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SEOUL — Five bodies of people who were trapped under a tunnel submerged by heavy rains in central South Korea were pulled out on Sunday, firefighting authorities said, taking the death toll from the days of torrential…
SEOUL — Seven people have died, three were missing, seven were injured, and thousands evacuated in South Korea on Saturday, officials said, as a third day of torrential rains caused landslides and the overflow of a dam.…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Mandaue City is closely coordinating with some government agencies to help address the city’s flooding problems. The city has coordinated with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Office of…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Mandaue City is capacitating its puroks in the city’s different barangays to empower them to respond to alarms. Mandaue City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) head Buddy Alain Ybañez said…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Almost P3 billion worth of projects will be implemented in Mandaue City this year. Rep. Emmarie “Lolypop” Ouano-Dizon of the lone district of Mandaue, said that she has allocated P2.9 billion worth of…
Last week, I joined a roundtable discussion with representatives of the World Bank. They had recently released “Overcoming Poverty and Inequality in the Philippines” and the Philippines’ Country Climate and Development Report. Central to our discussion, and…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – It’s our turn to help them. This was the message several local officials and non-government groups in Cebu conveyed as they opened donation drives to help flood victims in Misamis Occidental. Cebu 1st…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Traffic on the southbound lane of N. Bacalso Avenue in Brgy. Bulacao, Talisay City, Cebu literally stopped as floodwaters on portions of the highway made it impossible for vehicles to pass through. A…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least two coastal villages in Badian town in southwestern Cebu experienced brief flooding last Wednesday evening, August 31 due to heavy rainfall. The Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO)…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CCDRRMO) operations head Harold Alcontin said no one died due to the flooding in various urban areas here after a heavy downpour on Thursday night,…
CEBU, Philippines— Davao Oriental State University students endured a heavy downpour and floodwater during their graduation last Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Nisielgrace Elesio Ambasan, who graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management, said…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) plans to focus on disaster prevention and mitigation in the barangays as part of Mayor Rama’s goal for his first 100 days. Harold…
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