A man removes a chair and a fan from his flooded house in Tumpat, Malaysia, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) KOTA BARU, Malaysia (AP) — Severe floods caused by monsoon rains killed more than 30 people and displaced tens of thousands in Malaysia and southern Thailand,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways is set to start the construction of floodgates with pumping stations in three major rivers in this city next year. MAYOR Albee Benitez speaks in a press briefing at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) on Monday, Nov. 11. (Glazyl...
The onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine has resulted in over P2 billion in infrastructure damage to public schools, according to the Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Photo from DepEd) The latest data from DepEd shows that 38,333 schools in 191 divisions across 16...
Flooded road in Noveleta as of 6:30 a.m. on October 25 (Photo courtesy of Allan Faustino Bella/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – The province is now under a state of calamity due to the impact of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine, Gov. Athena Tolentino announced evening on Thursday, October 24....
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Director I Agnes Palacio gives updates on the impact of Tropical Storm "Kristine" during a situational briefing at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Oct. 23, 2024. (Photo: RTVM livestream) Tropical Storm “Kristine” lashed Bicol Region (Region 5), causing massive...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Former Vice President Leni Robredo and the city government of Naga have reiterated their plea for assistance as flood caused by tropical storm "Kristine" swamped the city on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Robredo reiterated the need for trucks to carry stranded residents from their homes...
BACOLOD CITY – Two barangays here were flooded due to heavy rainfall from tropical depression “Kristine,” prompting the evacuation of 79 families composed of 277 individuals on Monday, Oct. 21. RESIDENTS are rescued from a flooded area in Bacolod City. (FB) Edward Ramirez, chief of...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, Oct. 18, reported a rise in leptospirosis cases nationwide, urging the public to seek medical care, particularly following flooding events. (ARNOLD QUIZOL / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, the DOH said that as of Oct. 5 (Morbidity Week 40), the total...
President Marcos suggested that building higher flood walls was among other measures that could help mitigate flooding in Metro Manila and other flood-prone areas, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) reported. Photo from President Marcos/Facebook Marcos said this in a meeting with the...
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Usec. Ariel Nepomuceno (File photo) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) expressed sympathies with the government of Japan on Tuesday, Sept. 24, in light of the devastating floods and landslides that struck the country's center. “I am deeply saddened by...
CARMEN, Davao del Norte – Eight months after the severe flooding that devastated thousands of hectares of agricultural land, farmers here are now in the recovery period for this harvest season that started this month. But as perennial flooding and dry spell remain as a threat to farmers’...
DAVAO CITY – The Office of the Civil Defense (OCD)-Davao region said on Friday, September 20, that 139 families or 409 persons in the Davao region were affected by the flooding incident on Wednesday, September 18, caused by heavy rains from the southwest monsoon or “habagat.” The agency said...
