Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) has urged the government to impose an "urgent price freeze" on agricultural products in areas severely affected by typhoon Egay. Dingras, Ilocos Norte (Photo courtesy of Domenic Daoang and Ryan Paul Bagalayos) "Retail prices of rice, vegetables,...
At least 13 people have died due to Super Typhoon “Egay”, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Friday, July 28, as the magnitude of its devastation slowly becomes clearer after the storm passed. *Personnel of the Philippine Army's 77th Infantry Battalion...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on Friday, July 28, said there is a need for the Senate to investigate the Laguna Lake tragedy where less than 30 lives were lost yesterday. “Yes, we need to investigate because the bulk of (typhoon) ‘Egay’ deaths came from this incident,”...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez touches base with victims of Super Typhoon "Egay" in Baguio City. (Speaker’s office) True to his word, House Speaker Martin Romualdez personally joined on Friday, July 28 relief operations in the typhoon-stricken Baguio City in the province of Benguet. Romualdez...
Search and rescue operations were conducted to find the four personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) who went missing while attempting to save a crew of a distressed tugboat off Cagayan River in Aparri, Cagayan due to Super Typhoon “Egay”, authorities bared Friday, July 28. * (Philippine...
BAGUIO CITY – A total of 189,815 individuals or 49,345 families from 381 barangays in 54 municipalities in six provinces in the Cordillera region have been affected by typhoon “Egay.” The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Cordillera said as 6 a.m. on Friday, July 28, Abra had the...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has distributed aid worth an estimated P2.53 million to victims of the monsoon rains and flood triggered by typhoon “Egay” in Western Visayas. THE Quick Response Team (QRT) packs rice for food packs at the DSWD-6 warehouse...
LUNA, Apayao – Six persons were reported missing in a landslide that hit Lubong Butao, Calanasan, Apayao, during the onslaught of typhoon “Egay” in Northern Luzon on Tuesday, July 26. Apayao Gov. Elias C. Bulut Jr. said a search operation for the victims is under way. Bulut said torrential...
Typhoon Egay victims in Ilocos Norte were assured of the implementation of cash-for-work program to provide them with alternative means of livelihood, said Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday, July 28. “We expect that cash-for-work program to be...
Once all the affected roads and bridges in the typhoon-hit areas are repaired and cleared from debris, government assistance will be given to typhoon victims, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy) “In the moment that the roads are...
Cavite is now under a state of calamity due to the effects of typhoon “Egay.” The provincial board approved Resolution No. 2639-2023 in a special session held via teleconferencing on Thursday, July 27. Under a state of calamity, Gov. Jonvic C. Remulla is authorized to use P30 million from the...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Thursday, July 27 lifted all tropical cyclone wind signals as typhoon Egay (international name: Doksuri) continued to move farther away from the country. In its 11 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA said the center of...
