LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – The town of Dingras, this province, was placed under a state of calamity due to the dry spell caused by the El Niño phenomenon. The municipal council passed Resolution No. 2024-12-473 declaring the town under a state of calamity as scarcity of water resources...
There are now 131 cities and municipalities placed under state of calamity due to El Niño around the country, a Palace official bared. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Assistant Secretary Joey Villarama, who serves as Task Force El Niño spokesperson, disclosed that these cities and...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government has placed Maguindanao del Sur under a state of calamity due to the adverse impact of El Niño phenomenon. A TEDURAY farmer inspects her farm destroyed by the extreme heat due to El Niño in South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur. (Keith Bacongco)...
SOLSONA, Ilocos Norte – This town is under a state of calamity after 15 out of 22 barangays are experiencing a water crisis due to the El Niño phenomenon. THE town of Solsona in Ilocos Norte is rationing water due to El Niño. Mayor Joseph de Lara said that water rationing is ongoing in 15...
The Task Force El Niño admitted on Wednesday, April 24, that almost the entire Philippines is being affected by the El Niño phenomenon, which brings extreme heat and drought. (File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN) Citing reports from the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), Task Force El Niño...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City government placed this city under a state of calamity due to water shortage. The Iloilo City Council approved the recommendation of the Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) during a special session on Monday, April 22. THE...
ILOILO CITY – The province of Antique is under a state of calamity due to the El Niño climate phenomenon. The Antique Provincial Board passed Resolution No. 2024-251 in a special session on Thursday, April 18, formalizing the recommendation of the Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and...
President Marcos is pushing for area-specific ways of addressing the problems created by the El Niño phenomenon especially in hardest-hit provinces where a state of calamity has been declared. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos jr. presides over a sectoral meeting in Malacañang. (Photo from...
After the recent 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan, the Social Security System (SSS) will extend its calamity loan to the affected overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). In a briefing, Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, SSS president and chief executive officer said on Thursday, April 4, that active members...
(Ali Vicoy, MANILA BULLETIN) A bill that aims to provide a five-day calamity leave with pay for workers in both the public and private sectors affected by natural calamities or disasters has been filed in the House of Representatives. Agusan del...
The Zamboanga City government has declared a state of calamity due to low water levels in the city's water sources due to the El Niño phenomenon. ZAMBOANGA City is under a state of calamity as due to low water level at Pasonanca Dam. (Photo courtesy of PIA) Vice Mayor Pinpin Pareja...
The Task Force El Niño said on Wednesday, Feb. 28, that it expects some 80 provinces and 275,000 hectares of farm land would end up being affected by the El Niño phenomenon that had been causing devastation to the country’s agricultural sector. (Photo courtesy of Department of...
