As the House of Representatives begins deliberations on the proposed ₱7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, lawmakers face a test that goes beyond balancing appropriations, especially in the wake of the flood control projects scandal and the flooding we have been experiencing in succession. Can...
SAN CARLOS CITY, Pangasinan — The local government has rolled out relief operations for residents whose homes were swamped by floods from the southwest monsoon (Habagat). Distribution began Wednesday, Aug. 18, in six barangays, based on reports from barangay captains on affected households....
Malacañang said the government’s investigation into alleged anomalies in flood control projects will continue despite the reported recantation of witness Orly Guteza, stressing that investigating bodies must pursue evidence and hold accountable those responsible for wrongdoing. Presidential...
Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach drew criticism from a netizen after vacation photos of her and husband Jeremy Jauncey surfaced online while parts of Metro Manila were dealing with severe flooding. The photos, shared by Jauncey, showed the couple enjoying a tropical getaway in Madagascar. One...
The Central Student Council and Local Student Councils of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) have condemned what they described as the delayed suspension of classes and response to flooding during severe weather on August 17, saying the decision left thousands of students facing dangerous travel...
A former national president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) has criticized the quality--of lack thereof--of the Ombudsman 's investigation on Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez when it comes to the flood control projects mess. Lawyer Ade Fajardo, Romualdez 's legal...
The camp of former House Speaker, Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez will be filing on Thursday, Aug. 20 a supplemental counter-affidavit before the Ombudsman following the reported recantation of flood control projects mess witness Orly Guteza. "Representative Martin Romualdez will be filing...
PANGASINANA total of 253,814 families or 927,943 individuals have been affected by flooding and other weather-related incidents in Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan and Dagupan, according to a consolidated report of the Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) under the Office of Regional Director PBGen...
The long-sought National Land Use Act (NLUA)--pending in Philippine Congress for the last three decades--holds the key to helping government definitively solve the perennial flood problem. Subscribing to this belief was Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan, who called for the...
APALIT, Pampanga — An aerial view showed the current situation in Camella Subdivision here, where floodwaters have submerged manyportions of the area amid continued monitoring by local authorities. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) Apalit continues to monitor...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday, August 19 called for a continuity of flood control master plans noting how master plans of previous administrations are often discarded by their successors. Such actions, the senator said, are leaving ordinary Filipinos to continue suffering from the...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — A collapsed wall along a creek triggered heavy flooding at Dizon Estate Phase 4 in Barangay San Agustin on Wednesday, according to the City of San Fernando, Pampanga Information Office. As of 12 noon, floodwaters had affected portions of the residential area...
