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Mahigit 4,000 bakwit sa Quezon City, hindi pa rin nakakauwi

Lyza Aquino, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 06:37 AM

May ibang mga lugar kasi na hanggang ngayon ay lubog pa rin sa baha at putik, bunsod ng sunod-sunod na pag-ulan nitong mga nakaraang araw.   Read more »

Magnitude 6.6 quake in Batangas not connected to Taal Volcano activity— Phivolcs

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 24 05:29 PM

Volcanic activity around Taal Volcano does not have anything to do with the magnitude 6.6 quake that struck off a Batangas town Saturday morning, state seismology bureau Phivolcs said. Read more »

No more survivors likely to be found in German flood zone - relief official

Reuters
Posted at Jul 21 04:03 PM

Rescue crews are unlikely to find any more survivors among the rubble of villages devastated by floods in western Germany, a senior Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) official said on Wednesday.   Read more »

Subway passengers trapped in floodwaters as Chinese river banks burst

Reuters
Posted at Jul 21 02:12 AM

BEIJING - Heavy rain pounded the central Chinese province of Henan on Tuesday, bursting the banks of major rivers, flooding the streets of a dozen cities and trapping subway passengers waist-high in floodwaters. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 16, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 11:42 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Further flooding feared in western Europe with death toll over 100

Martin Schlicht and David Sahl, Reuters
Posted at Jul 16 06:25 PM

SCHULD/ERFTSTADT, Germany - More than 1,000 people were missing and more houses were destroyed in flood-stricken regions in western Germany and Belgium on Friday where further flooding was feared with the death toll already over 100. Read more »

Don't panic! This is an exercise.

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 16 03:01 PM

Members and volunteers of the Philippine Red Cross simulate the prepositioning of an emergency field hospital during an exercise in rapid deployment as part of the readiness in case of a big disaster. Read more »

Higit 200 Taal evacuees sa Balete, Batangas nagsiuwian na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 07:24 PM

Kinonsulta muna ang Balete Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office bago pinayagan ang mga residente.  Read more »

Flying rocks at a speed of over 60kmh – what could happen if Taal erupts

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Jul 10 02:22 PM

 Is there a possibility that the Taal Volcano will erupt like last year? What is its possible major hazard? Here are answers from PHIVOLCS officer-in-charge Renato Solidum Jr.   Read more »

'Worst case scenario' sa Taal Volcano pinaghahandaan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 08 07:35 PM

Pinaghahandaan na ng National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council ang "worst case scenario" sa Bulkang Taal matapos ang magkakasunod na maliliit na pagputok na naitala sa bulkan. Read more »

Survivor window closing in Japan landslide, 24 unaccounted for

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 02:29 PM

More than 1,000 soldiers and rescue workers joined an increasingly desperate search Tuesday for survivors in a Japanese resort town devastated by a landslide 3 days ago.7 Read more »

DOH says Taal eruption, typhoons pose challenge to efforts to stop spread of COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 10:20 PM

The Philippine health department admits stopping the spread of COVID-19 could be more difficult due to calamities. Read more »

2 dead, 20 still missing in Japan landslide

Charly Triballeau, AFP
Posted at Jul 05 09:00 AM

Members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces sift through mud and debris as they search for missing people at the scene of a landslide in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Monday. Read more »

BOI eyes disaster response guidelines for businesses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 11:28 AM

The Investment Assistance Service of the Bureau of Investment is crafting guidelines that would help investors respond to disasters as the Taal Volcano shows signs of increased unrest.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 01, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 01:01 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Duterte jokes he'll put cap on rumbling Taal's crater; says aid ready

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 01 08:28 PM

As thousands of people started evacuating due to the restive Taal on Thursday, President Rodrigo Duterte joked he would place a cap on the volcano's crater, before he gave assurance that the government is ready to provide aid in any possible calamity.   Read more »

PNP holds training to mark National Disaster Resilience Month

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 02:06 PM

Contingents from Northern Police District in Metro Manila rappel to rescue a “victim” during a search and rescue competition in observance of the National Disaster Resilience Month (NDRM) at the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City on Thursday. Read more »

Therapy dogs comfort families of the missing in Miami building collapse

Reuters
Posted at Jun 28 10:37 AM

Some families of the missing at the Miami-area building collapse have found comfort in therapy dogs brought in during the agonizing wait for news. Read more »

'Strong Pig Zhu Jianqiang': Hero pig ng China pumanaw na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 03:10 PM

Natagpuang buhay matapos ang 36 araw ang baboy na si "Zhu Jianqiang" o "Strong Pig" matapos ang 7.9-magnitude na lindol sa southwestern Sichuan province noong May 12, 2008. Nabuhay si Zhu Jianqiang dahil lamang sa pagkain ng uling at pag-inom ng tubig-ulan. Read more »

Space agency partners with UN body to boost Philippine disaster response

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 04:32 PM

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) said it would enter a partnership with a United Nations office on Friday to improve the country's disaster response through satellite monitoring.   Read more »