The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) issued a second flood advisory for Pasig-Marikina and Tullahan river basins amid continuous heavy monsoon rains triggered by severe tropical storm Falcon (international name: Khanun) on Sunday, July 30. PAGASA...
STA. MARIA, Bulacan—The Filipino spirit of "bayanihan (unity)" stood out on Saturday as the province continued to be submerged in flood waters for the second day in-a-row due to heavy and continuous downpour. Motorcycle riders, who dared but were stopped by the knee-deep flood along MacArthur...
ILOILO CITY – Intermittent heavy rainfall from typhoon “Egay” flooded 70 out of the 180 barangays here. RESCUERS evacuate an elderly woman from her flooded home in Iloilo City on Thursday, July 27. (Iloilo City DRRMO) Data from the Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office...
ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan – The construction of a 364-meter flood mitigation structure worth P72 million in this city is underway and is expected to be completed this year. In a statement, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Ilocos region information officer Esperanza Tinaza said the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has personally expressed his condolences and message of sympathy to the people of South Korea through their Ambassador Lee Sang-hwa over the loss of lives from flash floods and landslides in the country. Romualdez...
The number of affected persons due to the combined effects of Tropical Cyclone “Dodong” and southwest monsoon (habagat) already reached 47,000 as of Tuesday, July 18, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) disclosed. *In this undated photo, authorities are seen...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has conveyed his sympathy over the recent floods and landslides in South Korea that killed 39 people. (https://images.mb.com.ph/production/mb-mkt-neo-prod-1-uploads/SOKOR_PHOTO_f14e85dd9b/SOKOR_PHOTO_f14e85dd9b.jfif) A search operation is under way on July...
More than 1,600 individuals were affected by flooding and heavy rains brought by the combined effects of Tropical Cyclone “Dodong” and southwest monsoon or “habagat”, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Sunday, July 16. The NDRRMC said 491 families...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a P34.4-million flood control project in Calinog, Iloilo. THE P34.4-million flood control project in Calinog town, Iloilo province. (DPWH-6) “Its design serves as a catch basin for mountain water and is resilient to...
Residents of Barangay Astorga, Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur hit by flash floods received relief packs from representatives of AboitizPower subsidiaries Hedcor Sibulan Inc. and Therma South Inc. RESIDENTS affected by flash flood in Barangay Astorga, Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur receive relief goods...
TUMAUINI, Isabela – The construction of the Fugu-Abajo flood control project here designed to prevent the edges of the riverbank from erosion and protect coastal and riverbank areas is expected to be completed on Nov. 21 this year. The Department of Public Works and Highways-Isabela First District...
SANTO TOMAS, Isabela – The Department of Public and Highways on Tuesday, June 27, reported that the construction of a flood control project on the Cagayan River in Bagutari, this town, is 65 percent complete. The DPWH-Isabela First District Engineering Office said the P49.9-million project...
