EMERGENCY RESPONSE. Baguio residents can follow these step-by-step guide to use the "Baguio In My Pocket" mobile application. The app is part of a PHP200-million project funded by the Office of President Rodrigo Duterte that allows the city to receive reports online and respond to emergencies immediately. (Screenshot of the step-by-step procedure released by the city government) BAGUIO CITY - Baguio residents can now report any emergency to local authorities through a simple tap on a newly created mobile application any time of the day. Aileen Refuerzo, chief information officer, said all emergencies received through the "Baguio In My Pocket" app are handled in a "smart city operation center" at the Baguio Convention Center 24 hours a day, seven days a week. "Concerns will be received by the command center operators and dispatched to the appropriate offices after validation through a phone call to the source of the information,' said Refuerzo. She
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OCD-Bicol office in Legazpi City, Albay province (PNA file photo) LEGAZPI CITY - Several local government units (LGUs) in Bicol suspended classes on Monday as Tropical Storm Agaton dumped heavy rains across the region, the Office of Civil Defense-Bicol (OCD-5) reported. Among the areas covered by suspension were Legazpi City, Ligao City, Daraga, Camalig, Guinobatan, Libon and Sto. Domingo, all in Albay province. In Masbate province, the towns of Mobo and Cataingan also canceled classes. The same directive was issued in the towns of Barcelona, Bulusan, Gubat, Castilla, Casiguran, Donsol, Magallanes, Sta. Magdalena and Pilar, all in Sorsogon province. Gremil Alexis Naz, OCD-5 spokesperson, said in an interview the red alert status that was declared by the OCD on Friday is being maintained to ensure the highest level of coordination and monitoring. "The southern portion of Masbate including Dimasalang, Palanas, Cataingan, Pio V. Corpuz, Esperanza, Placer and Cawayan are under Tropica
Zamboanga City Hall(PNA file photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC), through a resolution, has appealed to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow them to continue the distribution of food assistance to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients here. This, as the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) reported to the CDRRMC that it already stopped delivering food assistance to households with infected cases due to the existing Comelec ban. Dr. Elmeir Jade Apolinario, City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) chief, on Saturday said distribution of rice will only resume upon the receipt of their requested exemption from the Comelec. "We have passed a resolution seeking for an exemption so that the city government can continue to provide assistance to Covid-19 affected households," Apolinario said. The CDRRMC resolution was passed on March 31 and was immediately sent to the Comelec office here, wh
FLOOD RESCUE. Iligan City's rescuers from the Disaster Risk Management Office on Monday (March 7, 2022) carry residents in boats when their houses were flooded in Zone Caugmaran, Barangay Suarez. Heavy rains brought about by the low pressure area on Sunday have caused several areas in the city to be flooded. (Photo courtesy of Iligan-DRRMC) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- Two cities in Northern Mindanao Region on Monday suspended classes and work as the low pressure area (LPA) caused flooding in several communities. A memorandum issued by Iligan City Mayor Celso Regencia said Sunday's torrential rains have caused major roads and bridges to flood, making them impassable to vehicles. He said some areas were affected by landslides as reported by the City's Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (DRRMC), which damaged the roads and other infrastructures. "For our constituents to clean their respective homes and prevent our workers and students from the effects of the LPA, work in