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As typhoons get stronger, Asia must build better, experts say

Michael Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Sep 21 10:00 PM

KUALA LUMPUR - Population growth, rapid urbanization and unfettered development of coastal areas in the Asia-Pacific region, are increasing the risk of heavy damage from powerful typhoons, experts said. Read more »

Piñol slams agri traders over 'manipulated' vegetable prices

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 03:43 PM

Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol on Friday slammed some vegetable traders who he alleged have been manipulating market prices after Typhoon Ompong hits farm lands over the weekend.    Read more »

Heritage houses sa Vigan, nasira dahil sa bagyong Ompong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 03:54 AM

Nag-iwan din ng malaking pinsala ang bagyong Ompong sa Vigan, Ilocos Sur. Read more »

Itogon: Band of miners

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 04:35 PM

As tragedy strikes the mining village of Barangay Ucab in itogon, Benguet, miners find themselves digging deep for one of their own.  Read more »

Busking for a cause: Baguio group performs to raise funds for Ompong survivors

Jacq Parairo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 04:47 PM

MANILA - Musicians performed along Session Road in Baguio City this week to raise funds for hospital expenses of survivors of Typhoon Ompong (international name: Mangkhut), which ravaged northern Luzon over the weekend. Read more »

Palace vows due process for mayors probed for 'Ompong' absence

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 05:29 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Thursday vowed due process for mayors under investigation for allegedly neglecting their duties when their respective areas were being hit by Typhoon “Ompong.”   Read more »

South Korea pledges $300K for Ompong victims

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 11:18 AM

MANILA - The South Korean government said it will be providing $300,000 (more or less P16,200,000) for the victims of typhoon Ompong in the Philippines.  Read more »

16 mayors under probe for absence during Ompong onslaught

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 09:28 AM

More mayors are now under probe for their supposed absence, despite instructions to stay in their area, during the onslaught of typhoon Ompong, an official said. Read more »

Bilang ng mga narekober na bangkay sa Itogon landslide, nasa 22 na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 03:58 AM

Nasa ikaapat na araw na ng paghahanap at paghuhukay sa mga natabunan ng lupa sa Barangay Ucab sa Itogon, Benguet. Read more »

Barangay Ucab sa Itogon, Benguet, 'landslide-prone'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 03:51 AM

Landslide-prone ang Barangay Ucab sa Itogon, Benguet, base sa topograpiya ng lugar ayon sa eksperto. Read more »

ALAMIN: Presyo ng gulay mula Laguna

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 01:06 AM

Tumaas na ang presyo ng gulay na galing sa Laguna. 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 »

#WalangPasok: Setyembre 20, Huwebes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 12:41 AM

(2nd UPDATE) Walang pasok sa mga sumusunod na lugar ngayong Huwebes, Setyembre 20, dahil sa pinsalang dulot ng bagyong Ompong: 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 »

Part of P51-B fund in 2019 budget to be reallocated for Ompong rehab

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 03:37 PM

A portion of the P51 billion lumpsum flagged by some congressmen in the 2019 budget will be reallocated to augment rehabilitation funds for areas hit by Typhoon Ompong, House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. said. Read more »

Land of Bayanihan

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 01:28 PM

A rescue worker waits for instruction as the search and retrieval operations in Barangay Ucab, Itogon, Benguet enter its fourth day, Wednesday. Read more »

DSWD providing psychosocial help to 'Ompong' survivors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 01:05 PM

MANILA – Families in evacuation centers are being given psychosocial intervention to help them cope with the loss of their loved ones following typhoon-triggered landslides that hit areas in Itogon in Benguet. Read more »