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PAGASA denies claims of UP NOAH head on ‘Usman’ ‘wrong forecasts’

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 09:37:27 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The state weather bureau has denied the claims of an official from the University of the Philippines Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (UP NOAH) that the agency allegedly issued “wrong forecasts and late warnings” on Tropical Depression “Usman.”

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No New Year’s celebration for responders in landslide-stricken Buhi

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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2019 10:28:32 +0000

Responders in Buhi town, Camarines Sur were not able to celebrate the New Year as they continue to search for bodies buried by landslide on Tuesday.

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LOOK: Rescuers brave flooding for stranded persons in Bicol

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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 11:31:06 +0000

LOOK: Rescuers brave flooding for stranded persons in Bicol

At least 4,176 persons were still stranded in the Bicol Region on Monday as the floods have not subsided in some areas.

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Albay, Cam Sur placed under state of calamity after ‘Usman’

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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 11:20:59 +0000

Albay Gov. Al Francis Bichara and Camarines Sur Gov. Migz Villafuerte have declared their respective provinces under a state of calamity.

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Northern Samar execs seek aid from national agencies in wake of flooding

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 08:40:47 +0000

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines – Local officials of Northern Samar are seeking immediate assistance from national agencies as the province struggles with its worst flooding in 30 years.

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Andaya: Flooded Matnog town has zero budget for flood control in 2019

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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 08:35:48 +0000

Despite its vulnerability to flooding, Matnog, Sorsogon got zero allocation for flood control projects in 2019, says Rep. Rolando Andaya, Jr.

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7 dead, 9 missing in Albay town due to landslide, flood

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Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 06:06:54 +0000

7 dead, 9 missing in Albay town due to landslide, flood

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines — At least seven bodies were retrieved Sunday in Tiwi town in Albay province after Tropical Depression “Usman” caused landslides and flooding in at least four villages. Manuel Damo, chief of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, said some of the landslide victims were minors and that retrieval operations were […]

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Heavy rains flood parts of Mimaropa, thousands forced to evacuate

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 05:54:44 +0000

SAN PEDRO CITY, Philippines — Flooding caused by heavy rain forced thousands of residents in several areas in the Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan (Mimaropa) region to evacuate to higher ground.

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Heavy rains flood parts of Mimaropa, thousands forced to evacuate

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 05:54:44 +0000

SAN PEDRO CITY, Philippines — Flooding caused by heavy rain forced thousands of residents in several areas in the Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan (Mimaropa) region to evacuate to higher ground.

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