MALASIQUI: A total of 58 families or 142 individuals in La Union have been evacuated as of Wednesday morning due to flooding caused by heavy rainfall brought about by the Southwest Monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Carina.
La Union Provincial Disaster Risk…
MANILA: Finance Secretary Ralph Recto Ralph Recto on Wednesday said the Department of Finance (DOF) is ready to tap USD500 million of standby credit line extended by the World Bank to the Philippines to support the government’s disaster relief and reh…
COTABATO CITY: Police authorities in Maguindanao del Norte announced Wednesday that the intensified campaign against loose firearms in the hands of civilians and unauthorized individuals is gaining headway.
Col. Sultan Salman Sapal, Maguindanao del N…
TACLOBAN CITY: Two more towns in Eastern Samar have been formally declared completely free from the threats of the New People’s Army (NPA), the Philippine Army said on Wednesday.
In a statement on Wednesday, Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, commander of the …
MANILA: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) suspended its consular operations in Metro Manila on Wednesday amid heavy rains and floods due to the southwest monsoon (habagat) and Typhoon Carina.
The suspended operations cover passport and authenti…
BACOLOD CITY: At least 43,021 households in Negros Occidental stand to benefit from monthly food assistance of PHP3,000 each under the Walang Gutom: Food Stamp Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
May Rago-Castillo, inf…
MANILA: The Department of Health (DOH) declared a code white alert on Wednesday due to continuous heavy rain showers and floods brought by Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat).
The DOH declares the Code White alert for events o…