Local government units (LGUs) in Cagayan province were told to conduct pre-emptive evacuation especially for residents in low-lying and coastal communities in anticipation of the possible effects of Tropical Storm “Goring”. Tropical Storm Goring as of 10 a.m. of August 25, 2023. (Courtesy of...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has acquired 20 portable SpaceX Starlink satellite communication kits which were donated by a private company. (L-R) Office of Civil Defense Administrator Undersec. Ariel Nepomuceno, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., and Diversified Financial Network...
A total of 60 families composed of 300 individuals were displaced by flashfloods in Zamboanga City on Saturday morning, August 12, after heavy rains were experienced in the area due to the prevailing effects of the southwest monsoon (habagat). Families displaced by flashfloods caused by intense...
Super typhoon “Egay” may have left the country last week but the devastation it left was continuously felt as two more fatalities were reported by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), which brought the death toll to 29 as of Friday, August 4. The NDRRMC said 14...
A total of 154 cities and municipalities have already been placed under a state of calamity due to Super Typhoon “Egay” and enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat”, including the municipality of Macabebe in Pampanga province which has been submerged in flood for nearly one month already,...
A total of 151 cities, municipalities, and provinces have declared a state of calamity due to the devastation left by Super Typhoon “Egay” and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat). As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, August 1, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said the...
Nearly a week after Super Typhoon “Egay” left the country, around 50,000 individuals were still staying in evacuation centers due to the devastation brought by the recent calamity. *(L-R) Defense Secretary and NDRRMC Chairperson Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and * *Civil Defense Director Cesar Idio...
Tacloban City, Leyte after being pummeled by Super Typhoon "Yolanda" in November 2013. (MANILA BULLETIN) House leaders have filed a measure that seeks to strengthen the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) by adding a vice chairman to the composition of the body. House...
Two more people were reported to have perished due to the combined effects of Super Typhoon “Egay” and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat), bringing the death toll to 16, while damage to agriculture and infrastructure have reached P5.8 billion. The latest situational report released by the...
Super typhoon “Egay”, which enhanced the effects of southwest monsoon (habagat), left a trail of destruction in its path and dealt P2 billion worth of damage to the agriculture and infrastructure sectors, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Saturday, July...
At least 13 people have died due to Super Typhoon “Egay”, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Friday, July 28, as the magnitude of its devastation slowly becomes clearer after the storm passed. *Personnel of the Philippine Army's 77th Infantry Battalion...
The death toll from the onslaught of typhoon “Egay” rose to five as four people were reported to have been buried in a landslide in Benguet, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Thursday, July 27. But NDRRMC officials said the four reported deaths in...
