Category: General

Manila: The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently completed the construction of a road slope protection structure to safeguard motorists and pedestrians from the destructive effects of flooding and landslides in Barangay Imelda, Baybay town in Leyte province. The project involved the construction of a 92-meter slope protection with 165 lineal meters of lined canal, reconstruction of a 180-lineal meter road, and other engineering measures designed to convert and manage excessive water during heavy rainfall that causes soil erosion and increases the risk of landslides. Citing a report from DPWH-Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) Director Edgar B. Tabacon, Secretary

LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol assured the public that the agency has sufficient family food packs (FFPs) and other relief items ready for distribution to those affected by weather disturbances. In an interview on Wednesday, Carl James Cabarles, DSWD disaster risk reduction management division information officer, said a total of 121,867 family food packs worth PHP89.3 million, and 78,331 non-food items worth PHP121.6 million, are on standby in prepositioning sites and nine warehouses across the region. “In total, we have PHP220 million worth of assistance ready for augmentation. We are ready and

DAGUPAN CITY – A total of PHP10 million worth of cash aid was disbursed to 5,000 residents from this city under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) Program on Wednesday. The beneficiaries were affected by the flood caused by Severe Tropical Storm Enteng, which hit parts of Luzon and the Visayas from Sept. 1 to 4. Senator Imee Marcos, chair of Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare, and Rural Development, said the cash aid is the national government’s way to help residents affected by crisis. ‘Nagtaasan lahat ng bilihin. Itong panahon

LEGAZPI CITY – The Albay Electric Cooperative (Aleco) announced on Wednesday that a 12-hour brownout will be experienced in three districts of Albay province as the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) conducts preventive and corrective maintenance from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. In an interview on Wednesday, Aleco public information officer Anj Galero said the Sept. 19 brownout would be experienced in the 2nd District covering the whole of Legazpi City, Daraga, Manito, and parts of Camalig that are connected to the Washington and Bitano substations. On Sept. 20, the affected areas will be

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