PAGALUNGAN, Maguindanao del Sur – The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Manage Office is appealing to the national government to hasten the implementation of mitigating measures to address the adverse impacts of perennial flooding. ALIP (Keith Bacongco) MDRRMO chief Benjamin Alip...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The second-highest ranked official in the House of Representatives is pleading to Filipinos to exercise proper waste disposal amid the projected La Niña or extended rainy season. “I call on all Filipino households to do...
Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) Administrator and Chief Operating Officer Katrina Ponce Enrile clapped back at Vice President Sara Duterte for blaming her hometown Davao City’s flooding to President Marcos. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte (Ali...
Vice President Sara Duterte (left), Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) Two ranking congressmen have backed Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero's statement wherein he questioned the Duterte administration’s response--or lack...
Vice President Sara Duterte said she will now use her position, resources, and platform to be the voice of those left unheard and show government officials how to command after her hometown of Davao City was flooded last month. Vice President Sara Duterte (file photo) In a statement on Friday, Aug....
(MMDA PIO) The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said improper waste management practices from informal settlers resulted to the accumulation of garbage in rivers and creeks, which was cited as cause of the recent heavy flooding...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Cotabato, various government agencies, and the National Power Corp. have agreed to strengthen safety protocols to help mitigate the perennial flooding in Central Mindanao. GOV. Emmylou Mendoza meets government agencies at the provincial capitol in...
Following the massive flooding that submerged many parts of the region, President Marcos has directed building more water impounding systems in Central Luzon (Region III) to address its flooding issues. 'CARINA' AFTERMATH — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. conducts an aerial inspection...
DAVAO CITY – Since January this year, several provinces across Mindanao have experienced severe flooding due to heavy rains. DR. Lionel Dabbadie, chief of the Food and Agriculture Organization in the Philippines. (Keith Bacongco) Many of these inundated areas were not just simply low-lying...
Amid widespread flooding caused by “Carina” and the southwest monsoon, the Department of Health (DOH) emphasized on Wednesday, July 24, the importance of seeking medical attention promptly for people exposed to floodwaters. (ARNOLD QUIZOL / MANILA BULLETIN) Health Secretary Teodoro J....
As relentless rains from Typhoon Carina (international name: Gaemi) transformed many streets into rivers on Wednesday, July 24, the need for effective disaster preparedness has never been more critical. Flood situation at Taft and UN Ave in Manila on July 24, 2024. (NOEL B. PABALATE / MANILA...
A street in Bacoor inundated with floodwaters due to heavy rains on July 24 (Photo from BDRRMO's Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – The number of individuals evacuated in the province due to flooding caused by the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Carina climbed to 5,975 on...
