SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Office and the district engineering office have advised commuters and travelers to take precautionary measures as there are roads and bridges here that are still being cleared of debris. Barangay Balidbid (K0...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Sec. Manuel Bonoan ordered on Wednesday, July 27, the deployment of quick response teams to inspect safety of national roads and bridges, as well as other public infrastructure, following a strong earthquake that hit most parts of Luzon. Bonoan said...
Disaster management officials have anticipated the occurrence of landslides in hazard-prone areas in Baybay City, Leyte but they were apparently shocked with the extent of its damage, a spokesperson for the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) admitted Wednesday, April...
Due to the moderate to at times heavy rain showers that the low pressure area (LPA) may bring, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Sunday, March 6, warned against flash floods and landslides in the Visayas and Mindanao. The LPA, according to...
The trough or extension of the low pressure area (LPA) spotted outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) brings scattered rain showers and thunderstorms in Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Saturday, Feb. 19. (File...
Residents of eastern Visayas and Mindanao were advised to be vigilant against possible flash floods and landslides due to the shear line, also called the tail-end of frontal system. (File Photo / PAGASA) The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on...
Typhoon 'Odette' has maintained its strength and is headed for the waters off to the east of Caraga region, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Thursday, Dec. 16. (Photo from PAGASA / MANILA BULLETIN) As of 1:00 a.m. PAGASA said that the...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police commanders in areas that are on the path of typhoon “Jolina” to coordinate with their respective local government units (LGUs) in the preparation and response on the adverse effects of the weather...
The non-stop rains brought by southwest monsoon (habagat) have already affected more than 200,000 individuals in six regions, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Monday, July 26. Flood along Roxas Boulevard in Manila on Sunday, July 25, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/...
Policemen have been deployed in various parts of Benguet to assist in road-clearing operations after several incidents of landslides occurred in the province due to the incessant rains in the past days. The policemen were also given instruction to warn motorists of the danger in some of the roads...
