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FACT CHECK: No, NDRRMC did not issue an alert for an ‘8+ magnitude’ quake

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 04:48 PM

The claim is false; there is no technology that can predict earthquakes, and the agency said it did not issue any such alert. Read more »

Datos ng NDRRMC, DA ukol sa pinsala ng tagtuyot di tugma

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 28 09:22 PM

Posible umanong 'pinalobo' ng mga lokal na opisyal ang tantiya para sa calamity funds na magagamit sa halalan. Read more »

Agri losses in parched areas hit P2.6 billion - disaster agency

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 28 01:30 PM

Lack of rain has caused some P2.6 billion worth of agricultural damage in large swaths of the country, the disaster agency said Thursday.    Read more »

Epekto ng El Niño titindi pa sa mga susunod na buwan: NDRRMC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 09:31 PM

Inaasahan ng National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council na titindi pa ang epekto ng El Niño sa mga parating na buwan. Read more »

33 provinces to suffer from drought until end of El Niño: NDRRMC

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 05:09 PM

The Philippines will have to endure the adverse and worsening effects of the El Niño phenomenon until the end of May, disaster officials said Wednesday. Read more »

Rains to continue after Amang weakens into LPA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 22 07:56 AM

Rains will continue to drench large swaths of the country on Tuesday even as Amang weakened into a low pressure area, the state weather bureau said.  Read more »

More rains from Amang as thousands flee

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 21 12:01 PM

Tropical depression Amang will dump more rains in large swaths of the country on Monday as the threat of possible floods and landslides prompted thousands to flee to evacuation centers, the state weather bureau said.  Read more »

Tweaking weather alerts a priority after Usman, says disaster agency

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 11:20 AM

Making weather warnings easier to understand for the public is "a priority" for the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, 2 weeks after a storm that struck during the Christmas holidays emerged as one of the deadliest in 2018. Read more »

Real-time rainfall data a challenge as Usman death toll rises

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 12:11 PM

MANILA - Communication from the national to local level remains a challenge in preparing for calamities, a disaster official said Monday as the death toll from tropical depression Usman reached 126. Read more »

Usman leaves P4.2-B in agriculture, infra damage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 10:57 AM

MANILA - Tropical Depression Usman left at least P4.2 billion worth of total damage in agriculture and infrastructure, disaster officials said Monday in the aftermath of the storm. Read more »

Usman death toll climbs to 126, as 26 remain missing

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 06 04:09 PM

In its latest report, the NCRRMC said 26 remain missing while 60 were injured in the onslaught of Usman in MIMAROPA, Bicol, and Eastern Visayas. Read more »

Duterte visits Usman-hit Camarines Sur, vows aid

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 01:03 AM

Duterte conducted an aerial inspection of calamity-stricken Camarines Sur Read more »

Tangkang paghatid ng tulong sa mga na-isolate ng Usman, patuloy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 02 08:06 PM

Puspusan na ang mga operasyon ng mga awtoridad para mahatiran ng tulong ang mga lugar na na-isolate dahil sa mga pagguho ng lupang bunsod ng bagyong Usman.  Read more »

Higit 70 patay, P242M halaga ng pinsala naitala dahil kay Usman: NDRRMC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 01 08:58 PM

Pagsapit ng alas-6 ng gabi Martes, nasa 78 na ang naitalang patay dahil kay Usman, ayon sa NDRRMC. Read more »

Usman death toll tops 70, among 2018's deadliest storms

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 02 08:49 AM

(2nd UPDATE) Landslides and floods due to Christmas storm Usman has topped 70, officials said Tuesday, making it the second deadliest weather disturbance to hit the Philippines in 2018.  Read more »

Usman death toll could still rise, officials fear

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 31 09:59 PM

Disaster-mitigation officials fear more people perished during the onslaught of Usman and its aftermath, as rescuers continue to search for the missing on Monday. Read more »

Usman's wrath kills 3, leaves thousands stranded ahead of New Year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 01:01 AM

MANILA - The weather disturbance that dumped rains in parts of Luzon and the Visayas ahead of the New Year revelry left 3 people dead, authorities said Saturday morning, as several flights were canceled and passengers left stranded in various ports. Read more »

Usman's wrath kills 3, leaves thousands stranded ahead of New Year

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 29 11:49 AM

MANILA - The weather disturbance that dumped rains in parts of Luzon and the Visayas ahead of the New Year revelry left 3 people dead, authorities said Saturday morning, as several flights were canceled and passengers left stranded in various ports. Read more »

Philippines braces for year-end storm Usman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 04:59 PM

MANILA - Residents in the path of tropical depression Usman prepared to leave for makeshift shelters on Thursday as the country's potential last storm this year crept closer to its central islands. Read more »

Philippines braces for Urduja-like Samuel

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 08:32 AM

The disaster agency on Monday urged the public to heed possible evacuation orders as tropical depression Samuel threatens to bring heavy rains to Visayas and Mindanao. Read more »