Tropical Storm Pepeng (Parma) made landfall Tuesday night over the northern part of Ilocos Norte, hitting Northern Luzon for the second time in three days, the Philippine weather bureau said. Pepeng, which made its first landfall over Cagayan last Saturday, only worsened the damage it caused to the region when it made its second landfall. Pepeng remained stationary off South...
Photo Gallery: CDRC\’s 25th Year Anniversary
In commemoration of its 25 years of service, the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC) offered October 6 to the more than a million victims of tropical storm Ondoy with a mass and relief delivery operation supported by Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe and German Humanitarian Aid. This day marks the founding day of the organization. Photos by: Lito Ocampo
Photo Gallery: CDRC’s 25th Year Anniversary
In commemoration of its 25 years of service, the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC) offered October 6 to the more than a million victims of tropical storm Ondoy with a mass and relief delivery operation supported by Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe and German Humanitarian Aid. This day marks the founding day of the organization. Photos by: Lito Ocampo
Ondoy leaves P8.3 Billion worth of infra and agri losses
Tropical Storm Ondoy (Ketsana), which caused the Philippines’ worst flooding in four decades, left Php8.3 Billion worth of damages to infrastructure (P2.7B) and agriculture (P5.5B), the National Disaster Coordinating Council said. Ondoy battered Metro Manila and parts of Luzon after it made landfall near the boundary of Aurora and Quezon last September 26. Metro Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Batangas, Laguna and...