Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut) made landfall on Baggao, Cagayan on Sept. 18, 2018. According to NDRRMC’s Situational Report issued on Oct. 6, 2018, a total of 21,607 families or 88,058 individuals in 48 barangays in Baggao town were affected. A total of 14,108 houses were damaged in the municipality, of which 1,963 were totaled. Victoria Sagiped,...
Alfonso Maspat, 66 years old, lives with his wife in Brgy. Canaynayan, Sta. Cruz, Zambales. He has a child who works in Olongapo. Tatay Alfonso is a member of Damayan sa Canaynayan, the barangay’s Disaster Preparedness Organization (DPO). Tatay Alfonso is a tenant in a half-hectare land. Per cropping, his usual yield is 65 cavans...
On September 2018, Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut), the strongest tropical cyclone to hit the Philippines in 2018, affected close to 146,000 families in Central Luzon alone. A total of 2,300 houses were reported partially and totally damaged in the whole region. According to the Zambales Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC), nine of the...
Tatay Romelito Medel, 63 yo, Barangay Guisguis in Sta. Cruz, Zambales; Jan. 18, 2020 When super typhoon Ompong (international name Mangkhut) tore through Regions I, II, III, and the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR) in September 2018, barangay Guisguis in coastal town Sta. Cruz, Zambales was not spared from its wrath. Romelito Medel, 63 years old,...
