As tropical storm Aghon exits the country, the Department of Energy (DOE) said it is coordinating power restoration efforts, specifically the repair of power lines. In an interview with PTV on Tuesday, May 28, Energy Assistant Secretary Mario Marasigan clarified that the storm did not cause any...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Three more individuals were killed during the onslaught of typhoon “Aghon” in this province on Sunday. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/5/27/aghon-kills-baby-2-others-in-quezon A 22-year-old dispatcher drowned while swimming on the Talao-talao River in this city. Police said...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel rescue young girls affected by flashflood caused by typhoon "Aghon" in Brgy. 10, Lucena, Quezon on May 26, 2024. (Photo by PCG) More than 16,000 persons who were forced to flee their homes due to typhoon “Aghon” were still staying in evacuation centers as...
President Marcos has ordered the mobilization of various government agencies in response to the aftermath of Typhoon “Aghon” that has reportedly killed five and affected about 10,000 families in the southern part of Luzon. Before departing Manila for Brunei for a state visit on Tuesday, May 28,...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel rescue young girls affected by flashflood caused by typhoon "Aghon" in Brgy. 10, Lucena, Quezon on May 26, 2024. (Photo by PCG) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Monday, May 27, that it was validating five reported deaths due to typhoon “Aghon”. OCD...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel rescue young girls affected by flashflood caused by typhoon "Aghon" in Brgy. 10, Lucena, Quezon on May 26, 2024. (Photo by PCG) The agricultural region of Calabarzon (Region 4A) – which includes the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Typhoon “Aghon” killed three persons, including a seven-month-old baby, during its onslaught in this province on Sunday, May 26. A 14-year-old student died after a buli tree fell on him in Purok Pagkakaisa II, Barangay Ibabang Iyam, here. Police identified the victim as...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the officials of Ramos town in Tarlac for "lack of responsiveness to the real needs of residents' when 90 percent of the town's farmlands were inundated and 1,126 families were affected by typhoons "Egay" and "Falcon" in July and August 2023. In its 2023...
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol – The Philippine Red Cross reopened an office in this province damaged by typhoon “Odette” in 2021. THE PRC headed by Chairman Richard Gordon (center) reopens an office in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. The office was reopened on March 26 by Chairman and Chief Executive...
ALEGRIA, Cebu – The Philippine Red Cross has turned over 71 solar-powered houses to victims of typhoon "Odette" in this town. RED Cross Chairman Richard J. Gordon (fourth from left) spearheads the inauguration of 71 solar-powered houses to 'Odette' victims in Alegria, Cebu. PRC Chairman and...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Victims of typhoon “Odette” here on December 16, 2021 will soon have houses in a relocation site in Barangay Dansolihon, a hinterland barangay in this city. The city government has availed of the National Housing Authority (NHA)-Northern Mindanao’s Resettlement...
A new study by the University of the Philippines-Diliman College of Science’s Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology (UPD-CS IESM) scientists revealed that future typhoons in the Philippines could be stronger, more destructive, and linger longer over land due to climate change....
