(File photo) The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Tuesday, March 12, that it was taking decisive actions to address the impact of El Niño to the country's agriculture sector. The damage to agriculture due to the weather phenomenon has already reached...
Defense Secretary and NDRRMC chairman Gilbert Teorodo presides an emergency meeting that tackled the amendments that seek to expand the access of the Local Government Units to the NDRRM Fund. (photo: NDRRMC) The national government has provided more local government units (LGUs) access...
Relief packs from the national government will be ferried by this United States Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules aircraft to the landslide victims in Maco, Davao de Oro on Feb. 12, 2024. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines) The death toll from the tragic landslide that struck Barangay Masara in...
Rescue personnel from the 1001st Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army search for survivors near a mining site in Brgy. Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro on Feb. 7, 2024. (Photo courtesy of 1011st Infantry Brigade) The search, rescue and retrieval (SRR) operation at the landslide-hit Barangay Masara in...
A young boy braves the flood in Carmen, Davao del Norte to get food and water delivered by the troops from the 27th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army on Feb. 3, 2024. (Photo by 27IB) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) vowed to support measures to mitigate flood risks particularly in highly...
Personnel of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) special Operations Group rescue residents from severe flooding in Brgy. Guadalupe, Carmen, Davao del Norte on Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by PCG Southeastern Mindanao) The death toll from the widespread flooding and landslides that hit Mindanao has risen to 16,...
Rescue personnel search for survivors after a landslide hit Brgy. Rotten, Monkayo, Davao de Oro on Feb. 2. A 98-year-old woman died while three others were hurt in the landslide. (Photo courtesy of Monkayo LGU) The death toll from devastating landslides and widespread flooding across Davao Region...
Personnel of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) special Operations Group rescue residents from severe flooding in Brgy. Guadalupe, Carmen, Davao del Norte on Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by PCG Southeastern Mindanao) At least six persons died while almost 100,000 residents were affected by flooding and...
Military personnel from the 1001st Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army rescue an elderly woman from her flooded house in Davao on Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo by 1001st Infantry Brigade) The damage to agriculture and infrastructure in Davao Region (Region 11) and Caraga (Region 13) due the effects of...
Personnel of Hallmark Mining donate relief goods to 300 of its miners who safely got back home on Jan. 20, 2024 after getting trapped at a mining site in Mati City, Davao Oriental on Jan. 18. (Photo by Mati City Information Office) (UPDATED) After being stranded at a mining site amid the bad...
Responders race against time to search for a survivor at a landslide site in Monkayo, Davao de Oro on Jan. 19, 2024. Three more bodies were retrieved by the rescuers which raised the death toll to 10 while one more individual remains missing. (Photo by Municipality of Monkayo, Davao de Oro) Search,...
Military personnel from the 1001st Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army rescue an elderly woman from her flooded house in Davao on Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo by 1001st Infantry Brigade) The number of affected persons due to flooding and landslides in Davao Region (Region 11) has risen to more than...