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Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is urging the government to establish an Emergency Response Department (ERD) as a decisive action to bolster the nation's resilience against the growing threat of extreme weather events due to climate change.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is probing if recent weather systems are to blame for the capsizing of the MT Terra Nova, which may have spilled up to 1.4 million liters of oil off the waters of Bataan.
MANILA, Philippines — The reported death toll from the combined effects of Super Typhoon Carina (international name: Gaemi) and the southwest monsoon has risen to at least 14 people, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Thursday.
MANILA, Philippines — The water level at the Marikina River went down to 15 meters early Thursday morning, prompting the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office to downgrade the alert to first alarm.
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos ordered on Wednesday the swift release of assistance, especially to areas isolated due to flooding brought by incessant rains dumped by Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon.
MANILA, Philippines — In the wake of the devastating Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon that have wreaked havoc across Metro Manila as well as Northern and Central Luzon, the offices of the House Speaker and Tingog Partylist on Wednesday launched relief operations for thousands of flood victims, starting with those in Marikina City.
People especially in Marikina compared the heavy rainfall and torrential flooding to what was unleashed by Tropical Storm Ondoy in late September 2009. The stories and images were familiar: cars being swept away by floods in Manila; floodwaters rising so quickly people could not flee in time to safer ground, and were instead forced to scramble to the second floor or the rooftops of their homes. At the Quezon City Science Garden, the amount of rainfall reportedly even surpassed what was experienced during the onslaught of Ondoy.
BY VICTOR REYES and ASHZEL HACHERO