The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is conducting clearing operations in some areas in Central Luzon which were hit by Super Typhoon Karding. Based on the situational reports coming from the DPWH District Engineering Offices in the region on Monday, there are some road sections that were closed to traffic due to floods, landslides, mudslides, and other obstructions caused by the fury of the typhoon. In Nueva Ecija, half lane of the Daang Maharlika highway in Barangay Mayapyap, Cabanatuan City is now passable. Likewise, the Sta. Rosa-Tarlac Road in Barangay Malabon Kaingin, Jaen, and the
All nine district engineering offices (DEOs) of the Department of Public Works and Highways – National Capital Region (DPWH-NCR) on Monday have started cleaning and clearing operations amid improved weather conditions in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Karding. In a Facebook post, the DPWH-NCR said early maintenance activities such as declogging of inlets; cleaning of debris/fallen trees, and culverts; hauling and clearing of spoils; and pothole patching are being done throughout the region. The situation in low-lying areas in the region such as Roxas Boulevard and España Boulevard in Manila and the cities of Marikina and Quezon City
A former New People’s Army (NPA) rebel claimed that his best friend, a fellow insurgent named Danny Cordero, was allegedly ordered by Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison to lob the grenades on the political gathering in Plaza Miranda, Quiapo on the fateful night of Aug. 21, 1971. Peter Mutuc, also known as “Ka Ramon” made this revelation in an interview with SMNI on Sept. 22. “‘Kami ni Potro ang nag-itsa ng granada sa Plaza Miranda’ (Potro and I were the ones who threw the grenade at Plaza Miranda),” he said, quoting Cordero
A security alert has been raised in the Lanao del Sur coastal town of Picong following an ambush that injured three Marine troopers, a military official said Monday. Lt. Colonel Serge Ronquillo, commander of the 2nd Marine Battalion Landing Team (MBLT-2), said a team of soldiers on board a military vehicle was patrolling in its area of operation when ambushed at about 6 p.m. Sunday. “A pursuit operation is going on,” Ronquillo said in a radio interview. He identified the injured soldiers as Privates First Class Stephen Saragal, Elijah Taccas, and Private Romy Torallo Jr., all of
Five members of the Bulacan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) were found dead in San Miguel town in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Karding Monday. Governor Daniel Fernando on Monday morning identified the five rescuers as George Agustin, Narciso Calayag Jr., Troy Justin Agustin, Jerson Resurreccion and Marby Bartolome. He said the victims were in Sitio Galas, Barangay Camias in San Miguel town and about to conduct a search and rescue mission when rushing floodwater carried them away. The PDDRMO members were deployed around 4 a.m. to rescue some residents in the village and
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Acting Chair Carlo Dimayuga III inspected on Monday several locations vital in flood control and management across the region a day after Typhoon Karding (international name Noru) hit Luzon, including Metro Manila. Dimayuga inspected C-6 Taguig Pumping Station, Effective Flood Control Operation System (EFCOS) in Pasig, and the proposed location for a pumping station to be built at Tatalon/Araneta in Quezon City. Floodgates operated as designed and diversion of floodwater in Laguna Lake helped in its immediate subsiding, Dimayuga said. “Water from Marikina River didn’t reach its spilling level because it was diverted
