The Manila City government placed all public hospitals under Code White alert on Saturday, Aug. 29, as heavy rains swept the city. The alert puts medical personnel, emergency response teams, and operation centers on 24/7 standby for possible emergencies. The city-run hospitals include Gat Andres...
Amid the prolonged effects of the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has placed its disaster response operations on “Red Alert” in parts of Luzon and the Visayas. The agency said it heightened its alert status in compliance with...
The water level of La Mesa Dam in Quezon City rose to 79.81 meters on Saturday morning, Aug. 29, just 0.34 meters below its overflow elevation of 80.15 meters, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. In its hydrological dam situationer issued...
La Mesa Dam stayed at Alert Level 3 on Wednesday, Aug. 19, with excess water threatening to spill into low‑lying areas along the Tullahan River in Quezon City. As of 3 p.m., the dam 's water level was at 80 meters. The areas expected to be affected include Fairview, Forest Hills...
Relief for the strained Visayas power grid may not come by month-end as delayed repairs on a major power plant continue to drag down regional supply, according to the Department of Energy (DOE). DOE Undersecretary Mario Marasigan told reporters on Monday, Aug. 17, said that supply in Visayas...
A 78-year-old homeowner and her 48-year-old helper died after being trapped inside a burning house along Don Quijote Street in Sampaloc, Manila, early Saturday morning, August 15. The two were found unconscious and lying on the floor, with police saying they still had pulses when firefighters...
Limited water supply and fallen electrical cables complicated firefighting operations as a blaze tore through a densely packed residential area in Malate, Manila, early Wednesday, Aug. 12, destroying at least 150 houses and affecting more than 600 people. The fire broke out at around1:10 a.m. along...
Fifteen families, or 55 individuals, were forced to leave their homes after a fire tore through a residential area along Marzan Street in Barangay 453, Sampaloc, Manila, as heavy rain poured over the city Monday night, Aug. 10. One woman sustained a foot injury as residents evacuated while the fire...
Amid the inclement weather, the already fragile Visayas grid has been placed on its fourth red alert since July, according to National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP). NGCP announced on Monday, Aug. 10, that Visayas would be on red alert until 9 p.m., while a yellow alert would follow from 9...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, Aug. 5, lowered Mayon Volcano 's alert status from Alert Level 3 (intensified unrest) to Alert Level 2 (moderate unrest) after monitoring showed a sustained decline in volcanic unrest since late July. The active...
An 11-month-old baby was among five people who died after a fire swept through a two-story apartment building in Barangay 8 before dawn Sunday, August 2. The fatalities, three females and two males, included a mother and her child, who were trapped inside as flames spread through the structure....
At least 32 families, or 122 individuals, were displaced after a third-alarm fire hit a residential area in Dagupan Extension, Gagalangin, Tondo before dawn on July 29. The fire broke out at around 4:09 a.m. and quickly escalated, reaching the third alarm by 4:47 a.m. as flames spread across...
