Representatives from provinces devastated by recent natural calamities held a face-to-face meeting with the heads of agencies tasked on disaster response during a recent House Committee on Disaster Resilience hearing. Dinagat Rep. Alan Ecleo, chair of the House Committee on Disaster Resilience...
A trail of destruction emerged as Severe Tropical Storm “Florita” left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Wednesday morning, August 24. Personnel from Baggao Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) in Cagayan assist residents from crossing the Bagunot Bridge...
All inmates in the detention facilities manned by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), especially in areas hit by tropical storm "Florita" are safe, the bureau's top official said on Wednesday, Aug. 24. BJMP chief Director Allan Iral said the initial action they implemented is to...
Around 93 families residing near the Marikina River were evacuated on Tuesday night, Aug. 23, as the river’s water level rose to 15 meters and prompted a 1st alarm alert. The Marikina River water level at around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24. (Screenshot from Marikina City Rescue 161 Facebook...
CAMP MARCELO A ADDURU, TUGUEGARAO CITY- The entire police force of Police Regional Office 2 is now on full alert status Monday night, Aug. 22, in preparation for any eventualities that typhoon ‘Florita’ might bring in the communities in the event it makes a landfall in the next few hours. Coast...
The resumption of face-to-face (F2F) classes on Monday, August 22, will likely be rainy as the low pressure area (LPA) monitored in Northern Luzon eventually developed into a tropical depression (TD) now called “Florita,” the sixth tropical cyclone to enter the country. Tropical Depression...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Aug. 10, lauded the Leyteños’ resilience and courage for standing up in the aftermath of Typhoon “Odette” that hit the province in December 2021. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks during the celebration of Maasin, Leyte’s 22nd Cityhood anniversary...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released the funding to support the emergency shelter assistance to households affected by Typhoon Odette in December last year. In a statement on Wednesday, Aug. 10, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said over 153,410 households affected by...
TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) – Power in all barangays in Southern Leyte has been fully restored some 226 days after typhoon “Odette” ravaged the province, a local electric cooperative reported Wednesday, August 3. The Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (Soleco) completed the power restoration last...
There is a move in the House of Representatives to establish fully-equipped, fully-operational evacuation centers nationwide following the magnitude 7 earthquake that displaced over 33,000 people in northern Luzon. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd...
TACLOBAN CITY – The 546th Engineer Construction Battalion of the Philippine Army based here confirmed that the construction of temporary housing facilities for victims of typhoon “Odette” last Dec. 16 in Limasawa, Southern Leyte is almost complete. According to Sgt. Randy Libradilla,...
The embassy of Spain, Instituto Cervantes, AECID, and UN-OCHA collaborate on an exhibit that sounds alarm bells on climate change IMAGES OF DESTRUCTION The exhibit paints a clear picture of the tragedy and wreckage caused by Typhoon Rai As most of Western Europe grapples with a heatwave, the...
