ITOGON, Benguet — Ifugao province recorded zero casualty in the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong” (Mangkhut), but the Ifugaos are mourning the death of scores of their townmates in a landslide in Barangay Ucab in Itogon town in Benguet province. “We mourn this unfortunate incident. There was no recorded death in our province in Ifugao, but […]
Typhoon Ompong
‘Ompong’-affected families now at 63.7K
MANILA — Typhoon Ompong has so far affected 63,769 families or 250,036 persons residing in 1,403 barangays in the Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Cordillera regions and the National Capital Region (NCR), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said in its 6 a.m. update on Sunday. Of the figure, 34,169 families […]
Typhoon Ompong destroys four houses in Lanao del Sur
Iligan City (September 15)– Four houses were destroyed in Malabang town in Lanao del Sur as typhoon “Ompong” (International name: “Mungkhat”) started to swiftly move in Luzon, Friday night, September 14. Saripada Lucman Pacasum, Lanao del Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer, confirmed the report of the Police Regional Office – Autonomous Region […]
Health emergency teams ready for Ompong
MANILA — Health emergency response teams are on standby and ready for deployment in preparation for typhoon “Ompong,” the Department of Health (DOH) said in its report to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on Thursday. DOH said it also issued health advisories and prepositioned assorted medicines in the provinces or regions that will […]
Iligan City tightens monitoring on typhoon Ompong
ligan City (September 14)– Mayor Celso Regencia has declared the whole city under ‘alert and monitoring status’ and directed all barangays to conduct preparation measures and install constant monitoring and warning alerts. All Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committees (BDRRMCs) and its corresponding Barangay Disaster Operation Centers (BDOCs) in the city were also directed […]
Government agencies ready for ‘Ompong’-Duterte
DAVAO CITY (September 13) — Government agencies involve in disaster preparedness and mitigation are ready in the event that typhoon Ompong hit the country, said President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday. Duterte who was briefed about the typhoon at the command center of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City […]