Day: September 18, 2024

Manila: Four national roads, including Kennon Road in Baguio City, are impassable either due to floods or soil erosion caused by the combined effects of the tropical storms and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat), the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported Wednesday. Citing a report from the DPWH Bureau of Maintenance, DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said as of 6 a.m., the roads affected are in Ifugao, Benguet, Isabela, and Antique. He said a portion of Kennon Road, at K0223+020, Sitio Camp 2 Barangay Twin Peaks, Tuba, Benguet has been closed due to a road slip. The Banaue-Hungduan-Benguet Boundary

Manila: Twenty people were killed due to the combined effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) and tropical cyclones Ferdie and Gener, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Wednesday. This number is higher by 10 compared to Tuesday’s figures. The number of affected families are placed at 156,524 residing in 1,178 barangays in 12 regions. The deaths, undergoing verification, are recorded in Mimaropa with nine; Region 6 (Western Visayas) and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao with four each; two for Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) and one for Region 7 (Central Visayas). Also undergoing validation

Manila: Twenty people were killed due to the combined effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) and tropical cyclones Ferdie and Gener, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Wednesday. This number is higher by 10 compared to Tuesday’s figures. The number of affected families are placed at 156,524 residing in 1,178 barangays in 12 regions. The deaths, undergoing verification, are recorded in Mimaropa with nine; Region 6 (Western Visayas) and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao with four each; two for Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) and one for Region 7 (Central Visayas). Also undergoing validation

CAO BANG – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday handed over 456 plastic water storage tanks to seven impoverished districts in the northeastern mountainous province of Cao Bang, one of the localities worst impacted by Typhoon Yagi and subsequent flooding and landslides. As part of a project funded by the Japanese government to enhance disaster resilience and climate change adaptation for children, these are among the 850 tanks worth approximately VND1.8 billion (USD 72,977) allocated to Cao Bang and the neighboring province of L?ng Son. The donation targets areas severely impacted by natural disasters and poor communities with

CAO BANG – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday handed over 456 plastic water storage tanks to seven impoverished districts in the northeastern mountainous province of Cao Bang, one of the localities worst impacted by Typhoon Yagi and subsequent flooding and landslides. As part of a project funded by the Japanese government to enhance disaster resilience and climate change adaptation for children, these are among the 850 tanks worth approximately VND1.8 billion (USD 72,977) allocated to Cao Bang and the neighboring province of L?ng Son. The donation targets areas severely impacted by natural disasters and poor communities with