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...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Thursday, July 24, expressed openness to a review of how it utilized funds allocated for flood control projects, amid calls for transparency and accountability in the implementation of government infrastructure programs. DPWH Secretary Manuel...
Authorities reported on Wednesday, July 23, that a 20-year-old man was electrocuted amid flooding at the height of heavy rains brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) in San Mateo, Rizal, on Tuesday, July 22. The Rizal Police Provincial Office (PPO) said that the incident occurred at...
Floodwaters in areas affected by Severe Tropical Storm “Crising” and the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” are receding faster than before due to improved drainage systems and upgraded pumping stations accelerating subsidence, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on...
Senator Erwin Tulfo vowed to push for an investigation into flood control projects and insisted that the implementation should be handled exclusively by the national government through the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), not by politicians. “I will make sure there will be an...
As massive floods continue to inundate parts of the country, Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, July 22, urged the national government to adopt a “whole-of-government approach” and craft long-term solutions to the country’s worsening flood problem. “Nakakalungkot po na taon-taon na lang...
Senator Loren Legarda called for the strict enforcement of environmental laws on Tuesday, July 22, as massive flooding hit parts of Metro Manila and Luzon, highlighting the role of improper waste disposal and illegal structures in exacerbating the situation. Legarda pointed to the Ecological Solid...
Vice President Sara Duterte is unsurprised that former president Rodrigo Duterte is being blamed for Metro Manila’s flooding, insisting that the floodwater should be collected and delivered to Malacañang. “Kasi nga, sinabi ko na ang ginagawa nila is political scapegoating. Ibig sabihin, ayaw...
Netizens have started naming the portions of Commonwealth Avenue near Don Fabian Street that were heavily flooded into "Commonwealth Beach" on Monday, July 21, due to continuous rains brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat). The flood waters reached knee-deep on sidewalks and tire-deep on the...
CAVITE – Parts of Bacoor City were flooded following heavy rains on Tuesday, July 22. Evangelista Street in Barangays Maliksi and Talaba was submerged in knee-deep water, rendering it not passable to light vehicles as of 10:00 a.m. In Barangay Niog, flooding reached waist-deep levels, prompting...
President Marcos has assured the public that concerned agencies have been instructed to promptly respond to impacts caused by the continuous rains in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, particularly flooding. As many areas in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces have been flooded since Monday...
Several roads across Quezon City were reported flooded on Monday morning, July 21, due to continuous rains brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat). The Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (QCDRRMO) released a list of affected roads as of 11:20 a.m.: Head-deep flooding...
