LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The town of Tagkawayan in this province has declared a state of calamity after it incurred damages due to severe tropical storm “Kristine.” About 9,000 families or 30,000 individuals in this province were evacuated due to flooding caused by the tropical cyclone. Gov....
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The entire province of Albay was placed under state of calamity on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 22, due to massive flooding and landslides from heavy rains caused by tropical storm "Kristine." Board Member and Liga ng mga Barangay president Hisham Ismail said that the...
State-owned Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has allocated a near P3 billion in emergency loans to aid its members and pensioners in regions affected by recent calamities. In a statement, the pension fund for government workers said over P2.8 billion has been earmarked for...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – This province has been placed under a state of calamity due to the damage caused by super typhoon “Julian” last week. Cagayan Provincial Board Member Vilmer Viloria said the provincial board approved the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has earmarked nearly P158 million in emergency loans to support members and pensioners affected by recent typhoons. The pension fund for government workers said in a statement that this initiative aims to assist 5,777 active members and...
BASCO, Batanes – This province has declared a state of calamity due to the extensive damage from typhoon “Julian.” The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council-Emergency Operations Center said 172 families were displaced and 1,463 houses were totally or partially damaged....
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – The province of Ilocos Norte declared a state of calamity due to severe damage from typhoon “Julian.” The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Ilocos Norte, in an emergency session on Tuesday, October 1, issued Provincial Resolution No. 341-2024 declaring the state of...
BACOLOD CITY – Two local government units (LGUs) in the southern part of Negros Occidental declared a state of calamity on Wednesday, September 18, due to the effects of the southwest monsoon or “habagat.” SITIO Culo, Barangay Tagda, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental is flooded by heavy rains from...
BACOLOD CITY – The municipality of San Enrique in Negros Occidental declared a state of calamity on Monday, September 16, due to the effects of the southwest monsoon or “habagat” enhanced by tropical depression “Ferdie.” A PERSONNEL of the San Enrique Fire Station in Negros Occidental...
TACLOBAN CITY – The municipality of Allen, Northern Samar declared a state of calamity due to the devastation caused by tropical storm "Enteng" on Monday, September 2. The Sangguniang Bayan passed a resolution sponsored by SB Member Ola Jowon Gubat and unanimously approved by all...
ILOILO CITY – The province of Iloilo has declared a state of calamity following a dengue outbreak to curb cases of the mosquito-borne disease. DEFENSOR (Tara Yap) The Iloilo Provincial Board approved the recommendation of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council led by...
The government disbursed P13 billion in calamity funds in the first seven months, primarily for the restoration of infrastructure damaged by typhoons, data from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) showed. Based on the data, the DBM released some P2.33 billion in July from the national...