BACOLOD CITY – Six persons, including two Persons with Disability (PWDs), were killed during the onslaught of tropical cyclone “Crising” and the southwest monsoon or “habagat” in Negros Occidental last week. The fatalities were an 84-year-old PWD who drowned in Binalbagan town on...
BAGUIO CITY – The Benguet Electric Cooperative reported P1.1 million in damage to infrastructure in its service area due to tropical cyclone “Crising” and southwest monsoon. Beneco said as of 8 a.m. July 22, three transformers – two in Tuba, Benguet (Tadiangan and Tabaan) and one in Apugan,...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental sustained P5.9 million in damage to agriculture from tropical cyclone ‘’Crising’’ and the southwest monsoon or habagat, a report from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Center released by the Office of Civil Defense-6 (Western Visayas) on...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Tuesday, July 22, warned that the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” will bring heavy to torrential rains over parts of Luzon and Visayas until Friday, July 25. Between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the low-pressure area (LPA) east of Aurora has developed into a tropical depression on Tuesday afternoon, July 22, and was named “Dante” As of 4 p.m., the center of Dante was located 1,115...
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The province of La Union has incurred about P1.4-million in damage to agriculture from tropical cyclone ‘’Crising’’ (international name ‘’Wipha’’), based on the initial assessment of the La Union Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office...
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...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Tuesday, July 22, that it is seeking volunteers to help produce family food packs at its National Resource Operations Center (NROC) in Pasay City, following recent flooding in several regions of the country. DSWD Assistant Secretary...
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...
Classes at all levels and work in government offices in Metro Manila and other provinces remained suspended on Wednesday, July 23, due to the heavy rainfall caused by the habagat or southwest monsoon. Malacañang announced the cancellation of classes through Memorandum Circular No. 90 on Tuesday,...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday, July 22, responded to public inquiries regarding its visibility during the recent onslaught of heavy rains and flooding caused by the Tropical Storm “Crising” and southwest monsoon (habagat). AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rolled out its “Libreng Sakay” program to assist commuters who were stranded across the National Capital Region (NCR) due to severe flooding triggered by Tropical Storm “Crising” and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat). “Dahil po sa ulang dala ng...
