The search and rescue operations for victims of Typhoon “Agaton” in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) continued on Easter Sunday, April 17, as rescuers refused to give up and expressed hope that they will find more survivors in the aftermath of the devastation. Search and rescue personnel from the...
Typhoon “Agaton” has now killed 167 people as search, rescue, and retrieval operations continue in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) which was badly hit by landslides and flashflood, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Black Saturday, April 16. President...
The death toll due to Typhoon “Agaton” has climbed to 137 and this is feared to further increase as over two dozens more are still missing in landslide-hit areas in Eastern Visayas (Region 8), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Good Friday, April...
Disaster management officials have anticipated the occurrence of landslides in hazard-prone areas in Baybay City, Leyte but they were apparently shocked with the extent of its damage, a spokesperson for the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) admitted Wednesday, April...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) poured its resources and manpower in Baybay City, Leyte which was deemed hardest hit by Tropical Depression “Agaton.” Search and rescue personnel discover the lifeless body of an individual in Baybay City, Leyte after Typhoon...
Two more persons were killed in Davao de Oro as Tropical Storm “Agaton” left a trail of destruction in Mindanao and continued its onslaught in Visayas, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) confirmed Monday, April 11. (PAGASA) The NDRRMC public information office...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Monday, April 11, that it was monitoring a passenger roll on-roll off (ro-ro) vessel that sank due to typhoon “Agaton” off Camotes Island in Cebu as fears of a possible oil spill were raised. Commodore Armand Balilo, PCG spokesperson, said that strong wind...
At least one person died, one went missing, and two others were injured as tropical storm “Agaton” affected parts of Mindanao before making landfall over Eastern Samar on Sunday, April 10. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) The National Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Taal Volcano’s continuing volcanic activity has already displaced around 5,000 individuals in Batangas, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Tuesday, March 29. Vice President Leni Robredo deploys a team from her office to Batangas to extend assistance to...
The Covid-19 pandemic is seen as an additional risk to nearly 3,000 residents in Batangas who were crammed in only 12 evacuation centers after the explosion of Taal Volcano, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Sunday, March 27. Thick smoke billows from Taal...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go on Sunday welcomed President Duterte’s approval to release the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council’s (NDRRMC) funds for the Philippine Coconut Authority’s (PCA) proposed Coconut Debris Management Plan. The program primarily supports the...
Thousands of residents in at least five barangays in Batangas were evacuated when “short-lived” phreatomagmatic bursts occurred at Taal Volcano on Saturday morning, March 26. Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) evacuate residents in Batangas after Taal Volcano's phreatomagmatic...
