CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Authorities continue to look for two children aged 11 and seven missing in a flash flood in Barangay Mapagong here on Sunday. Mayor Ross Rizal said that nine houses were totally damaged, 25 were partially damaged, and 46 families or 190 individuals were affected and...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Two children drowned and six houses were destroyed in a flash flood on a river triggered by heavy rain on Sunday afternoon, July 19, in Barangay Mapagong here. Authorities said the victims were aged 11 and seven. Three persons were rescued – Regine, Jared Benites, and...
DAVAO CITY – The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Glan in Sarangani has acknowledged that preemptive evacuation on July 10 saved the lives of residents in Barangay Mudan and Padidu from a flash flood on July 11. MDRRMO Assistant Operations chief Daniel Nocos said in a...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Sunday, March 29, said that the easterlies will continue to influence weather conditions across the country, bringing partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. PAGASA’s...
The shear line and the northeast monsoon, locally known as “amihan,” will continue to bring cloudy skies and rains over large parts of Luzon, while easterlies will cause isolated rainshowers across the rest of the country, state weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
BACOLOD CITY – A senior citizen was killed and 1,400 families were displaced by flashflood caused by torrential rain from the shearline in Negros Occidental and this highly-urbanized city on Saturday night, Jan. 31. The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office reported that an 87-year-old...
Several parts of the Philippines will continue to experience rainy and cloudy conditions as the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), the northeast monsoon (amihan), and prevailing easterlies affect different regions, raising the risk of flash floods and landslides in vulnerable areas. In its...
ILOILO CITY – The provincial government of Capiz has suspended mountain quarry operations due to severe flooding from three tropical cyclones. Gov. Fredenil Castro has issued an order halting the processing of permits. “Mineral extraction, particularly mountain quarrying, has long been a...
By TARA YAP ILOILO CITY – Heavy rainfall from tropical cyclone “Ramil” (international name Fengshen) killed two persons and displaced nearly 18, 500 residents in Capiz and northern Iloilo provinces. A report released by the Office of Civil Defense-6 said that both casualties were from Capiz....
ILOILO CITY – A lady vlogger died during the flash flood that engulfed many towns in Capiz province on Saturday, Oct. 18. The victim was identified as 23-year-old Mae C. Urdelas of Ivisan town, Capiz province. She was popularly known as “Ka Lover’s Blog” by her online followers. “Tama...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 16 houses were damaged and 130 families were evacuated after a flashflood hit some parts of this highly-urbanized city on Thursday night, Oct. 9. The city government reported that 14 homes were partially damaged and two homes were totally destroyed in Barangays Banago...
DAVAO CITY – Residents of the coastal municipality of Maasim in Saragani province were stunned by the first-ever flashflood in the town on Monday afternoon, Oct. 6. In a phone interview, Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office personnel Arsen Kamal said that the flash flood caught...
