Misamis Occidental

Over 3000 families in Eastern Visayas and in four localities in Mindanao had to spend Christmas in evacuation centers due to floods that inundated their ...

Most of the city was underwater, reminiscent of the massive floods there in the morning before Tropical Storm Sendong (international name: Washi) struck on Dec. The affected residents returned to their respective homes on Christmas Day after the floodwater subsided, said Vicky Abestros, municipal disaster risk In Ozamiz City, residents in Barangay Maningcol were evacuated as floodwaters rose neck-high in some areas. Fishermen Rowel Dialel, 50, and Amay Paglinawan, 49, drowned when their boat capsized in the waters off Pintuyan town, Southern Leyte, at 3:30 a.m. In Misamis Occidental’s Clarin town, Mayor Emeterio Roa Jr. Their six companions

In Misamis Occidental province, Gov. Henry Oaminal has called on local Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) units to expand their operations to the ...

“It has been raining for a week in the hinterland barangays, some are already part of Tudela town. In a press briefing, Mayor Erick Cañosa said the local DRRM office has reported damage to the coastal infrastructure and also urged the affected public to seek refuge in evacuation centers. The city government of Oroquieta and the towns of Calamba, Aloran, and Tudela have yet to submit their evacuation figures. In Misamis Occidental province, Gov. Henry Oaminal has called on local Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) units to expand their operations to the affected barangays and urged the public to go to evacuation centers if they live in danger zones. Initial reports from Region 10 DRRM Council (RDRRMC-10) showed that the town of Jimenez evacuated 2,274 residents or 454 families while 124 residents or 51 families from Sinacaban town also went to evacuation centers.

Gingoog Mayor Erick Cañosa and the city council declare the eastern Misamis Oriental city under a state of calamity on Christmas Day.

In Iligan City, widespread flooding made several road sections impassable for hours. The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Northern Mindanao said 505 families evacuated in the towns of Sinacaban and Jimenez in Misamis Occidental alone due to flash floods. Civil defense officials said about 705 families or some 1,935 people fled their homes in Gingoog City and the towns of Medina, Talisayan, and Balingoan on Christmas Day.

MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Sunday kicked off relief operations in areas in Visayas and Mindanao affected by ...

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PRESIDENT Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Sunday has directed the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to immediately conduct relief ...

Meanwhile, Region 10 Director Ramel Jamen said they have also already started distributing food and non-food relief items to over 9,342 families or 45,687 individuals in the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Camiguin and Bukidnon. According to the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS), DSWD field offices in Regions 8 (Eastern Visayas) and 10 (Northern Mindanao) have started distributing family food packs to residents in affected areas in Eastern Samar, Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Camiguin and Bukidnon. on Sunday has directed the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to immediately conduct relief operations in provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao affected by flooding brought by nonstop rains due to a shear line, Malacañang said.

Hardest hit by the flooding was Gingoog City in Misamis Oriental, where 6,908 families or 34,081 individuals were evacuated by Army and police rescue teams on ...

The Office of Civil Defense Region 10 (OCD-10) said 705 families or 1,935 persons were evacuated in Gingoog City and the towns of Medina, Talisayan and Balingoan on Christmas Day. Hardest hit by the flooding was Gingoog City in Misamis Oriental, where 6,908 families or 34,081 individuals were evacuated by Army and police rescue teams on the eve of Christmas Day, according to a report by the Philippine Army’s 58th Infantry Battalion. The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region 10 said 9,839 families or 45,883 persons were evacuated from 73 barangays in Misamis Oriental and Misamis Occidental provinces.

According to the NDRRMC, two of the fatalities were recorded in Bicol Region (Region 5) while four others were in Northern Mindanao (Region 10). In Camarines ...

There were 48 houses that were also damaged in Mimaropa, Eastern Visayas, and Northern Mindanao. He said the rains started to pour in on Christmas Eve, Dec. We are under red alert now and the rivers here have all grown in size by six-fold. The problem is that the three bridges leading to the area were all destroyed by flood,” Heray said. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said it evacuated 15 families in Barangay Del Paz and Barangay Lupagan in Clarin on Christmas Day. We are worried for the villagers,” he added. Meanwhile, the other one got caried away by strong current while trying to cross a bridge,” Heray said in a radio interview over dzBB. Today, we are experiencing slight rains but the flood wouldn’t subside,” he added. Mark Lester Dampas, 20, and Jestoni Lapat, 27, also died in Tudela, Misamis Occidental but the causes of their death have yet to be validated by the NDRRMC. 24, and intensified midnight of Christmas Day on Dec. Macabayao while 68-year-old Felicidad Dangcalan died of cardiac arrest after she was rescued from flooding in her home in Brgy. In Jimenez, Misamis Occidental, a certain Fe Sencil drowned in Brgy.

MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Sunday kicked off relief operations in areas in Visayas and Mindanao affected by ...

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