Cagayan towns suffer floods, landslides triggered by heavy rain

Villamor Visaya Jr. - Correspondent 11/29/2025

TUGUEGARAO CITY — On Saturday, November 29, at least 131 residents were evacuated in the towns of Penablanca, Baguey, and Ballesteros in Cagayan Province due to recurring landslides and floods triggered by heavy rainfall spawned by the shear…

Cebu City evacuates 4,700 residents as TD Verbena triggers heavy rains

Pia Piquero 11/25/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Thousands of residents here left their homes overnight as Tropical Depression Verbena swept across the Visayas and made landfall in Talisay City early Tuesday. More than 4,700 individuals, or 1,248 families, are now…

Cebu LGUs impose preemptive, forced evacuations as Uwan intensifies

Airam Limatog 11/09/2025

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Local government units (LGUs) across Cebu have begun evacuating residents living in hazard-prone areas as Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-wong) continues to intensify. In Liloan, Mayor Aljew Frasco ordered a forced evacuation on…

Mandaue evacuation: Hundreds flee homes after heavy flooding

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/16/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A total of 1,370 individuals have been evacuated from various barangays in Mandaue City following heavy flooding on Friday night, according to data released by the Mandaue City Public Affairs Office on Saturday…

Residents begin to return home after Surigao del Sur quake kills one

Reuters 12/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Residents were allowed to return to their homes on Sunday after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the country’s south, killing at least one person, with disaster officials reporting minor damage to some infrastructure. The Saturday night…

Evacuation of Filipinos in Gaza mandatory as PH ups alert level to 4

Luisa Cabato - @inquirerdotnet 10/15/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Evacuation of Filipinos in Gaza have become mandatory after the Philippine government raised its crisis warning in the area to Alert Level 4. “Alert Level 4 na ‘yung Gaza, kailangan umalis na ‘yung mga…

LOOK: Palace fur parent and cat bond during quake evacuation

Jean Mangaluz 07/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines – Employees and guests at the Malacañang Palace complex were evacuated Thursday afternoon after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake jolted Zambales, likewise felt in parts of Metro Manila. In a dash to safety, employees and guests…

Landslide-affected residents in Brgy Sudlon II, Cebu City told by MGB-7 to relocate

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 06/28/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Central Visayas (MGB-7) has recommended the transfer of residents away from the landslide-affected area in Sitio Upper Cantipla, in Barangay Sudlon II, Cebu City. MGB-7’s recommendation was…

Cebu City sends heavy equipment to landslide-prone areas for super typhoon Betty

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CCDRRMO) has prepositioned heavy equipment for landslide-prone areas in the city as part of its preparations for the effects of Super Typhoon Betty. CCDRRMO…

Foreign states rush high-risk Sudan evacuation, some foreign citizens hurt

04/24/2023

KHARTOUM — The armed forces of the United States and the United Kingdom have evacuated embassy staff from Sudan, while other nations rushed to get their citizens to safety as rival military factions battled in the capital…

More flooding prompts evacuation of 3 barangays in Oroquieta City

Ryan Rosauro 01/04/2023

ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, Philippines — Three barangays in Oroquieta City in Misamis Oriental were preemptively evacuated on Tuesday night as heavy rainfall, due to the trough of a low pressure area, threatened to cause more…

Mambaling fire victims to temporarily take shelter in Mambaling National High School School

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 11/02/2022

(UPDATED) CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 180 families displaced by a fire that hit Sitio Tugas in Barangay Mambaling on Tuesday night, November 1, 2022, have been transferred to the Mambaling National High School. Personnel from the…

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