The damage to infrastructure and agriculture wrought by heavy rains due to tropical two cyclones and southwest monsoon reached around P3 billion as a result of widespread flooding and other adverse effects of the downpour. As of Thursday morning, Aug 13, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and...
The number of people killed by the combined effects of the southwest monsoon (habagat) and tropical cyclones “Luis” and “Maymay” has further risen to 21 while more than 3.1 million Filipinos have been affected across 10 regions, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Wednesday, Aug. 12. OCD...
Six more fatalities related to the combined effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) and Tropical Cyclones “Luis” and “Maymay,” bringing the death toll to 19, according to the latest report released by the Office of Civil Defense on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The OCD said the death toll...
Flooding persisted in 414 areas across several regions on Monday, Aug. 10, as the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) continued to bring rain, according to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD). Central Luzon (Region 3) recorded the highest number of flooded areas at 227, followed by Calabarzon...
(UPDATED STORY) At least 13 people have died while more than 1.3 million others have been affected by the combined effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) and the previous tropical cyclones “Luis” and “Maymay,” the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Monday, Aug. 10. The latest...
The combined effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) and previous tropical cyclones “Luis” and “Maymay” have affected around 382,000 people in eight regions as heavy rains triggered flooding, landslides, and dangerous sea conditions. The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said the...
Two more fatalities were recorded due to the combined effects of Tropical Cyclones “Maymay” and “Luis,” and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat), raising the death toll to six, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Saturday, Aug. 8. The OCD said the two new deaths were logged in...
More than 132,000 people have been affected by the combined effects of Tropical Cyclones “Maymay” and “Luis,” and enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) across six regions, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Friday, Aug. 7. The latest OCD data as of 6 a.m. showed 39,879 families or...
The combined impact of tropical cyclones “Luis” and “Maymay,” as well as the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) have affected more than 41,000 individuals while around 5,800 persons were displaced as heavy rains continued to disrupt communities in six regions, the Office of Civil Defense...
More than 7,700 families have been affected while nearly 4,000 people have been displaced by the combined effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) and the remnants of Tropical Depression Luis, according to initial data released Tuesday, Aug. 4, by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD). OCD...
ILOILO CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-6 urged local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas to allocate budget to train Collapsed Structure Search and Rescue (CSSR) teams that will respond to collapse-building scenarios. OCD-6 Regional Director Raul Fernandez said LGUs must also allocate...
The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Inday and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) climbed to 26 as more than one million people were affected across the country and relief work continues, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Wednesday, July 15. The latest report of the OCD as of 6...