Mayor Lem Faustino on Tuesday, August 11, placed Calumpit, Bulacan under a state of calamity after all 29 barangays were submerged by floodwaters from days of heavy rains. Faustino said the declaration was based on the worsening situation in low‑lying areas, the number of families forced into...
The country is once again mired in flood. As usual. The rains come, roads disappear, commuters get stranded, homes and businesses take in water. We are all familiar with the scenario. Then we hear about flood control. Again. We have been hearing about it for years. Billions have been allocated....
House Speaker Isabela 6th district Rep. Faustino "Bojie" Dy III has assured Filipinos that their congressmen are ready to provide them help in connection with the heavy rains and floods caused by the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat). According to Dy, House members representing affected constituencies...
House Deputy Speakers La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V and Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin defended Congress on Monday, Aug. 10 from criticisms that it was prioritizing Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial over response to problems caused by heavy rains and floods....
The House of Representatives has cancelled its scheduled plenary session on Monday, Aug. 10 due to heavy rainfall and flooding. This, as House personnel were placed on a work-from-home (WFH) arrangement “In view of the heavy rainfall and flooding brought about by the Southwest Monsoon, a...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Miro Quimbo demanded on Sunday, Aug. 9 the immediate suspension of the contractor and operator of the Iwahig and Tumana pumping stations after he discovered firsthand that they were non-working and abandoned. An irate Quimbo directed his call to Department of Public...
Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan has thanked Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon for his timely response to the flooding in the city amid the intermittent rains. Yamsuan, in a statement Sunday, Aug. 9, specifically cited Dizon 's presence...
Amid worsening floods, droughts, stronger typhoons, and rising sea levels, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna on Monday, April 27, said that climate action must translate into real, on-the-ground benefits for communities. The statement was made as the...
Months after being at the center of controversy, Slater Young has finally broken his silence regarding the Monterrazas development and its alleged link to the devastating floods in Cebu . The issue stemmed from the tragic impact of Typhoon Tino November last year, which led to severe flooding and...
Heavy rains caused by the prevailing shear line triggered flooding and a landslide in parts of Mindanao early Friday, February 20, prompting the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to place its chapters on heightened alert and deploy emergency response teams. In a statement, the PRC said its Chairman and...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) are set to submit cases to the Office of the Ombudsman by January 2026 over Cebu flood control projects blamed for the severe flooding during Typhoon Tino. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon...
The ill feelings of the people towards the government 's failure to respond to recent disasters in the Visayas are natural and understandable, Vice President Sara Duterte said on Wednesday, Nov. 12. “Natural na sumama yung loob, magka-trauma, magka-phobia, magalit ang mga tao dahil ang...
