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At least 50 people missing after deadly Cebu landslide: local official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 02:52 PM

MANILA - At least 50 people are missing after a landslide buried some 20 houses in Naga City in Cebu, a local official said Thursday.   Read more »

Digging continues as Ompong landslides toll rises

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 12:53 PM

The death toll from Typhoon Ompong's onslaught has climbed to 88, authorities said Thursday as searchers dig through a landslide where dozens are presumed dead. Read more »

What's left after Ompong

AC Dimatatac/ICSC/ Handout
Posted at Sep 19 09:39 PM

A woman walks past debris in Barangay Pagbangkeruan, Alcala, Cagayan three days after typhoon Ompong onslaught.  Read more »

Through thick and thin

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 09:15 PM

Volunteer miners stand in line to get signed-up to help in the search and retrieval operations in the Itogon landslide on Wednesday.  Read more »

Grief in Itogon

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 09:13 PM

Men carry a coffin past waiting relatives on the fourth day of search and retrieval operations at a landslide site in Barangay Ucab, Itogon, Benguet on Wednesday.  Read more »

Power restoration may take 2 months in worst-hit areas in Cagayan: CEZA chief

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 07:54 PM

Full restoration of power lines in some areas in Cagayan could take up to two months as typhoon Ompong (Manghkut) toppled most electric posts in the area, an official said Wednesday. Read more »

Itogon: Recipe for disaster

Infographic by Andrea Canlobo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 12:18 PM

Find out the different conditions that led to the massive landslide in Barangay Ucab, Itogon, Benguet that claimed dozens of lives after typhoon Ompong crossed northern Luzon over the weekend.  Read more »

'Ompong' death toll hits 81, expected to rise

Agence France Presse
Updated as of Sep 20 12:26 PM

The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon "Ompong" (international name Mangkhut) has climbed to 81 and could hit triple digits as searchers dig through a landslide where dozens are presumed dead, authorities said Wednesday. Read more »

Pag-asa, pagsuko habang tuloy ang Benguet rescue

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 12:29 AM

Hindi pa rin nawawalan ng pag-asa ang mga awtoridad na matagpuang buhay ang mga natabunan ng gumuhong lupa sa Barangay Ucab. Mayroong mga kaanak ng natabunan naman na sumuko na.  Read more »

Ilang bahagi ng Luzon, lubog pa rin sa baha dulot ng 'Ompong'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 09:06 PM

Tatlong araw matapos umalis ng Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) ang bagyong Ompong, lubog pa rin sa baha ang ilang bahagi ng central at northern Luzon.  Read more »

'Disaster imagination' to help prepare communities for disaster: Solidum

Aleta Nieva-Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 09:14 PM

Despite warnings, many were still caught off guard when typhoon Ompong unleashed its fury in Northern Luzon. Read more »

World condoles with Philippines after Ompong devastation

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 07:52 PM

Several governments and international organizations have sent their sympathies to the Philippines following the devastation of Typhoon Ompong Read more »

2 days after Mangkhut

Tyrone Siu, Reuters
Posted at Sep 18 02:22 PM

Damaged vessels are seen on Tuesday, 2 days after super typhoon Mangkhut hit Hong Kong on September 16, 2018.  Read more »

Patay sa pananalasa ni Ompong umakyat na sa 74: PNP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 01:26 PM

Sa ngayon, 55 pa ang napaulat na nawawala dahil sa bagyo habang 20,000 indibidwal pa rin ang nananatili sa iba't ibang evacuation centers. Read more »

10 mayors face probe over Ompong response: DILG

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 01:25 PM

At least 10 mayors who were allegedly missing in action during the onslaught of typhoon Mangkhut over the weekend are facing investigation for negligence, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said Tuesday.  Read more »

Halt order in landslide hit-mine ignored before Ompong hit: mayor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 09:15 AM

Mayor Victorio Palangdan of Itogon, Benguet said he issued a "stoppage order" but it was ignored. Read more »

China's Xi sends condolences to Philippines after Mangkhut onslaught

Reuters
Posted at Sep 18 09:09 AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday extended condolences to his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte over Typhoon Mangkhut that has hit the Philippines, killing some 65 people. Read more »

Typhoon Ompong death toll rises to 65 in Philippines

Purple Romero and Laura Mannering, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 18 11:37 AM

Rescuers on Monday searched desperately for dozens feared buried under a landslide unleashed by Typhoon Ompong (international name Mangkhut), which also left a trail of destruction in Hong Kong and saw millions evacuated in southern China. Read more »

Ompong causes P14-B damage to agriculture, says Piñol

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 09:26 PM

Typhoon Ompong caused over P14 billion in damage to farm output and infrastructure, much higher than initially projected, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Monday.  Read more »

Duterte meets families of Ompong victims, gives cash

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 03:24 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday met with the families of some of the victims of typhoon Ompong in Benguet.  Read more »