The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported Monday, July 26, that more than 44,000 individuals or more than 11,500 families are currently taking temporary shelter in evacuation centers after southwest monsoon rains enhanced by typhoon “Fabian” caused flooding in many parts...
The dolomite beach in Manila Bay is still intact. River warriors from the Department Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and members of Manila City Hall's Department of Public Safety collect trash and water plants washed up along Manila Bay reaching up to the edge of the dolomite beach on...
Monsoon rains will continue to dampen parts of Luzon over the weekend as the southwest monsoon or “habagat” continues to affect the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The state weather bureau said...
Seven national road sections remained closed to traffic Monday afternoon, July 26, due to flooding, rock fall, and landslide caused by the heavy downpour enhanced by the southwest monsoon. The Busa Bridge along Baguio-Bontoc Road in Sabangan, Mt. Province. (Photo courtesy of the DPWH-CAR) The...
The non-stop rains brought by southwest monsoon (habagat) have already affected more than 200,000 individuals in six regions, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Monday, July 26. Flood along Roxas Boulevard in Manila on Sunday, July 25, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/...
No more rains mean it's now time to take out the trash, truckloads of them. REMEMBRANCE FROM THE RAINS--Manila Bay's shoreline is littered with garbage that had been swept there by the monsoon rains. Here, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) personnel are seen tidying up the area on...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the local government units (LGus) have so far provided more than P3.87-million worth of relief assistance to the families affected by flooding caused by monsoon rains and enhanced by typhoon “Fabian”. (DSWD-DROMIC Facebook page) The...
The Ambuklao Dam in Bokod, Benguet will release water at midnight on Monday, July 26 as a result of the continuous downpour brought by the southwest monsoon. (Photo by John Gibbons/ Unsplash) This was bared by the National Power Corporation (Napocor)-Binga Dam FFWS Office in a "notice on dam...
Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso gave due recognition to the city's health workers for continuing its COVID-19 vaccination program despite continuous monsoon rains on July 24. (Photo from Mayor Isko Moreno Facebook) Domagoso lauded the Manila Health Department (MHD) on Sunday for...
(PIXABAY) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Sunday afternoon, July 25, said monsoon rains may persist over the western section of Luzon, including Metro Manila on Monday, July 26. The southwest monsoon, locally called "habagat," has...
The heavy downpour triggered by the southwest monsoon has forced the closure of 13 road sections in the National Capital Region (NCR) and the rest of Luzon, the Department of Public Works Highways (DPWH) said Sunday, July 25. (Photo from DPWH Facebook page) Based on a 12 p.m. advisory, the...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has identified knee-to-"man-deep" floods in several areas in the metropolis at past noon Sunday, July 25 as a result of the torrential rains caused by the southwest monsoon. The flood at Zapote Alabang Road on Thursday night, July 22, 2021. (Ali...
