Tag: NDRRMC

NDRRMC: At least 7 killed, 81 hurt following 6.1- magnitude quake in Luzon

(Eagle News)—At least seven people were killed and 81 others were reported injured after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck the country on Monday, April 22. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council spokesperson Edgar Posadas said in an interview over GMA’s dzbb that authorities were still looking for 24 people reported missing as of Tuesday morning. Many of those, he said, were believed trapped after the Chuzon Supermarket in Porac, Pampanga collapsed as a result […]

Amid El Niño, NDRRMC releases P18.3 million for cloud-seeding operations

(Eagle News) — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council has released P18.3 million to regional offices of the Department of Agriculture for the conduct of cloud-seeding operations that will supposedly help mitigate the effects of El Nino. In a statement, the NDRRMC said the operations, which aim to change the amount or type of precipitation that falls from the clouds by dispersing substances into the air that modify microphysical processes, have been recommended for Regions […]

Iba’t-ibang lugar sa bansa, lumahok sa nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill

(Eagle News) — Matagumpay na naisagawa sa buong bansa ang pinaka-unang Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill sa unang quarter ng 2019. Iba’t-ibang lugar, mga ahensya sa gobyerno, mga paaralan maging ang nasa pribadong mga sektor ang lumahok at pinagsanayan ang pagdu-duck, cover at hold. Ang Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill ay pinangunahan ng National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council at ng Office of Civil Defense. 1st quarter simultaneous earthquake drill, isinagawa sa Baguio City Nakiisa rin […]

Relief operations sa mga naapektuhan ng bagyo sa Buhi, Camarines Sur, tuluy-tuloy – NDRRMC

(Eagle News) — Bagamat nahihirapan, tuloy pa rin ang buhay para sa mga mamamayan sa Buhi, Camarines Sur na isa rin sa matinding tinamaan ng Bagyong Usman. Ayon kay Buhi Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) Head Carmelita Marquez, ayaw na nilang maulit pa ang landslide na nangyari sa kanilang bayan. Tuluy-tuloy aniya ang relief operations sa mga naapektuhan ng nagdaang bagyo. Dahil dito, naghahanda na at pinagpapaplanuhan nang mabuti ng municipal government […]

P64.7-milyong ayuda, naipagkaloob sa mga biktima ng Bagyong Usman – NDRRMC

(Eagle News) — Mahigit 64. 7 milyong piso na halaga ng ayuda ang naipagkakaloob na sa mga biktima ng Bagyong Usman. Ayon sa National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), ang nasabing ayuda ay naibigay sa Mimaropa at sa Regions 5 at 8 ng Office of Civil Defense, Department of Social Welfare and Development, local government units at non-government organizations. Sa pinakahuling tala ng ahensya, isandaang at dalawampu’t anim (126) na katao ang nasawi […]

126 killed, 75 injured due to “Usman”

(Eagle News)–Over 100 people were killed and more than 70 were injured after Tropical Depression “Usman” hit the country. Based on the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management’s latest count, as of 6 a.m. om Sunday,  deaths due to “Usman” reached 126 and 75 others were  injured in Regions IV-B, V, and VIII. Twenty-six people were also reported missing. According to the NDRRMC, 150,877 families or 657,777 individuals were affected in 952 barangays in Regions IV-A, […]

Bilang ng mga nasawi dahil sa Bagyong Usman umabot na sa 122

(Eagle News) — Umakyat na sa 122 ang bilang ng nasawi dahil sa pananalasa ng Bagyong Usman. Ayon sa National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, sa naturang bilang 105 ang namatay sa Bicol Region kung saan 57 ay mula sa camarines sur na itinuturing na pinakamalalang nasalanta ng bagyo. Samantala, 18 ang naitalang nasawi sa albay, 15 sa Camarines Norte, walo sa Sorsogon at pito sa Masbate. Sa Northern Samar ay 13 ang naitalang […]

Bilang ng nasawi dahil sa Bagyong ‘Usman’ umakyat pa sa 78 – NDRRMC

(Eagle News) — Patuloy pa ring tumataas ang bilang ng mga nasawi dahil sa epekto ng bagyong Usman. Ayon sa National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), ang bilang ng mga napaulat na nasawi sa Mimaropa, Bicol Region, at Eastern Visayas ay pumalo na sa 78, 15 naman sa kanila ang injured at 21 ang patuloy na nawawala pa rin. Bukod dito, apektado rin ang daloy ng trapiko sa ilang apektadong lugar dahil 95 […]

NDRRMC: More than 5,000 people affected by “Usman” in Regions V and VIII

(Eagle News)–Almost 5000 people were affected by Tropical Depression “Usman” in Regions V and VIII, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said on Sunday, Dec. 30. According to the NDRRMC,  the 4,906 persons translate to 1,274 families. Over 1000, or 1,169 families (2,567 persons) were also pre-emptively evacuated in 29 barangays in Region VIII, the NDRRMC said. Seventy-eight areas were also reported flooded in Regions V and VIII. The Philippine Coast Guard has […]

NDRRMC, masusing nakamonitor sa mga rehiyong posibleng tamaan ng bagyong Rosita

(Eagle News) — Nakapagsagawa na ng Pre-Disaster Assessment ang National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) bilang paghahanda sa pagresponde sa mga maaapektuhan ng bagyong Rosita. Ayon kay NDRMC Spokesperson Director Edgar Posadas, sa ngayon ay nasa sampung (10) lalawigan na ang isinailalim sa Tropical Cyclone warning signal number 2 at 26 na lugar naman ang nasa signal number 1 kasama ang ncr, at may mga isinailalim na ring lugar sa signal no. 3. […]

NDRRMC: Over 500,000 people affected by Typhoon “Ompong”

(Eagle News)—-Over 500,000 people were affected after Typhoon “Ompong” hit the country, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said on Monday, Sept. 17. The NDRRMC said that of the 591762, 286,730 people came from Region III; 109,472 individuals from Region I; and 90,523 individuals from Region II. The NDRRMC said 229 areas were flooded in Regions I and III and in Calabarzon. Classes were also suspended in 957 cities and municipalities in Regions […]

NDRRMC: Over 250,000 individuals affected by Typhoon “Ompong”

(Eagle News)–At least 250,000 people were affected  by Typhoon “Ompong,” the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Managament Council said. In its 6 a.m. report, the NDRRMC said the 250,036 people translated to 63,769 families. Of the number, the NDRRMC said 148,283 persons or 37,910 families were from Regions I, II, III, National Capital Region, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, and Cordillera Administrative Region. Over 30,000 or 34,169 families or 133,457 persons are so far staying in 1,190 evacuation […]