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The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) is taking all possible precautions to ensure the safety of residents in areas lying in the path of Typhoon Ompong (international name “Mangkhut”), but it says there is yet no “preemptive evacuation” being ordered by local government units. In line with this, the agency is bracing for worst case scenarios, including gusty winds that could topple houses, storm surges, flooding induced by heavy rains and […]
(Eagle News)–Almost 700,000 people in Luzon were affected by the southwest monsoon enhanced by storms. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said the 691,574 individuals come from the 469 barangays across Luzon. This translates to a total of 154,671 families from the National Capital Region, Regions I, III, IV-A, and Cordillera Administrative Region. According to the NDRRMC, of the figure, 22,648 families were in evacuation centers. Over 14,000, or 14,229 families, were outside. The […]
(Eagle News) — At least two people have been killed in incidents caused by the continuous rains brought about by an enhanced southwest monsoon. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office on Monday, Aug. 13, said Dioscoro Camacho of Marikina City and Gloria Borlongan Mendoza of Quezon City died of drowning. The NDRRMC said Edgar Indelible Bugaay of Quezon City, who was last seen falling off a creek, was also reported as missing. All in […]
(Eagle News) – Nasa kabuuang dalawampu’t limang (25) katao ang nasawi habang limampu’t anim (56) naman ang sugatan sa nangyaring vehicular accident at insidente ng pagkalunod sa nakalipas na long holiday. Ayon sa National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), labing apat na insidente ng pagkalunod ang naitala sa Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, Mimaropa at Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR). Habang nasa labing dalawang vehicular accidents naman sa Ilocos, Calabarzon at CAR. Batay sa report, karamihan sa […]
(Eagle News) — Irerekomenda na ngayong linggo ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ang deklarasyon ng state of calamity sa Boracay Island. Ayon kay DILG Officer in Charge Secretary Eduardo Año, isusumite na nila ang panukala sa National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). Pagkatapos ay ipapasa naman ng NDRRMC ang nasabing rekomendasyon kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Si Pangulong Duterte ang maglalabas ng desisyon na isailalim sa state of calamity ang […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inanunsyo ng National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) na isasagawa ang 1st Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill sa Pebrero 15. Ayon kay NDRRMC Executive Director Ricardo Jalad, ang ceremonial venue para sa sabay-sabay na earthquake drill ay sa Quezon City Memorial Circle sa Quezon City. Tutulong din aniya ang mga Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council sa nasabing inisyatibo,habang ilulunsad naman ang “Bida ang Handa” campaign para […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) are now monitoring Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon and Kanlaon in Negros Island, after showing signs of volcanic activity According to NDRRMC Executive Director, Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Ricardo Jalad, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) during the past 24 hours recorded five volcanic earthquakes around Kanlaon. PHIVOLCS […]
(Eagle News) —An official of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council gave the assurance the agency was acting swiftly to help communities affected by the Mayon volcano’s recent activity. “The National Council provides assistance through the distribution of relief items such as food, non-food items, medicines and other logistics to disaster-stricken communities…we assure the public of our urgent action to augment LGU (local government unit) capacity to provide needed relief assistance,” NDDRMC executive […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) –– The agricultural and infrastructural damage brought by tropical storm Urduja has now reached more than two billion pesos (P2 billion). According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) spokesperson Romina Marasigan, “Urduja” (international name Kai-Tak) damaged more than 1 billion pesos (P1-B) in agriculture, and another P1 billion in infrastructure. The storm also placed 18 areas in MIMAROPA and Region 8 under a state of calamity, including the […]
(Eagle News) — Umabot na sa 103.3 million pesos ang halaga ng naipagkakaloob na tulong sa mga pamilyang labis na apektado ng bagyong urduja na nanalasa sa bansa ngayong buwan. Ayon kay National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Spokesperson Mina Marasigan, ibinigay ang tulong sa mga apektadong pamilya sa pamamagitan ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) at mga local government unit sa Mimaropa, Caraga at sa Regions 5,6,7 at 8. Labing-apat […]
(Eagle News) — The death toll in Thursday’s incident that saw a ferry with hundreds on board capsizing in stormy weather off Quezon has increased to five, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said on Friday. According to Romina Marasigan, NDRRMC spokesperson, of the five fatalities, four have been identified. She said over 200 passengers and crew–252 to be exact—were plucked to safety after the Mercraft 3 keeled over in heavy seas en […]
(Eagle News) — Nakatutok ang National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) sa magiging epekto sa bansa ng bagyong Gorio. Ito’y sa kabila ng abiso ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) na hindi tatama sa kalupaan ang bagyo ngunit patuloy itong maghahatid ng mga pag-ulan sa iba’t-ibang panig ng kapuluan. Ayon kay National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Spokesperson Romina Marasigan, inaalam na nila kung may mga nagsilikas na dahil […]
