BUTUAN CITY – The Sangguniang Panglungsod (SP) on Wednesday, February 7, declared 13 barangays here under a state of calamity due to heavy rain and flood from the low-pressure area the past few days in the Caraga region. POLICE evacuate residents living in riverside barangays in Butuan City as...
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) Food, water, and other much-needed relief assistance were transported by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)...
CAMP ROMUALDO C. RUBI, Butuan City – Agusan del Sur was placed under a state of calamity on Wednesday, January 31, following non-stop downpour that has displaced 9,875 families or 34,947 individuals in 45 barangays the (villages) in the province and Surigao del Sur. Provincial board member Edwin...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, Jan. 25, announced the establishment of a Calamity Fund for public school teachers to provide them with immediate financial assistance during disaster situations. (Photo courtesy of DepEd / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte made...
DAVAO CITY – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Council and Management Council on Tuesday, January 23, recommended that the province of Davao Oriental be placed under a state of calamity due the destruction from severe flooding and landslides last week caused by heavy rains from the...
BUTUAN CITY – Two towns in Agusan del Sur have been placed under a state of calamity due to flash floods caused by heavy rains from the shear line since Monday, January 15. A LANDSLIDE caused by heavy rains blocks a road in Agusan del Sur. (FB) The Agusan del Sur Provincial...
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) Aware that his bill is gaining traction among his colleagues, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte has renewed his call for the passage of the measure that provides free and streamlined...
Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Facebook) Relief organizations will be granted free freight services during emergency situations and calamities if and when this measure from House Deputy Speaker Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille...
Local government units (LGUs) were urged by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to declare a state of calamity in order to access a disaster program budget amid African Swine Fever (ASF) incidents. (MB File Photo) “This (declaring a state of calamity) will allow them to access disaster funds to...
CEBU CITY – A barangay here was placed under a state of calamity after a riprap wall collapsed on Tuesday, October 17. SEVERAL houses were affected when a riprap wall in Sitio Kawayan, Barangay Sambag 2, Cebu City collapsed on Tuesday, October 17. (Photo via Calvin D. Cordova) Several houses in...
BACOLOD CITY – This city is under a state of calamity due to flood caused by the southwest monsoon or “habagat” enhanced by typhoon “Goring.” MAYOR Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’ Benitez meets concerned agencies at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) on Wednesday, August 30, to...
BAGUIO CITY (PNA) – The city government on Monday night August 7, placed Baguio under a state of calamity due to the effects of typhoon “Egay.” The declaration was made with the approval of Resolution 494-2023, copies of which was circulated to the media on Tuesday, August 8. The declaration...
