2 dead as floods submerge villages in Eastern Visayas
MANILA, Philippines: Two individuals were reportedly killed in flood-stricken Eastern Visayas following five days of torrential rains caused by a shear line and low pressure in the Pacific coast.
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One dead, over 43,000 displaced in Philippine floods
MANILA: At least one person was killed and tens of thousands were forced to flee their homes after heavy downpours triggered flooding across the central Philippines, authorities said Wednesday.Rescuers used inflatable boats and ropes to reach people stranded in their houses in Northern Samar, one of the hardest hit provinces, where villages and towns have been inundated after a week of rain.
1 dead in Northern Samar after landslide –PDRRMC
Tacloban City (CNN Philippines, November 22)— A landslide in Pambujan town, Northern Samar triggered by heavy rains killed one person on Tuesday, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDDRMO) said.
PAGASA warns flash floods, landslides still possible in several areas
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 22) — The state weather bureau on Wednesday warned of possible flash floods or landslides in the Visayas, Mindanao, and some parts of Luzon due to heavy rains.
Rain from shear line persists in parts of Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — State weather bureau PAGASA said Wednesday that the shear line will continue to bring significant amounts of rain in the eastern parts of southern Luzon and Visayas, and warned that heavy rainfall may trigger floods and landslides.
Thousands displaced as floods hit Eastern Visayas
MANILA, Philippines — The shear line and a low-pressure area (LPA) have caused massive flooding in parts of Eastern Visayas, affecting 14,775 families or 57,606 people in Samar and Leyte, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
NDRRMC: Over 14,000 families affected by Eastern Visayas flooding
MANILA, Philippines — Thousands of families have been affected by the flooding caused by heavy downpour induced by the shear line and low pressure area in Region 8 or Eastern Visayas.
Press Release - Tolentino leads budget defense of DOST
MANILA -- Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino led on Friday the defense of the 2024 proposed budget of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) pegged at P26.73 billion.