Amid the charred remains of what used to be tightly packed homes, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Sunday, May 24, personally inspected the ground zero of the massive fire that ripped through Parola Compound in Delpan, Binondo, as the city government ramped up relief efforts...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started retrofitting the 59-year-old Delpan Bridge in Manila as a precautionary measure to strengthen the structure against potential earthquake damage under its ongoing seismic resilience program. In a report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan,...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducted water sampling on Sunday, June 13, to determine the extent of the damage of the fire that engulfed a cargo vessel near Delpan Bridge in Tondo, Manila. PCG personnel laid absorbent pads to cover the thick “oil sheens” and oil spill blooms and prevent a...