TACLOBAN CITY – Floodwaters, brought about by Tropical Depression Samuel, wreaked havoc in low-lying communities in three Samar provinces killing one person and forcing thousands of residents to move to higher…
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Scores affected by flooding in Davao City
DAVAO CITY — A river that overflowed caused flooding and affected more than a hundred families in Barangay Lasang here Tuesday. The Fatima River overflowed at about 4:30 a.m., inundating at…
Dagupan City to buy P15-M equipment vs. floods
DAGUPAN CITY — The city government is set to acquire next year additional equipment worth PHP15 million to address massive flooding here. Mayor Belen Fernandez said Wednesday the city is currently…
Dagupan records 34 lepto cases in August
DAGUPAN CITY — The City Health Office (CHO) here recorded 34 cases of leptospirosis from August 1 to 31 this year, which reflects a 143 percent increase from 14 cases during…
Dagupan exec calls for scientific study to solve flooding
DAGUPAN CITY — Dagupan City Vice Mayor Brian Lim has urged private businessmen to help the city come up with a scientific study to identify the causes of and solutions to…
Pangasinan town suffers P25-M agri losses in rains, flooding
BAUTISTA, Pangasinan — The continuous rainfall in the province caused by weather disturbances that intensified the southwest monsoon has incurred PHP25 million losses in the agriculture industry of this town. In…
14 towns, cities in Pangasinan flooded anew
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan — A few weeks after Pangasinan was placed under state of calamity due to severe flooding, some of its towns and cities went under water anew since Monday due…
CBCP provides aid to flood victims
MANILA — The Catholic Church is providing appropriate assistance to thousands of families that are affected by flooding caused by monsoon rains, which battered Metro Manila and nearby provinces over the…
Malacañang urges public to remain alert, safe amid floods
MANILA — Malacañang on Sunday urged the public to be alert and safe amid flooding in the country brought about by the southwest monsoon. “Pinapaalalahanan po namin ang publiko na manatiling…
Floods hit 15 Bataan villages due to heavy rain, high tide
HERMOSA, Bataan — Some 15 villages in Bataan were hit by floods, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported on Sunday. Among the 15 flooded barangays, seven are…
In Photos: Habagat Flood La Union
The deepest part of the flood in Barangay Rimos IV reaches above the knees while on some part of the Luna-Bangar National Highway it reaches chest…
2 confirmed dead, more missing after dam collapses in Laos
VIENTIANE — At least two people are confirmed dead as of 4:30 p.m. local time (0930 GMT) on Tuesday, and a number of villagers are still missing after an under-construction dam…
Bataan flood victims display resilience of Filipinos
BALANGA CITY, Bataan—Residents in this province have displayed their resilience amid the devastation wrought by floods. Two days after the province’s 11 towns and city were inundated, things were almost…
‘Josie’, ‘habagat’ leave P1.2-B initial damage to Pangasinan
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan — Tropical Depression Josie, which intensified the southwest monsoon and caused torrential rainfall and flooding in Pangasinan, has left an initial damage of PHP700 million to agriculture and PHP500…
Bataan placed under state of calamity
BALANGA CITY, Bataan — The Sangguniang Panlalawigan on Sunday afternoon passed a resolution, approved by Governor Albert Garcia, declaring the entire province of Bataan under state of calamity after flash floods,…
Pangasinan on ‘red alert’ status due to floods
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — The Office of the Civil Defense placed Pangasinan on ‘red alert’ on Saturday as eight towns and one city in the province are critical due to floods. The…
Floods inundate six Nueva Ecija villages
LICAB, Nueva Ecija – Six villages in the town proper were inundated by unprecedented flood for two days since Thursday night, displacing at least 2,584 families, Mayor Eufemia D. Domingo…