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A man who went back to the ricefield to check on his cows at the height of severe tropical storm “Maring” in Luna, La Union apparently drowned and became the typhoon’s 41st fatality, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Tuesday, Oct. 19.

Four more people died due to severe tropical storm “Maring” which increased the death toll to 13, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Wednesday morning, Oct. 13.

At least nine people reportedly died, two were injured, and nine others went missing as severe tropical storm “Maring” hit Northern and Southern Luzon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Tuesday morning, Oct. 12.

Some areas in Cagayan province experienced power interruption on Monday midnight, Oct 11, due to the effects of tropical storm “Maring” while around 200 at-risk individuals fled their homes and were sent to evacuation centers, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) urged the public on Saturday, Oct. 9, to prepare early for tropical storm “Maring” and tropical depression “Nando” which could possibly “combine” while inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) is coordinating with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and its partner-telecommunication companies to look into the alleged use of mobile disaster alerts to push the 2022 presidential candidacy of former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) disclosed Wednesday, Oct. 6, that it was validating information about three reported casualties in Capiz and Cebu province due to tropical depression “Lannie.”

Tropical depression (TD) “Lannie” dumped heavy rains in Western and Eastern Visayas which resulted in landslides and flooding incidents, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Tuesday, Oct. 5.

To avoid a repeat of the September devastation of typhoon “Jolina” which killed 19 people, mostly fishermen, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) called for vigilance anew especially in coastal communities as a new low pressure area (LPA) formed and was spotted in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) have started to assess the damages caused by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake in Occidental Mindoro in the MIMAROPA (Region 4-B) early Monday morning, Sept. 27.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Tuesday, September 14, two more deaths due to typhoon “Jolina,” bringing the toll to 19 while there were no recorded casualties so far due to typhoon “Kiko.”

The number of Filipinos affected by typhoon “Kiko” more than doubled to 23,000 on Monday, September 13, but the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said no casualty has been recorded so far.

Seventeen people have already died due to the effects of typhoon “Jolina” while typhoon “Kiko” spawned heavy rains and brought strong winds that affected more than 11,000 individuals, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Sunday, Sept. 12.

National and local government agencies that have budgets to address disaster risk management have failed to implement 90 percent of recommendations made by the Commission on Audit to address adverse audit findings the agency made in 2019.

More than 746,000 people are projected to be affected by typhoon “Kiko” before it leaves the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Friday night, Sept. 10.

President Duterte has signed Proclamation No.1218, which effectively extended the State of Calamity previously declared throughout the Philippines in connection with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

Twelve fishermen were rescued by the authorities while five others were still missing in Samar province amid the onslaught of typhoon “Jolina,” the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Wednesday, Sept. 8.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) urged the public on Tuesday, Sept. 7, to keep vigilant and take precautionary measures as typhoon “Jolina” brings heavy rainfall and destructive winds in Luzon and Visayas.