Credit to Author: DEMPSEY REYES| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 07:59:28 +0000
SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga: At least 16 people were killed while 112 others were injured following Monday afternoon’s magnitude 6.1 earthquake that struck several areas in Luzon, authorities said on…READ
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 08:25:33 +0000
Sixteen people were confirmed dead after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocked parts of Luzon Monday, the NDRMMC.
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Read moreCredit to Author: DEMPSEY REYES| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 07:59:28 +0000
SIXTEEN people died in the 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Zambales and affected Central Luzon and Metro Manila, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). In its…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 21:30:11 +0000
Damage to agriculture caused by El Niño rose to P2.86 billion just more than a month after it struck the country
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Read moreCredit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 21:10:39 +0000
The weak El Niño currently causing various crises nationwide has already caused more than P800 million in damage to agriculture in Mindanao alone.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 00:50:28 +0000
Thousands are expected to participate in the NDRRMC’s first Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill on Thursday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 21:17:20 +0000
Although Tropical Depression “Amang” had weakened into a low pressure area on Tuesday, more than 5,000 families were taken to safer ground in 13 provinces, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 02:14:28 +0000
MANILA, Philippines—Senator Grace Poe called on local government units (LGUs) to maximize the use of the government’s geohazard maps which could identify “danger zones” in the country to help lessen the impact of natural disasters.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 21:00:17 +0000
The NDRRMC on Thursday placed at 140 the death toll from floods and landslides caused by “Usman.”
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2019 23:24:30 +0000
The number of fatalities from Tropical Depression “Usman” has risen to 126, mostly from landslides caused by torrential rains, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
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