The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)- Nueva Ecija 2nd District Engineering Office (DEO) has completed three flood control projects totaling P178.8 million on the Pampanga River in the towns of San Isidro and Jaen. The flood control projects will reinforce riverbanks and help reduce...
Another unidentified man was found dead, floating in the Marikina River on Thursday afternoon, July 31, allegedly due to drowning. This was the second day in a row that a body was found floating in the river, following the discovery of another unidentified body of a man in Barangay Malanday on July...
An unidentified man was found dead, floating in the Marikina River in Barangay Malanday, Marikina City, on Wednesday afternoon, July 30. The Eastern Police District (EPD) said the body was discovered by “Roberto” of the River Parks Authority (RPA) floating in the middle of the river and...
To bolster water security in Iloilo City and its neighboring municipalities, the Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) has partnered with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to explore utilizing the Jalaur River as an additional water source. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed on...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has ordered the clearing of the heavily silted Pampanga River after a collapse of a dike in Barangay Sta. Rita in Lubao which led to flooding in the area and nearby towns. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said excessive sedimentation has severely...
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro on Tuesday, July 22, said that more than 23,380 Marikeños were evacuated from their homes due to the continuous onslaught of heavy rains brought about by the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat that also caused the water level of Marikina River to rise to...
The Marikina River reached third alarm on Monday night, July 21, after its water level rose to 18 meters due to heavy rainfall brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat). The Marikina City Rescue 161, the city 's Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), said the river 's...
The Marikina City local government raised the first alarm at the Marikina River on Monday, July 21, after the water level reached 15 meters due to continuous rains brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat). According to Marikina City Rescue 161, the city 's Disaster Risk Reduction and...
La Mesa Dam in Quezon City remains at a critical level amid continued moderate to heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned on Monday, July 21. In its Hydrological Dam Situationer No. 4...
Mayor Maan Teodoro said on Wednesday, July 9, that the local government is prepared for the rainy season, with continuous dredging in the Marikina River and ongoing drainage declogging operations to ensure the proper flow of water and prevent flooding. Teodoro said that during her first week as...
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...
