Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Director I Agnes Palacio gives updates on the impact of Tropical Storm "Kristine" during a situational briefing at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Oct. 23, 2024. (Photo: RTVM livestream) Tropical Storm “Kristine” lashed Bicol Region (Region 5), causing massive...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Former Vice President Leni Robredo and the city government of Naga have reiterated their plea for assistance as flood caused by tropical storm "Kristine" swamped the city on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Robredo reiterated the need for trucks to carry stranded residents from their homes...
BACOLOD CITY – Two barangays here were flooded due to heavy rainfall from tropical depression “Kristine,” prompting the evacuation of 79 families composed of 277 individuals on Monday, Oct. 21. RESIDENTS are rescued from a flooded area in Bacolod City. (FB) Edward Ramirez, chief of...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, Oct. 18, reported a rise in leptospirosis cases nationwide, urging the public to seek medical care, particularly following flooding events. (ARNOLD QUIZOL / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, the DOH said that as of Oct. 5 (Morbidity Week 40), the total...
President Marcos suggested that building higher flood walls was among other measures that could help mitigate flooding in Metro Manila and other flood-prone areas, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) reported. Photo from President Marcos/Facebook Marcos said this in a meeting with the...
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Usec. Ariel Nepomuceno (File photo) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) expressed sympathies with the government of Japan on Tuesday, Sept. 24, in light of the devastating floods and landslides that struck the country's center. “I am deeply saddened by...
CARMEN, Davao del Norte – Eight months after the severe flooding that devastated thousands of hectares of agricultural land, farmers here are now in the recovery period for this harvest season that started this month. But as perennial flooding and dry spell remain as a threat to farmers’...
DAVAO CITY – The Office of the Civil Defense (OCD)-Davao region said on Friday, September 20, that 139 families or 409 persons in the Davao region were affected by the flooding incident on Wednesday, September 18, caused by heavy rains from the southwest monsoon or “habagat.” The agency said...
DAVAO CITY – Another wave of flooding has inundated the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao as residents are still reeling from the impact of a similar flooding last July. RESIDENTS wade through raging flood in Northern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte. (Northern...
BACOLOD CITY – Nine out of 61 barangays here were flooded since Friday night, September 13, due to heavy rains from the intensified southwest monsoon or “habagat.” BARANGAY Pahanocoy was among the areas flooded by heavy rain from the southwest monsoon in Bacolod City on Saturday, September...
BACOLOD CITY – Seventeen barangays were flooded in Negros Occidental on Friday, September 13, due to heavy rains from the southwest monsoon or “habagat” enhanced by tropical storm “Bebinca.” A PART of San Enrique in Negros Occidental was flooded on Friday, September 13, due to heavy...
President Marcos has raised the importance of updating the country's flood hazard maps and seeking new strategies to address flooding, noting that the course of floodwaters has changed over time. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this following the onslaught...
