Tag: NDRRMC

NDRRMC: Reported deaths due to inclement weather since January now at 17

(Eagle News) — Reported deaths due to inclement weather in parts of the country have risen to 17. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said of the figure, five were reported in Bicol, four each in Zamboanga and Northern Mindanao, three in Eastern Visayas, and one in Davao. The NDRRMC said two people have been reported missing. Meanwhile, seven were reported hurt. A total of 523,991 people were affected in Cagayan, Central Luzon, […]

NDRRMC: Reported fatalities due to “Paeng” now at 158

(Eagle News) — The number of reported fatalities due to “Paeng” has risen to 158. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council,  of the number, 63 fatalities were reported in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), 36 in Western Visayas and 33 in Calabarzon. Of the 153 reported deaths, 123 have been verified. The NDRRMC said damage to agriculture was pegged at P2.989 billion. Meanwhile,  damage to infrastructure was at […]

Storm leaves 3 dead in PHL; NDRRMC says nearly 12,000 families in 5 regions affected by “Florita”

Storm, with int’l name Ma-on, makes landfall in Guangdong, China after hitting Hong Kong   (Eagle News) – Storm “Florita” (international name Ma-on) left at least three people dead and four more injured, the country’s disaster agency said. The storm, which left the Philippines on Wednesday, August 24, has already made landfall in southern China’s Guangdong province. Storm Ma-on has a wind speed of 100 kilometers per hour. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction […]

Number of Filipinos affected by magnitude 7 Luzon quake rises to over half a million – NDRRMC

Affected persons reach 513,330 as aftershocks continue; quake death toll still at 11 (Eagle News) – More than half a million people were affected by the July 27 magnitude 7 quake that hit Northern Luzon after the Philippine disaster agency reported an increasing number of people impacted by the tremor. The deaths from the tremor have also risen to 11, while those injured reached 615 as of the latest report from the National Disaster Risk […]

NDRRMC puts magnitude 7 quake dead at 10, number of those injured rises to nearly 400

Affected families in northern Luzon now over 100k as strong aftershocks continue This handout photo taken from the Facebook page of La Trinidad Municipal Police Station shows a rescue team at the site of a collapsed building in La Trinidad, in the province of Benguet on July 27, 2022, after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the northern Philippines. – A 25-year-old construction worker in La Trinidad, the capital of the landlocked province Benguet, died when the […]

Pres. Duterte to visit areas devastated by supertyphoon Odette; at least 12 casualties reported by NDRRMC

More casualties feared as Odette leaves trail of destruction in Visayas, Mindanao   (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will visit and tour the areas in Mindanao and the Visayas that have been ravaged by supertyphoon Odette (international name Rai) this weekend, according to Malacanang. The superhowler had left at least 12 people dead as it barreled through Visayas and Mindanao, making an unprecedented nine landfalls while packing winds of between 205 kilometers per hour […]

At least 40 dead from storm Maring,18 still missing; damage to agriculture at P2 billion

(Eagle News) — The death toll due to severe tropical storm “Maring” had risen to 40 with 18 stil missing, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said. Half of the casualties were between 26 to 60 years old. The search for the missing continues with their kin hoping that they did not perish Damage to agriculture had also risen to over P2 billion (₱ 2,173,030,545.15), while damage to infrastructure was placed at […]

Storm “Maring” leaves at least 30 dead, 14 still missing – NDRRMC

  (Eagle News) — The death toll due to storm “Maring” has risen to 30 with 14 still missing, Malacanang said citing the latest data from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. The NDRRMC said 13, or almost half of the total casualties, were aged 26 to 60. Ten victims were children, with ages ranging from less than a year old to 14 years old. Four were aged 61 above. Sixteen of the […]

Storm Jolina leaves 14 people dead, 20 injured as super typhoon Kiko intensifies

Damage to agri at P256M, infrastructure at P30.675M (Eagle News) – Storm Jolina (international name Conson) has left 14 people dead and 20 injured, even as the country braces for another typhoon, Kiko (international name Chanthu) which even intensified as it further approached northern Luzon, according to the country’s disaster and weather agencies. In a situational report, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said there were also seven persons still reported as […]

WATCH: Interview with NDRRMC spokesperson regarding evacuation procedures in Taal

  (Eagle News) — Balitalakayan interviews National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) spokesperson Mark Timbal on Monday, July 5, regarding the evacuation of Taal residents living in high-risk areas around the restive Taal volcano. Timbal said that at least 5,583 individuals, mostly from the barangays of Laurel and Agoncillo, have been evacuated as of Monday.  There are 22  evacuation centers set up to house the evacuees. At least 3,670 are in evacuation centers, […]

Interview: NDRRMC spokesperson: Over 68k preemptively evacuated in preparation for Bising worst case scenario

NDRRMC still assessing typhoon damage, verifying injured and reported casualties (Eagle News) — Over 68,000 individuals or more than 18,400 families have been preemptively evacuated in preparation for a worst-case scenario on typhoon Bising, said National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Mark Timbal. Timbal, in the interview over the Eagle News Service program, Balitalakayan, aired on NET 25 Tuesday, April 20, said that the NDRRMC is still assessing the damage so far brought […]

More than 1,200 families preemptively evacuated in CARAGA to prepare for storm Auring – NDRRMC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZo3xusJ9K4&feature=youtu.be (Eagle News) — More than 1,200 families or some 5,000 people have been preemptively evacuated in the areas expected to be hit by storm Auring, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. NDRRMC spokesperson Mark Timbal said that 1,241 families were already preemptively evacuated in the CARA region, and are now staying in 36 evacuation centers. Those overseeing the evacuation procedures were also making sure that they follow minimum health protocols […]