Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro on Wednesday, Aug. 12, vowed to strengthen the city’s partnership with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) for more effective and responsive flood-mitigation efforts to ensure the safety of residents during calamities. Teodoro made the statement...
With nearly the entire town of Hagonoy submerged, Mayor Charo Sy-Alvarado Mendoza directed police to provide free rides to stranded residents. At 8:27 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, personnel of the Hagonoy police led by Lt. Col. Leonard M. Lim launched the “Libreng Sakay” program in Brgy. Sto....
A 26-year-old man was arrested after allegedly breaking into a San Juan home through a bathroom window during heavy rain and stealing gadgets, cash, and other valuables. The San Juan City Police Station said the incident was reported on Aug. 10 after the homeowner noticed that several personal...
Flood‑hit families in Bulacan received food packs and hot meals during a relief operation in Barangay Malis, Guiguinto, the most populous village in the town, after the recent southwest monsoon and Typhoons Luis and Maymay. The Provincial Police Office (PPO), headed by acting director Col. Jay...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, inspected the government’s flood mitigation efforts in Las Piñas City as authorities continued to address the impact of heavy rains in Metro Manila. Marcos checked a high vacuum, self-priming drainage trailer pump deployed at Alido Bridge in...
Some of the 45,000 households in San Juan City began receiving Emergency Go Bags on Wednesday, Aug. 12, as part of the city’s continuing efforts to strengthen household-level disaster preparedness and emergency response. Mayor Francis Zamora led the initial Phase 1 distribution to residents of...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inspected on Wednesday, Aug. 12, the Baclaran-Redemptorist Water Channel in Parañaque City as government agencies pressed on with a massive cleanup operation that has removed about 640 metric tons of garbage and debris in just two days. Marcos visited the site to...
Mayor Lem Faustino on Tuesday, August 11, placed Calumpit, Bulacan under a state of calamity after all 29 barangays were submerged by floodwaters from days of heavy rains. Faustino said the declaration was based on the worsening situation in low‑lying areas, the number of families forced into...
Following the announcement that Marikina City was already flood-free on Tuesday, Aug. 11, Mayor Maan Teodoro went door-to-door to distribute vitamins and anti-leptospirosis medicine to residents affected by flooding brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat). Teodoro was accompanied by doctors and...
A 29-year-old construction worker was arrested after allegedly causing a disturbance while armed with an improvised firearm in Las Piñas City early Tuesday, Aug. 11. Las Piñas police chief Col. Fermin Armendarez identified the suspect as alias “Ace,” a resident of Bacoor, Cavite. He was...
Passengers traveling between the Philippines and Saudi Arabia will soon have a new option, as Riyadh Air begins daily service between Manila and Riyadh on Sept. 9, 2026. The airline will operate its 290-seat Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on the route, arriving at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), in coordination with the Parañaque City government, are continuing to clear garbage and debris from the Baclaran‑Redemptorist Water Channel following heavy rains brought by the typhoon....
