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August 2023

Waterworld

By | G Spot

By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   FALCON had been merciful, it danced past the Philippines and may tango into a super typhoon somewhere else. Together with the Habagat (southwest monsoon), it continued to dump rain, and exacerbated the impact of Egay, the fifth of the predicted 29 named storms to hit…

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Waterworld

By August 6, 2023G Spot

Egay’ leaves P224-M damage to agri, P36-M to infra

By | Business

THE Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported a total of P224,324,669.29 damage to agriculture, P1,842,396 damage to livestock and P36,100,000 damage to infrastructure left by Typhoon ‘Egay’ in Pangasinan as of its August 3 report. PDRRMO head Luchinvar Oro said in his report to Gregory Cayetano, regional director of…

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Egay’ leaves P224-M damage to agri, P36-M to infra

By August 6, 2023Business

Calasiao suffers P2.6-M damage in agri

By | Business

THE municipality of Calasiao recorded P2.6 million damage in agricultural during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Egay and the enhanced Southwest Monsoon (habagat). Kristine Joy Soriano of the Calasiao Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), said as of Wednesday, August 2, 2023, damaged palay have reached P2.44 million,…

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Calasiao suffers P2.6-M damage in agri

By August 6, 2023Business

DPWH constructs P72-M flood mitigation structure in Alaminos City

By | Business

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-First District Engineering Office is constructing a flood mitigation structure at Pogo village in Alaminos City to provide defense against flooding. Esperanza Tinaza, information officer of DPWH Ilocos, said the flood mitigation structure has a length of 364 meters to manage flood water…

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DPWH constructs P72-M flood mitigation structure in Alaminos City

By August 6, 2023Business