Due to the massive effects of Severe Tropical Storm Paeng, a state of calamity was declared in 55 areas in Bicol Region (Region 5), Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), and SOCCSKSARGEN (Region 12), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) bared...
More than 930,000 Filipinos have now been affected by Severe Tropical Storm (STS) “Paeng” across 14 out of the 17 regions in the country while the number of fatalities already reached 48 on Sunday, Oct. 30. NDRRMC data The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said 40...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is considering placing the Philippines under a state of calamity upon the recommendation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) due to Severe Tropical Storm "Paeng". Marcos raised the idea after virtually presiding over an NDRRMC...
A ferry ran aground along the shoreline of Jagna Port in Jagna, Bohol on Friday, Oct. 28, amid the inclement weather brought by Severe Tropical Storm (STS) "Paeng." (Photo by PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said MV Lite Ferry 1 hit shallow waters off Jagna Port while maneuvering to anchor due...
At the boundary of the municipalities of Datu Odin Sinsuat and Datu Blah Sinsuat in Maguindanao province lies a small coastal community called Barangay Kusiong – a home to around 1,700 people, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) of 2020. Barangay Kusiong, Datu Odin Sinsuat,...
(UPDATED) It was a nightmare before “Undas" as Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” left at least 45 people dead, 33 injured, and 18 others missing, proving to be relentless in pounding Southern Luzon with heavy rains and punishing winds while extending its reach up to Mindanao, the National...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has instructed all police units, especially in areas affected by the severe tropical storm "Paeng" to maximize the assistance to the local government units (LGUs) through the deployment of personnel and available resources for disaster response. Police Col....
( SECOND UPDATE ) At least 42 persons died in Maguindanao, most of them due to drowning, while more than 5,000 individuals were displaced in Western Visayas (Region 6) as Tropical Cyclone “Paeng” caused widespread flooding that reached the roof of many houses, disaster officials said Friday,...
At least 44 people were injured when a 6.4 magnitude earthquake jolted several areas in Northern Luzon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) disclosed on Thursday, Oct. 27. NDRRMC spokesperson Raffy Alejandro said most of the injured persons were from the Cordillera...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is considering to visit Abra and other areas in Northern Luzon that were jolted by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake on Tuesday night, Oct. 25. At least six persons were hurt and six houses were damaged in Lagayan, Abra after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocked the province on...
At least six persons were hurt while several houses were damaged when a powerful magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocked Abra and nearby provinces in Northern Luzon on Tuesday night, Oct. 25. At least six persons were hurt and six houses were damaged in Lagayan, Abra after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocked...
In a span of 10 days, Cagayan was devastated by three powerful typhoons, the latest of which – Tropical Depression “Obet” – forced more than 100 residents to evacuate and caused flooding in nearly a dozen areas. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel rescue residents in Brgy. Dodan, Aparri,...
