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2 dead, 1 missing in storm-enhanced habagat rains

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 15 06:55 AM

Two people died while another remains missing after the southwest monsoon or habagat, enhanced by tropical storm Karding, brought heavy rains and floods in different parts of Metro Manila over the weekend, disaster officials reported Monday. Read more »

More monsoon rains ahead as floods kill 2, displace thousands

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 13 12:29 PM

(2nd UPDATE) The Philippines girded for more monsoon rains after a weekend deluge killed 2 people, displaced tens of thousands and flooded riverside communities, officials said Monday. Read more »

OPINION: Duterte government slashed disaster fund without explanation

Raissa Robles
Posted at Aug 13 01:19 AM

Disaster is part of life in the Philippines. Read more »

Metro Manila, Luzon brace for more rains as floods displace thousands

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 12 08:02 PM

Metro Manila and large parts of Luzon braced for more rains on Sunday as authorities surveyed the extent of floods that displaced thousands. Read more »

Nearly 8,000 flee as floods swamp San Mateo: official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 02:17 AM

The river level in the town east of the capital went as high as 24 meters, overshooting the 20-meter critical level. It was at 23.14 meters past midnight. Read more »

Rescue boats deployed in Marikina as river nears Ondoy level

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 12 07:11 PM

The Marikina River was 20 meters deep as of midnight, compared to the 23 meters recorded during Ondoy, which devastated the capital in September 2009. Read more »

SM, Ayala Malls in Marikina remain open for stranded commuters

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 12 01:08 AM

SM said it would also waive overnight parking fees in its Greater Manila Area branches. Read more »

'Like Ondoy': Hundreds flee as monsoon floods Metro

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 12 07:53 PM

The downpours expected to persist in the coming days due to the southwest monsoon, according to weather bureau PAGASA. Read more »

Indonesia earthquake kills 131

Zabur Karuru, Antara Foto via Reuters
Posted at Aug 09 08:00 PM

An aerial view of the collapsed Jamiul Jamaah mosque where rescue workers and soldiers search for earthquake victims in Pemenang, North Lombok, Indonesia in this photo taken on Wednesday. Read more »

Indonesia earthquake aftermath

Beawiharta/Reuters
Posted at Aug 08 07:39 PM

Rescue team members prepare to find people trapped inside a mosque after an earthquake hit on Sunday in Pemenang, Lombok Island, Indonesia. Read more »

California fire spreads

Josh Edelson, AFP
Updated as of Aug 08 05:47 PM

Tens of thousands of firefighters battled relentless flames ripping across California on August 7, as the death toll from a series of infernos that erupted last month hit 11.  Read more »

Paupahan, natupok sa Caloocan City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 09:23 PM

Gawa sa magagaan na materyales ang paupahang apartment kaya mabilis kumalat ang apoy.  Read more »

Controlling the wildfire

Mark Ralston, AFP
Posted at Aug 03 06:01 PM

Firefighters conduct a controlled burn to defend houses against flames from the Ranch fire, as it continues to spreads towards the town of Upper Lake, California on Thursday. Read more »

Not only in the Philippines

Nhac Nguyen, AFP
Posted at Aug 03 05:01 PM

People row in boats through floodwaters in Hanoi's suburban Chuong My district on Thursday. Read more »

Subcontractors bare alleged housing anomalies in disaster-hit areas

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 12:07 PM

A couple of subcontractors hired by developers in the rehabilitation of disaster-hit areas in Eastern Visayas revealed on Tuesday alleged anomalies in the housing projects that resulted in either unfinished or substandard units. Read more »

Rescued after the earthquake

Mataram Search and Rescue Team/AFP
Posted at Jul 31 08:30 PM

This handout picture taken and released by the Mataram Search and Rescue Team on Tuesday shows rescuers carrying out the body of an Indonesian hiker from mount Rinjani in Sembalun, West Nusa Tenggara, following an earthquake. Read more »

Duterte wants point person on disaster management

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 31 11:59 PM

MANILA - Malacañang has submitted to Congress the Executive branch’s version of the bill creating the Department of Disaster Resilience, as President Rodrigo Duterte seeks to have a point person in the country’s disaster management efforts. Read more »

16 killed in Indonesian quake

Akbar Nugroho Gumay, Antara Foto via Reuters
Posted at Jul 30 09:51 PM

An aerial view of damaged houses after an earthquake hit Sajang village in Lombok Timur, Indonesia on Monday.  Read more »

Arroyo to create House disaster management committee

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 08:38 PM

House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo plans to create a new committee at the House of Representatives, which will be named “Disaster Management Committee." Read more »

Arroyo sees disaster resilience department as a priority: Nograles

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 11:58 AM

MANILA- House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo wants congressmen to prioritize the creation of a disaster resilience department, a lawmaker said Monday. Read more »