week of torrential rains due to the combined effects of the Intertropical Convergence Zone and low-pressure area, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said. As of 5 p.m....
DAVAO CITY – The number of affected residents in the massive flooding in Maguindanao del Sur rose to 192,005 as of 5 p.m., Monday, May 19, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported. The number of affected barangays also went up to 47 from 98 barangays in the...
TACLOBAN CITY – Matag-ob and other municipalities in Leyte and Samar were flooded by 18 hours of rain caused by the shearline on Thursday, March 20. RIVERS are monitored in Matag-ob, Leyte for flooding caused by the shear line. Matag-ob, Leyte Mayor Bernandino Tacoy said many farmers were...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has hailed President Marcos recent directive for the Department of Public...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel evacuate residents affected by flooding due to the effects of shear line in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Feb. 10, 2025. (Photo: PCG) Moderate to heavy rainfall due to shear line caused floodings in Palawan and Occidental Mindoro which already affected more...
In this photo released by Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), rescuers carry the body of a victim of flash flood in Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (BNPB via AP) JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers resumed a search Wednesday...
