A private wall collapsed along Celestino Street in Barangay San Jose, Navotas City on Wednesday morning, July 24, causing significant flooding and prompting swift rescue and evacuation efforts in the area. The incident occurred at around 8:15 a.m., based on initial reports from local authorities....
A three-story residential house made of light materials collapsed on Wednesday, July 23, beside the Estero de Paco in Barangay 684, Paco, Manila. The Bureau of Fire Protection said the house 's structure, primarily constructed from wood and other light materials, had reportedly weakened over...
A woman who went missing after a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) was swept away by floodwaters in Caloocan City was found dead near the Taliptip Fishport in Bulakan, Bulacan, on Wednesday afternoon, July 23. Authorities confirmed that she was the passenger of the SUV that was carried away by strong...
Indigenous Peoples (IPs) of Central Luzon have voiced their strong support for the government’s large-scale tree planting project aimed at restoring the Sierra Madre mountain range. This came during an emergency meeting held in Barangay Ulingao on Tuesday, July 22, led by Suprema Bae Kalikasan...
An 11-year-old girl was found dead in an alleged drowning incident on Wednesday, July 23, along the Maralla Bridge Northbound, near the boundary of Tondo, Manila, and Navotas City. According to the Manila Police District-Raxabago Station, the victim was a resident of NBBS Proper, Barangay...
A Manila-based civic leader has denounced a blog post implicating First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos in the recent drug-related death of Filipino businessman Juan Paolo Tantoco in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Jose Antonio Goitia, Chairman Emeritus of four civic-oriented groups, called the article...
A dedicated barangay health worker died after being electrocuted inside a flooded health center in Barangay Bayugo, the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) reported on Wednesday, July 23. The victim, identified as Cristina Padora, 49, a devoted frontline worker, was...
Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso received the approved resolution from the City Council Wednesday afternoon, July 23, placing the entire capital under a state of calamity due to the successive heavy rains and widespread flooding caused by Tropical Storms Crising and Dante, as well as the...
A total of 1,000 sacks of rice and 7,000 pieces of 7-liter bottled drinking water were donated to the City of Manila on Wednesday, July 23, by Senator Erwin Tulfo, in coordination with Manila Congressmen Ernix Dionisio and Irwin Tieng. The donation aims to support thousands of residents affected by...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Tuesday, July 23, received another round of relief donations from Rotary International District 3810 and Planet Drugstore Corporation, in support of the city’s ongoing disaster response and recovery efforts. Rotary International District 3810...
A group of fisherfolk under Pamalakaya-Navotas staged a protest in front of the Navotas City Hall on Wednesday, July 23, blaming the ongoing Navotas coastal bay reclamation project for worsening floods that continue to affect the city. The group was chanting slogans and holding placards that read...
A couple from Navotas defied the odds and knee-deep flood waters when they pushed through with their wedding at the historic but very much flooded Barasoain Church on Tuesday, July 22. The bride and groom, Jamaica and Jao, said postponing the long-awaited ceremony would have been more difficult...
