Bongbong Marcos orders repair of infra damaged by flooding in Northern Samar

Jean Mangaluz 11/23/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to repair infrastructure that were damaged by continuous flooding in Samar Island. Marcos was set to attend a situation…

Mandaue City plans to remove fish pens and desilt wetland to prevent flooding

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/18/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Mandaue City will be distributing notices to vacate to the owners of the fish pens at the city’s wetland in barangays Banilad and Cabancalan to start desilting the wetland to prevent flooding. Lawyer…

CCDRRMO: Returning Estero de Parian residents will be turned away, relocation lot forfeited

Rashe Zoe Sophia Piquero 10/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CCDRRMO) said on Thursday, October 12, that permanent relocation lots given to the affected residents of Estero de Parian will be forfeited if they insist…

Cebu City: Netizens talk about the “improvement” they see in the city

Immae Lachica 10/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Cebu City came out on top in the Philippines’ most improved rankings for highly urbanized cities in 2023. Its overall ranking improved from 24th to 13th, where it was the previous year. READ: Cebu…

Myanmar flooding: More than 14,000 people displaced 

10/10/2023

BANGKOK — Flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar’s southern areas has displaced more than 14,000 people and disrupted traffic on the rail lines that connect the country’s biggest cities, officials and state-run media said Monday.…

Libya flood disaster damaged ancient city but revealed new remains

10/06/2023

CYRENE, Libya – The flooding that killed thousands in Libya’s Derna last month damaged the ruins at the ancient Greek city of Cyrene in the mountains nearby, but it also revealed new archaeological remains there, by washing away…

Mandaue launches Task Force APAS to help solve flooding concerns

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/05/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Mandaue City Government has launched Task Force APAS (Atoang Problema, Atoang Sulbaron) to help solve the city’s flooding problems. In a press conference on Thursday, October 5, Mayor Jonas Cortes said the…

Mandaue councilors push massive info drive on dangers of leptospirosis

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/02/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – With the massive flooding that is experienced when there is a heavy downpour, two lady legislators in Mandaue City have raised a concern on the dangers of leptospirosis. Councilor Nerissa Soon-Ruiz, who is…

New York flooding is new normal due to climate change – governor

Reuters 10/01/2023

Torrential downpours that caused flash flooding in New York City on Friday reflect a “new normal” due to the effects of climate change, New York Governor Kathy Hochul warned on Saturday, as the city began drying out…

Cortes, Rama sign pact for rehab of 2 rivers

Mary Rose Sagarino 09/22/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — There was a need for the local governments of Mandaue and Cebu to collaborate in order to solve flooding problems affecting the two localities. Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes said several water bodies…

VIDEO: House collapses in Cebu

Paul Lauro 09/14/2023

A netizen captured the time a house beside the Butuanon River collapsed in Barangay Talamban, Cebu City on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. \ According to Tony Seno, the occupant of the two-story house that is located at…

How to protect yourself from the dangers of floods

Emmariel Ares 09/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Recent heavy rainfall has caused flooding in some areas in Cebu City and Mandaue City in the past two days. On Monday, September 11, heavy rainfall in the afternoon caused flooding in some…

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