DUTIFUL FATHER – Two young learners wait for their younger brother who is being lifted up by their father as they cross the paddle of floodwater, before they walk further to their school. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
CLASSES SUSPENDED IN 48 TOWNS/CITIES A day after thousands of learners and students excitedly entered their classrooms on August 22 after almost two years of off-school and virtual learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, their enthusiasms were dampened by Typhoon ”’Florita” that caused the suspension of classes for the rest…
THE Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Region 1 assured communities in the region of its readiness to manage a possible detection of monkeypox cases in the region. Dr. Rheuel Bobis, CHD Medical Officer IV, who made the assurance during a media interview, said beds and facilities dedicated for…
ALTHOUGH the big rains have stopped with the exit of Typhoon Florita from the Philippines, floodwaters continue to inundate nine towns, including Dagupan City, because of cascading water from the upland. This was contained in Flood Bulletin No. 1 of the Agno River Basin Flood Forecasting and Warning Center on…
STILL THE HABAGAT SEASON RESIDENTS in Calasiao continue to watch out for flooding in their communities because of the habagat (southwest monsoon rains) and rivers have been rising and in the aftermath of the Tropical Storm Florita last week. Kristine Joy Soriano, spokesperson for the Calasiao Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction…
ZERO MAINTENANCE OF EARTH DIKES RESIDENTS of Sta. Barbara may expect more flooding in the absence of effective protection from the earth dikes. According to the town’s Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, this is largely the result of the weak foundations of the dikes after three years without…
WATERWORLD DAGUPAN – The combined volume of rain from the south monsoon rains and the Typhoon Florita’s torrential rains compounded by high tide occurrence were enough to showcase a waterworld in Tapuac District in Dagupan City. The area was under water night and day. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
FIVE towns and two cities in Pangasinan evacuated 52 families to evacuation centers last week after their areas were flooded due to rains and subsequent floodwaters spawned by Typhoon Florita. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported five families in Dagupan City composed of 18 individuals were…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) deployed more than 800 policemen across the province as responders during the onslaught of Tropical Cyclone Florita to maintain order should emergency situations arise in towns and cities. P/O Colonel Jeff Fanged, provincial director, said trained policemen were on standby ready to respond to…
THE San Roque Dam located in San Manuel town is still able to store more water, perhaps until the end of Habagat season. This was the projection of Gener Quitlong of the DOST-PAGASA Agno River Basin Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (ARBFFWC) in an interview Wednesday, August 24, 2022. Quitlong…
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