State-run Social Security System (SSS) will open a calamity assistance package starting November this year to help typhoon Fabian-stricken members and pensioners in Calapan and Naujan in Oriental Mindoro, Malabon City, and all other affected areas. Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief...
A grade 10 student has been hailed as a hero for saving a dog that fell into a river during the onslaught of Typhoon Fabian. (Screenshot via Animal Kingdom Foundation) The Animal Kingdom Foundation (AKF) recognized student Angelo Diolata Flores for his "bravery and compassion" after he saved a dog...
The recent rains – Southwest Monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Fabian – have already brought damage and losses of nearly P700 million to the country’s farm sector, affecting thousands of farmers. Based on the latest report of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and...
The torrential southwest monsoon rains that the country experienced the past week has caused a whopping P1.17 billion worth of damage to infrastructure, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. Busa Bridge along Baguio-Bontoc Road in Sabangan, Mt. Province (Photo courtesy of the...
More than 10,000 individuals or over 2,600 families displaced by southwest monsoon rains enhanced by typhoon “Fabian remained in evacuation centers, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Sunday, August 1. (DSWD-DROMIC Facebook page) The DSWD’s Disaster Response...
As the agriculture sector continues to sustain damages due to non-stop monsoon rains, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) had sought Congress to grant a P15,000 production subsidy for small farmers during calamities. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) “Torrential rains and flooding...
After a record run, fish unloading st the country’s regional fish ports has been declining due to persistent downpour, which was intensified by Typhoon Fabian last week. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) reported that the country's Regional Fish...
More than P11-million worth of relief assistance has been extended to the families affected by southwest monsoon rains enhanced by typhoon “Fabian,” the Department of Social Welfare and Development said Wednesday, July 28. (DSWD-DROMIC Facebook page) The DSWD’s Disaster Response Operations...
The non-stop heavy rains, brought about by the southwest monsoon and Typhoon Fabian, have so far brought damage of nearly P534 million to the agriculture sector, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). Based on the latest report of the DA’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council...
Agricultural losses from the southwest monsoon rains enhanced by typhoon "Fabian" has reached P285.73 million, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Tuesday, July 27. (Photo by Inge Maria/ Unsplash) The agricultural losses and damage covered a total of 16,336 hectares (ha) of agricultural areas...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina Last week’s southwest monsoon habagat that was intensified by Typhoon Fabian brought more rain than the unforgettable Typhoon Ondoy, yet Marikina was spared from massive flooding. The continuous rainfall at 2 a.m. last Saturday recorded at 134...
Medium Rare Jullie Y. Daza Typhoon. Wind and rain. Thunder and lightning. Floods everywhere, some swallowing rooftops. Earthquake. Pandemic. Forced evacuation and its attendant miseries. All in one day. At 2:20 a.m. the noise was so frightening it woke me up. In the dark, I heard Fabian Jr.’s...
