Situation Overview Tropical cyclone “Paeng” with the international name “Nalgae” was upgraded into a severe tropical storm category with maximum sustained winds of 95 km/h which induced the weather bureau to place some areas under signal no. 3. Tropical wind cyclone signal number 3 has been raised at 8:00 am over Metro Manila and other...
Category: National Capital Region
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Super Typhoon Karding (I.N. Noru) Situation Report #3 September 27, 2022 5 PM
Situation Overview At around 5:30 pm on September 25, category storm 4 Karding (I.N.Noru) made landfall in the vicinity of Burdeos, Quezon. It first hit the terrains of Polillo Islands before making a second landfall in Dinangalan, Aurora province. According to reports, the super typhoon resulted in at least six deaths, knocked out power in...
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Urban Farming in the Time of a Pandemic
Marlyn Tambagan is the president of SAMABOCS-HI (Samahan ng Mamamayan sa Barangay Old Capitol Site – Hydraulic Compound Inc.). SAMABOCS is an organization of the residents of Brgy. OCS in Quezon City. It is also under the ALSA-DILIMAN, an alliance of organizations in Brgy. UP Campus that prepares for the most anticipated Big One. Most...
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Activating the Community’s Disaster Preparedness Ability
The Escopa 3 – Volunteer Barangay Emergency Response Team (VBERT) is living proof that Barangay Escopa 3 is a place full of people with a heart of service for others. Since its establishment in 2015, the volunteer organization has been actively working with the barangay administration in building a comprehensive disaster management system for the...