The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Inday and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) climbed to 26 as more than one million people were affected across the country and relief work continues, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Wednesday, July 15. The latest report of the OCD as of 6...
Malacañang said the government will ensure that immediate relief reaches communities affected by the widespread flooding across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). In a statement on Tuesday, July 14, the Office of the Special Assistant to the President said President...
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) produced flood extent maps showing flooded areas (red) and flood-affected Physical Rice Areas (pink) and Other Crop Areas (brown) in Regions 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), and parts of Eastern Samar and Southern Leyte...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all commanders to mobilize sufficient number of policemen and resources to assist in disaster response after typhoon “Inday” and the southwest monsoon or habagat, left a trail of destruction especially...
The death toll from the combined effects of Typhoon “Inday” and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) rose to 18 on Sunday, July 12, as more than 562,000 people across the country have been affected while hundreds of travelers remained stranded in ports due to rough seas. The Office of Civil...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday, July 12 that the southwest monsoon or “habagat” will continue to bring rains over parts of Luzon and Visayas, although its effects are expected to gradually weaken. PAGASA weather...
Typhoon “Inday” has officially exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Saturday morning, July 11, but the nation remains under siege as the storm continues to enhance habagat or southwest monsoon, bringing relentless rains that have claimed at least 17 lives and displaced...
Typhoon Inday is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) soon, but it will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon or habagat, bringing rains over large parts of the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on...
CEBU CITY – Several passengers were stranded in various ports in Cebu and Bohol after several sea trips were cancelled on Friday, July 10. The trip cancellations were due to rough sea conditions from the typhoon Inday-enhanced southwest monsoon. The Philippine Coast Guard-Central Visayas (PCG-7)...
Parañaque City has mobilized evacuation centers and relief teams as part of its full alert response to looming floods, with disaster personnel and barangay committees on standby to move residents out of danger zones. Mayor Edwin Olivarez said disaster response personnel and volunteer camp managers...
Ten people died after a landslide buried a house occupied by two families in Malapatan, Sarangani on Friday, July 10, as heavy rains triggered by Super Typhoon Inday and the enhanced southwest monsoon saturated the soil, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said. Rodrigo Sosmeña, director of the OCD...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto Rubiano placed the city on heightened alert Friday, July 10, as the southwest monsoon (habagat), intensified by Typhoon Inday, continued to threaten Metro Manila. Rubiano convened the Pasay City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PCDRRMC) to assess...
