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Dahilan ng pagbaha sa Cagayan, inisa-isa ng NIA, NDRRMC

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 10:57 PM

Sinabi ni NIA administrator Ricardo Visaya kabilang dito ay ang volume ng ulan na dala ng Ulysses at heavily silted na Cagayan River. Read more »

Agri, infra damage caused by Ulysses reaches P10 billion

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 02:24 PM

Typhoon Ulysses left some P6.1 billion in damage to infrastructure and P4 billion in damage to agriculture after battering Luzon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Thursday.   Read more »

DBM augments Typhoon Ulysses rehab fund with P10 billion, vows aid for LGUs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 04:08 PM

MANILA - The Department of Budget and Management said additional funds for local government units affected by the recent typhoon Ulysses would follow after President Rodrigo Duterte placed the entire Luzon under a state of calamity.  Read more »

Ulysses death toll climbs to 73; infra, agri damage cost at nearly P8 billion - NDRRMC

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 06:36 PM

MANILA - The death toll from typhoon Ulysses (international name: Vamco) has reached 73, according to reports received by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council as of Tuesday morning.  Read more »

Dams would break if they didn't release water: NDRRMC

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 07:07 PM

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Tuesday it was studying the proposal to be the authority in deciding dams' water release following record flooding in Cagayan and Marikina. Read more »

Publiko pinag-iingat sa mga relief donation scam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 05:28 AM

MAYNILA - Nagbabala ang ilang mga grupo laban sa mga kumakalat na pekeng relief donation drive sa social media.  Read more »

State of calamity eyed in entire Luzon

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 06:24 PM

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Monday recommended to place the entire Luzon under a state of calamity following successive storms that caused massive destruction in the country’s main island. Read more »

Mayors want NDRRMC to authorize dams' water release: DILG

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 12:08 PM

Mayors want the national disaster council to authorize dams' water releases following historic flooding in Cagayan and Marikina during and after the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Monday.   Read more »

Over 83,000 people rescued in Cagayan, Isabela floods - NDRRMC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 10:30 AM

Over 83,000 people have been rescued, transferred and assisted in the provinces of Cagayan and Isabela, which were devastated by severe flooding brought by successive storms that hit the Philippines, the state disaster response agency said Monday. Read more »

‘Political punchline’: Duterte dismisses criticisms of gov’t response to typhoons

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 07:33 PM

In a press briefing during his visit to Camarines Sur, the President said that even before the typhoons hit the country, food aid and rescue equipment had already been pre-positioned in areas that were likely to be hard hit by storms.  Read more »

Typhoon Ulysses deaths climb to 67: disaster council

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 15 10:13 AM

(UPDATE) - The number of people who died from Typhoon Ulysses has climbed to 67 while 12 remain missing, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Sunday morning. Read more »

Typhoon Ulysses death toll now at 32: NDRRMC

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 14 10:52 AM

MANILA - The death toll from typhoon Ulysses have reached 32, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Saturday. Read more »

LOOK! Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro this morning, off to work

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 12:01 PM

What a day to wake up to—that is if the mayor and his constituents in typhoon-drenched Marikina got any sleep at all. Read more »

Over 100,000 flee as Ulysses wreaks havoc in Luzon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 10:37 AM

Over 100,000 people were evacuated to safer ground as Typhoon Ulysses pummeled parts of Luzon, a disaster response official said Thursday. Read more »

Philippines readies for Ulysses landfall

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 10 09:38 AM

The national disaster council on Tuesday urged local governments to use all its facilities in ensuring the safety of their constituents as tropical storm Ulysses threatened typhoon-battered southern Luzon. Read more »

Dark Christmas ahead: Restoring power in Catanduanes could take 2 months - NDRRMC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 12:29 PM

Restoring power in Catanduanes could take up to 2 months, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Monday, as Super Typhoon Rolly left billions of pesos in damage in its wake.  Read more »

Proposed disaster agency must include 'open data, anticipatory planning': expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 02:29 PM

Philippines must look at utilizing open data and craft a program based on anticipatory planning to better address natural calamities in the country, an expert said. Read more »

Government needs to mainstream disaster resilience: Jalad

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 03 04:11 PM

Government needs to mainstream disaster resilience in its programs as a proposed Department of Disaster Resilience "cannot duplicate" the expertise of certain state agencies, disaster council chief Ricardo Jalad said Tuesday.   Read more »

Impossible to send pics from Catanduanes, says NDRRMC as alleged photos emerge online

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 09:48 AM

It's impossible for residents of Catanduanes to have posted photos of destruction caused by Typhoon Rolly from their area as communication lines are still down, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Monday. Read more »

Typhoon Rolly threatens 19.8 million Filipinos; PNP to force evacuation in dangerous areas

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 01 02:20 PM

The Philippine National Police will force people to evacuate in areas deemed as dangerous as Super Typhoon Rolly threatens some 19.8 million Filipinos nationwide, officials said Sunday. Read more »