Day: July 25, 2024

MALASIQUI: La Union recorded its first casualty since rains from the southwest monsoon aggravated by Super Typhoon Carina started Tuesday, while the number of evacuees has declined to 59 families. La Union Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) head Aureliano Rulloda III, in his report on Thursday, identified the 11-year told victim as Hayzel Rey Gaudia from Barangay Tammocalao Bacnotan town. He said the victim was brought to a hospital after she was hit by a fallen tree on July 23 but was pronounced dead on arrival by the doctor. Meanwhile, the search and rescue or retrieval operations

LAOAG CITY: The Tagudin-Cervantes road in Barangay Malaya, Cervantes in Ilocos Sur is not passable to all types of vehicles due to a major landslide as of 11 a.m. on Thursday, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways in Region 1. DPWH-1 spokesperson Jocelyn Oamar said road clearing operation is ongoing as maintenance engineers and point persons have been deployed in the site to monitor the situation. She said light vehicles were stranded at portions of the Manila North Road in Barangay Calao-an, Candon, Ilocos Sur due to flooding of about 0.50 meters deep. ‘Motorists are advised to

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: The Department of Agriculture in Northern Mindanao (DA-10) has completed its assistance to livestock farmers in Camiguin Island province consisting of a swine production project worth PHP10.7 million. A report released by the DA-10 on Wednesday showed that 590 farmers were given 843 “upgraded” swine and 1,571 bags of feeds. In a statement, DA-10 Regional Executive Director Jose Apollo Pacamalan said the assistance is under the Initiative for Recovery and Expansion-Sentinel Protocol, which is designed to revive areas affected by African swine fever (ASF). “The project seeks to strengthen the province’s ability to produce an adequate