The local government of Camalig in Albay has approved an Emergency Management Plan a year after four people were killed when the Cessna plane they were riding crashed at the Mayon Volcano.
MABITAC, Laguna – Almost half of the municipality remained submerged in knee-deep floodwaters on Monday, Sept. 26, following the wrath of Typhoon Karding.
Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction And Management Office (MDRRMO) Head Manny Artitchea told the Manila Bulletin that seven out of Mabitac's 15 b
Abucay chief of police Maj. Dennis Bautista Duran ABUCAY, Bataan - A woman was killed after a landslide buried their house at the height of heavy rains here, according to the local police. Maj. Dennis Bautista Duran, Abucay police chief, identified the victim as Roselyn dela Cruz, 27, a caretaker of a resort in Abucay. Duran said rescuers found the body of Dela Cruz under the mud that also buried a car following the landslide that happened at 2 a.m. Saturday. The victim's father, who is residing in another house, called for help after he discovered the incident at around 7 a.m., he added. Personnel of the Abucay Municipal Police Station, Bureau of Fire Protection, Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, Metro Bataan Development Authority, and the local government Unit of Abucay led by Mayor Robin Tagle helped in the search and rescue operation. Duran said the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and the Bureau of Mines and Geosciences in Region
BUTUAN CITY - Starting November 1, operators, captains, and crewmen of all water transport in Del Carmen town in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte will have to present their vaccination cards to ensure the safety of those visiting local tourist spots. This was mandated in Executive Order (EO) 54 issued by Mayor Proserfina Matugas-Coro on October 28 and sent to news outlets on Saturday. "Siargao Island is now opened to accept tourists, guests, and visitors, such that it is important for the local government unit of Del Carmen to look into protection of their health while they are in our area, especially visiting our famous tourist destinations," she said in the EO. Among the spots frequented by foreign and local tourists in Del Carmen are the Sugba Lagoon, Mangrove Boardwalk, and Pamonoan Island. Amid the continuing threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), Matugas-Coro cited the need to vaccinate all those involved in transporting passengers, tourists, and visitors i