Day: July 25, 2024

MANILA: The House Committee on Metro Manila Development (MMD) and Manila 2nd District Representative Rolando Valeriano on Thursday called for an immediate committee hearing to assess the massive flooding and extensive damage brought by the onslaught of Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon or ‘habagat’. Valeriano said all the House representatives from Metro Manila are automatically members of the said Committee and are expected to actively participate to seek explanations from relevant government agencies during the hearing set on July 31. The Department of Public Works and Highways and Metro Manila Development Authority officials will be invited to enlighten

MANILA: Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, in coordination with Tingog Party-list, on Thursday led the distribution of relief packs and financial aid to thousands of evacuees in several parts of Metro Manila affected by floods brought about by Super Typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon. Romualdez said they hit the ground running in distributing relief goods to evacuees, citing their experience during Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) that destroyed almost everything in its path over 10 years ago. ‘Personal naming karanasan matapos ang Bagyong Yolanda sa Leyte, mas maraming kailangang gawin ang gobyerno sa pagbalik ng mga evacuees sa kanilang mga bahay. Hindi

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: The City Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Department (CDRRMD) is beefing up its Comprehensive Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA) with the installation of flood forecasting technology. In an interview on Thursday, CDRRMD chief Nick Jabagat said the CDRA would use the flood forecasting technology to monitor flood-prone areas accurately in all 80 barangays here. ‘Out of 80 villages in the city, 67 are assessed, and we are targeting to achieve 100 percent, or the remaining 13 unassessed barangays by the end of this year,’ he said. Jabagat said the city’s flooding problem is similar to that of

MANILA: The House Committee on Metro Manila Development (MMD) and Manila 2nd District Representative Rolando Valeriano on Thursday called for an immediate committee hearing to assess the massive flooding and extensive damage brought by the onslaught of Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon or ‘habagat’. Valeriano said all the House representatives from Metro Manila are automatically members of the said Committee and are expected to actively participate to seek explanations from relevant government agencies during the hearing set on July 31. The Department of Public Works and Highways and Metro Manila Development Authority officials will be invited to enlighten

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: The City Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Department (CDRRMD) is beefing up its Comprehensive Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA) with the installation of flood forecasting technology. In an interview on Thursday, CDRRMD chief Nick Jabagat said the CDRA would use the flood forecasting technology to monitor flood-prone areas accurately in all 80 barangays here. ‘Out of 80 villages in the city, 67 are assessed, and we are targeting to achieve 100 percent, or the remaining 13 unassessed barangays by the end of this year,’ he said. Jabagat said the city’s flooding problem is similar to that of