MANILA – The Philippine Air Force (PAF) transported Wednesday another batch of relief goods and items for the residents of eight towns in Cagayan heavily affected by flooding spawned by Typhoon Ulysses.
The House Committee on Agriculture and Food will conduct on November 24 the investigation into the massive flooding that submerged many areas in the provinces of Cagayan and Isabela during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses.
An official of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) called “unfair” the unfounded criticisms against military units and personnel hard at work in the ongoing rescue and relief efforts for communities devastated by a series of strong typhoons since October.
A 78-year-old woman who is in need of urgent dialysis was airlifted on board a military rescue chopper Monday morning.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Monday has approved a resolution recommending to President Rodrigo Duterte to place the entire Luzon under a state of calamity following the widespread damage caused by Super Typhoon Rolly and Typhoons Quinta and Ulysses.
The number of families affected by Typhoon Ulysses has climbed to 428,657 or equivalent to 1,755,224 persons residing in 4,543 barangays in Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, National Capital Region (NCR) and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
The death toll due to Typhoon Ulysses climbed to 67, according to the 9 a.m. Sunday update of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
The death toll due to Typhoon Ulysses, which battered several areas in Luzon, has climbed to 37 as of 5 p.m. Saturday.
The death toll for Typhoon Ulysses, which has cut a swathe through Luzon, has climbed to 33 as of 11 a.m. on Saturday.
Rescue units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have successfully rescued 2,727 persons from the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses.
The Philippine Navy (PN) on Thursday night said it has deployed disaster relief and response teams (DRRTs) to help in rescue operations in Rizal which was heavily affected by Typhoon Ulysses.
Disaster relief and response teams (DRRTs) of the Philippine Navy (PN)’s Naval Forces Southern Luzon (NFSL) have already been deployed to assist local rescue units in Camarines Sur.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has called on the public and the Regional DRRMCs to prepare for the effects of the low pressure area (LPA) currently being monitored, which may develop into a tropical depression within the next 36 hours to be named “Tonyo”.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said all available transport aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) would continue ferrying relief supplies and goods to the typhoon-hit province of Catanduanes.
The damage to agriculture and infrastructure caused by Super Typhoon Rolly has climbed to more than PHP11 billion, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Thursday.
Authorities are keeping a tight watch on rain-soaked provinces in Northern Luzon as the onslaught of Tropical Storm Siony (international name: Atsani) may trigger landslides in these areas.