ZAMBOANGA CITY – More than 2,000 persons fled flash flood spawned by heavy rains in mountainous areas here on Sunday, September 17. THE City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office and Bureau of Fire Protection rescue people by trapped by rising water level following heavy rains at the...
Photo courtesy of Pixabay The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) issued on Monday, Sept. 4, a fifth flood advisory for the Pasig-Marikina and Tullahan river basins due to heavy monsoon rains triggered by typhoon Hanna (international name: Haikui)....
BUTUAN CITY – The P96.4-million Guihao-an River flood control project in Buenavista, Agusan del Norte will be finished before the end of this year, the Department of Public Works and Highways said. “Residents will surely be happy while local business folks will be in jubilant mood because...
SOLANO, Nueva Vizcaya – The Department of Public Works and Highways-Nueva Vizcaya First District Engineering Office has completed the P60-million Bangar flood mitigation project here. The project has a length of 520-linear meters and is rubble concrete with gabions and mattresses scour...
Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan disagreed that the construction of various infrastructure projects has affected the drainage systems and waterways in Bulacan and caused the massive flooding there recently. Councilors Coach Geli Bulaong and Troy Aldaba fearlessly went down into the...
Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan on Tuesday, Aug. 8, defended the agency’s flood-control projects amid mounting criticisms of unresolved problem of flooding. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan (RTVM screenshot) Although the official admitted that there are some delays in...
Climate change has forever altered the Philippines’ tropical and maritime climate, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Monday, Aug. 7, as he assured that his administration is already working on critical flood control projects to stop massive destructions after calamities....
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) should evaluate its own flood control projects in light of the flooding situation in Bulacan and Pampanga following the heavy rains that battered Metro Manila and nearby provinces, Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go said. ...
Senators on Tuesday, August 1 wanted the perennial flooding problems that affect the country annually eased or solved. This followed a manifestation on the Senate floor by Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regarding the continued flooding...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PNA) – Relief efforts have been stepped up in flood-hit areas in Region 3 (Central Luzon) to assist thousands of residents still reeling from the effects of typhoon “Egay” and the enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat.” Concerned government agencies such as...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PNA) – Continuous rains from typhoon “Egay” and the enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat” have affected 341,242 families or 1,195,866 persons in Region 3 (Central Luzon). The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC)-3 on Monday,...
After almost a week of non-stop rains brought about by Typhoons Egay and Falcon that also caused the enhancement of habagat, Metro Manila Council (MMC) President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora stressed the importance of the coordination between the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority...
