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COTABATO CITY — Around 40 houses were destroyed by strong winds that pummeled lowlands in the adjoining towns of Montawal, Maguindanao del Sur and Kabacan, Cotabato amid heavy rains on Thursday afternoon.
MANILA, Philippines — The heat index in Makati yesterday reached a “dangerous” level of 43.5 degrees Celsius, according to the city’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO).
MANILA, Philippines — In preparation for the “Big One” or a 7.4-magnitude temblor, the Philippines conducted yesterday simultaneous earthquake drills to educate, prepare and protect the public during disasters.
COTABATO CITY — Vast swaths of grasslands and forests in two towns in Cotabato province were razed by scattered wildfires since Sunday, withered early on and made fire-prone by lack of rain since February.
BAGUIO CITY — The Atok Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) ordered the closure of the Halsema highway (Baguio-Bontoc road), specifically in Kilometer 46, Barangay Paoay due to the raging forest fire in the area on Friday morning.
MANILA, Philippines — Volcanic smog or vog was observed around Taal Volcano anew starting at 2 p.m. yesterday.
COTABATO CITY — Two adolescents riding a motorcycle both died on the spot after they hit head-on a hauler truck as they overtook a vehicle ahead of them in a highway in Barangay Buluan, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay on Monday.
MANILA, Philippines — The agriculture sector has suffered P1.23 billion worth of damage due to the El Niño phenomenon since January, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said yesterday.