At least 24 roads in Metro Manila were closed due to landslide, flooding, and fallen trees caused by the onslaught of typhoon Carina, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Wednesday, July 24. In a travel advisory, the DPWH said the affected areas are located in Manila, Quezon...
BATANGAS CITY – Batangas was placed under a state of calamity due to rains caused by the southwest monsoon or “habagat” and typhoon “Carina” on Tuesday, July 23. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported that several municipalities in the province been flooded...
Heavy rains spawned by typhoon “Carina” triggered severe flooding in Metro Manila on Wednesday, July 24, trapping commuters and motorists in some roads and resulting in work suspensions in the country’s capital. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said they monitored flooding...
BAGGAO, Cagayan – Several bridges in this province were impassable due to flooding caused by typhoon Carina’s heavy rains on Tuesday, July 23. THE town of Baggao in Cagayan is among the areas affected by typhoon Carina on July 23. (Baggao PNP) These were the Bagunot Bridge and Taytay-San Isidro...
DAVAO CITY – Damage to agriculture due to severe flooding in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has soared to over P323 million and has affected almost 11,000 farmers. A FLOODED rice field in Maguindanao del Sur. (Contributed photo) A report from the BARMM Rapid...
DAVAO CITY – The National Power Corp.-Mindanao Generation Office based in Iligan City has admitted that they had indeed discharged huge amounts of water from one of their dams in Bukidnon that may have contributed to the severe flooding in Central Mindanao. FLOOD victims are rescued in Ligawasan...
DAVAO CITY – From no water to too much water. PEOPLE wade through floodwater in Sultan sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur. (SSB MDRRMO photo) About five months ago, residents in many parts of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) provinces were praying for the rains to come as the...
DAVAO CITY – Rescuers evacuated 57 families or 282 individuals due to flooding caused by heavy rain due to a low-pressure area (LPA) on Tuesday evening, July 16. RESCUERS approach a pickup truck on a flooded street in Davao City on July 16. (Hardcore Rescue Team FB) Ezzra James Fernandez,...
By KEITH BACONGCO DAVAO CITY – Cotabato Gov. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza has urged the national government as well as concerned government agencies to assist in addressing the perennial flooding in Central Mindanao. Mendoza suggested to the concerned government agencies to refer to the...
By LIZA JOCSON ZAMBOANGA CITY – Four persons were killed over the weekend in landslides triggered by heavy rains in Barangay Pamucutan here. The victims were identified as Leonilo Moret and son Justin and Nica Ortega and son JM. Their bodies were found during search and retrieval operations....
Philippine Coast Guard personnel rescue a woman using a basin as deep floods caused by heavy rains due to the southwest monsoon (habagat) hit Zamobanga City on July 14, 2024. (Photo: PCG) By MARTIN A. SADONGDONG Two persons were reported killed as heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon...
By ARGYLL CYRUS GEDUCOS Families affected by the southwest monsoon in Matanog, Maguindanao del Norte received government financial assistance and relief supplies over the weekend. ASSISTANCE TO FLOOD VICTIMS — Special Assistant to the President Secretary Antonio Lagdameo Jr. and Department...
