SWAMPED. The public market of the municipality of Pontevedra in Capiz is flooded as of 6 a.m. Tuesday (April 12, 2022). The Capiz Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) operations and warning officer Sean Villarruz said that flooding is reported in 156 barangays in one component city and 16 municipalities.(Photo courtesy of PDRRMO Capiz FB page) ILOILO CITY - The incessant rains brought about Tropical Depression Agaton since Monday has caused flooding in 156 barangays from one component city and 16 municipalities of Capiz as of Tuesday morning. "Due to the moderate and heavy rains since yesterday (Monday) until early morning, Capiz continues to experience flooding. As of now based on our record, a total of 16 LGUs (local government units); 16 municipalities and one component city are flooded," said Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) operations and warning officer Sean Villarruz. Currently, an initial 1,781 families com
EVACUATION. Lemery Municipal Police Station personnel rescue families affected in flooded Barangay Tabunan, Lemery on Monday (April 11, 2022). Tropical Storm Agaton has brought heavy rains to portions of Western Visayas causing flooding and landslides. (PNA photo courtesy of Jerome Marapo) ILOILO CITY - Flooding has been affecting portions of Western Visayas due to rains brought by Tropical Storm Agaton. Civil Defense Western Visayas information officer Cindy Ferrer said they are monitoring incidents of rain-induced landslides and flooding especially that an orange rainfall warning was issued by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) over Western Visayas past 11 a.m. of Monday. "That's the second level of heavy rainfall. There is a threat of flooding in low-lying areas and landslides in mountainous areas," she said in an interview on Monday. The towns of Dumalag, Maayon, Sigma, Panit-an, Cuartero, Dumarao and Panay and Roxas City in Capiz are
SMART GREENHOUSE. Agriculture Secretary William Dar and Republic of Korea Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) Education Promotion and Information Services (EPIS) President Dr. Lee Jong Soon (second and third from left) lead the inauguration of the smart greenhouse and capability building project at the Western Visayas Agricultural Research Center in Barangay Buntatala, Jaro on Thursday (March 31, 2022). The PHP200 million project is a grant from the Republic of Korea aimed at enhancing the production competitiveness of small and mid-sized farmers.(Photo courtesy of Alan Jay Jacalan/Department of Agriculture) ILOILO CITY - The Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas is a recipient of a PHP200 million smart greenhouse and capability-building project to encourage farmers, entrepreneurs, and investors to produce high-value vegetables. The project established at the Western Visayas Agricultural Research Center in Barangay Buntatala, Jaro in this city is a grant f
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles recently led the virtual turnover of 619 permanent housing units to family-beneficiaries in Batad, Iloilo as part of the housing commitment of Task Force Yolanda, which the official heads.
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from Karlo Nograles's Facebook)
A total of 1,000 permanent housing units have been turned over to family-beneficiaries in Pandan, Antique as part of the housing commitment of Task Force Yolanda, task force head and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Wednesday, Oct. 13.
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from Karlo Nogra