The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) issued flood bulletins on Wednesday, July 9, warning of potential flooding in communities near the Pasig-Marikina-Laguna de Bay and Tullahan River basins due to rains brought by the southwest monsoon, or...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Gov. Humerlito A. Dolor said the proposed large-scale sand-dredging activities in Gloria town are secured with all permits from the appropriate government agencies aside from the necessary environmental assessments and tests that were conducted before its...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is rehabilitating the decades-old Magsaysay Bridge here. “We are now redoubling our effort in rehabilitation works and all technical men and working force are already on the ground in fast-tracking the project,” DPWH-13 (Caraga)...
The massive dredging operations in Cagayan River have stopped since 2023, Malacañang said. It added that there is also no dredging operation in the river at present. PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (Betheena Unite) "[B]ase po sa DENR regional executive director sa Cagayan Region, itong dredging...
San Miguel Corp. cleaned up the Biñan River in Biñan City in less than a year. ALL cleaned up is the Biñan River in Biñan City, Laguna. It freed up the clogged waterway of nearly 88,000 tons of silt and solid waste that worsened flooding in the city. Its Better Rivers PH initiative covered a...
President Marcos was certain that the Pasig River Esplanade is bound to witness more stories and core memories, following its development. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. inaugurates the phase 3 of the Pasig River Esplanade in Intramuros, Manila on Feb. 27, 2025. (Mark Balmores)...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos announced that the Philippine government and United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based nonprofit Clean Rivers have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to clear and revive the vital Pasig River waterway. First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos (World Governments Summit 2025 via...
Police Col. Pergentino N. Malabed (Courtesy of PNP Directorate for Logistics) The Philippine National Police (PNP) grieved the tragic loss of a ranking police official who was among those on board an American Airlines flight that collided midair with a United States (US) Army helicopter near Reagan...
DAVAO CITY – The Regional Development Council in Central Mindanao and the Mindanao Development Authority are eyeing foreign donors to fund infrastructure projects to mitigate perennial flooding within the Mindanao River Basin area. RESIDENTS wade through a marshy field that used to be...
(Photos courtesy of Dot Property Awards 2024) The Dot Property Southeast Asia Awards 2024 honored the region’s finest in real estate on December 12, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok, Thailand. Dot Property Group Director Adam Sutcliffe led the celebrations, which welcomed over 350 guests...
BANGUED, Abra – Thousands of residents living in the southern part of this province will benefit as the “life-changing” Salnec-Madalipay-Dugong Bridge in Bucay spanning the mighty Abra River recently opened to traffic. Built under two years starting in 2022, the 390-lineal meter bridge was...
TUMAUINI, Isabela – Three children drowned while swimming on the Cagayan River in Barangay Annafunan here on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 3. The victims were identified as Jhon Philip J. Pazzibugan, 8; Lawrence L. Bacani, 9, and Jerome Bacani, 10, residents of Barangay Annafunan and pupils...
