A child miraculously survived a fall into raging flood waters in a large road excavation site in Batasan Hills, Quezon City, on Monday afternoon, July 22. Based on initial reports, the child followed his father who was on his way to fetch another child who had been playing in the rain. The father,...
The 28-year-old man who was doused with gasoline and set on fire due to jealousy in Taguig last month has died. James Garmino Villaruel, who suffered third degree burns from the attack, passed away in a hospital on July 20, a month after the horrific incident happened on June 20 in Barangay Pitogo,...
The Marikina River reached third alarm on Monday night, July 21, after its water level rose to 18 meters due to heavy rainfall brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat). The Marikina City Rescue 161, the city 's Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), said the river 's...
The local governments of Pasig and Marikina have opened evacuation centers for families at risk of flooding brought by heavy rains due to the southwest monsoon (habagat). As of 6:30 p.m. on Monday, July 21, 12 evacuation centers across nine barangays in Pasig are open and accommodating evacuees,...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon implemented a blue alert status for the city on July 21 due to continuous rains. Biazon ordered the Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management to make the necessary preparations under the blue alert level. All response agencies in Muntinlupa are...
“Kung hindi ligtas para sa tao ang isang lugar, hindi rin ito ligtas para sa ating mga alaga (If a place is unsafe for people, it is also unsafe for our pets).” This was the reminder from Barangay Councilor Quin Cruz of Barangay Manggahan in Pasig City, as the barangay opened an animal welfare...
As the southwest monsoon (habagat) brought heavy rains that continue to raise the water levels of dams, rivers, and waterways, the Quezon City government initiated preemptive evacuations in several flood-prone barangays on Monday afternoon, July 21. The Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Several parts of Metro Manila were inundated in flood waters brought about by intense rains due to the southwest monsoon or “habagat.” Flooding was reported along Taft Avenue in Manila which caused heavy traffic and inconvenience to pedestrians on Monday, July 21. Despite earlier preparations...
Two men were caught by security officers in possession of 18 pieces of water faucets worth P135,000 inside a private residence in Parañaque City on Sunday, July 20. The Southern Police District identified the suspects as Rowel, 24, and Jasper, 21, both residents of Sitio Libjo, Barangay Sto. Nino,...
Continuous heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat) caused flooding on several roads in Pasig City on Monday, July 21. As of 11:30 p.m., knee-deep flooding was reported at the intersections of Prague and Rome Streets, and Kabayanihan and Karikitan Streets in Barangay Manggahan....
Several roads across Quezon City were reported flooded on Monday morning, July 21, due to continuous rains brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat). The Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (QCDRRMO) released a list of affected roads as of 11:20 a.m.: Head-deep flooding...
The Marikina City local government raised the first alarm at the Marikina River on Monday, July 21, after the water level reached 15 meters due to continuous rains brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat). According to Marikina City Rescue 161, the city 's Disaster Risk Reduction and...
