The national government will use the funds from its insurance program to cover the P308.5 million damage sustained by 451 public schools due to Typhoon Carina. In a statement on Thursday, July 25, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said it will file a claim under its National Indemnity Insurance...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino lauded the efforts of disaster responders and members of the media who risked their safety to rescue lives and keep the public informed 24/7 amid the onslaught of rains brought by the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” enhanced by typhoon Carina. Senate...
Following his ocular inspections in northern Metro Manila after the onslaught of Super Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat, President Marcos said he intends to inspect more affected areas. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. visits typhoon Carina-hit areas in Malabon,...
Senators on Thursday, July 25 called on the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to put an end to chronic flooding in Metro Manila following Typhoon Carina’s onslaught in the National Capital Region (NCR) and account for the...
Two senators have cited reclamation as a cause for the massive flooding from the rainfall dumped by the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” enhanced by typhoon Carina. "This I believe is the consequence of all the reclamation happening in Manila Bay," Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri lamented on...
Parishioners and members of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) clean the San Antonio de Padua Parish in Brgy. San Antonio in Quezon City on Thursday, July 25, a day after it was flooded during the onslaught of the Typhoon Carina-enhanced southwest monsoon. (Noel B. Pabalate/Manila Bulletin) While...
President Marcos appealed to the public to dispose of their trash properly as he noted that the government's flood control infrastructures did not work as intended due to the garbage that blocked them. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (MPC Pool) Marcos said this as he conducted ocular...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Thursday, July 25, confirmed that Vice President Sara Duterte is “on a personal trip,” but stressed that relief operations are still underway for the victims of Typhoon Carina. Wearing a hoodie jacket, Vice President Sara Duterte leaves for...
The ‘ may liwanag ang buhay ’ mantra did not prevail over the wrath of typhoon Carina after many parts of Metro Manila and nearby provinces were submerged into extreme flooding on Wednesday (July 24) and that triggered electricity service cut-off to many consumers, yet power utility giant...
President Marcos ordered agencies to conduct an engineering assessment on the damaged Tangos-Tanza Navigational Gate, which was blamed as the culprit in the severe flooding in Navotas and neighboring cities. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. holds a situation briefing on the effects of...
Widespread flooding, triggered by Typhoon Carina and exacerbated by the southwest monsoon, led to the closure and shortened operating hours of major financial institutions on Thursday, July 25. In a series of advisories, BDO Unibank, Land Bank of the Philippines, Bank of the Philippine Islands...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – The Police Regional Office 4-A (Cavite Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area) provided cash assistance on Thursday, July 25, to 25 policemen in the region affected by typhoon “Carina.” PRO 4-A Director Police Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas said that Carina as of 9...
