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Cagayan River reaches above critical level; widespread flooding possible Published December 20, 2020 8:26am Updated December 20, 2020 9:36am Parts of Cagayan River reached the above critical level on Sunday morning, and widespread flooding is possible, PAGASA said. In its 7 a.m. hydrological forecast, PAGASA said the upper, middle and lower portions of Cagayan River and their tributaries have reached the above critical level. The forecast is that the water level will continue to rise, which may lead to widespread flooding. PAGASA said moderate to heavy rains which may be intense at ...

Published December 19, 2020, 6:54 PM Tropical depression “Vicky” dumped heavy rains in parts of Mindanao, which forced thousands of residents from Northern Mindanao (Region 10), Davao Region (Region 11), and Caraga (Region 13) to flee their homes as a precautionary measure against flashfloods and landslides, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Saturday, Dec. 19. NDRRMC Executive Director Ricardo Jalad said 338 families composed of 1,525 individuals were evacuated in Valencia City, Bukidnon; Pantukan and Nabunturan towns in Davao de Oro; and Suriga...

Mactan airport chief suspended MACTAN-CEBU International Airport Authority (MCIAA) General Manager Steve Y. Dicdican has been ordered suspended for six months for allegedly violating the Anti-Dummy Law. Ombudsman Samuel R. Martires barred him from entering his office during his suspension to preserve evidence according to a copy of the order. Mr. Dicdican was accused of letting foreign officials of GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corp. (GMCAC) manage the airport. It is a consortium of Filipino company Megawide Construction Corp. and GMR Infrastructure Limited. The National Bureau of Investigation (...

Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza MARITES A. SOTELO, 53, owns a small food store near a public school in Alicia, Isabela — scene of some of the worst Cagayan Valley floods after Typhoon Ulysses (international name: Vamco) in November. That means that on top of the pandemic, which deprived her of her clientele after the schools closed, Ms. Sotelo has had to deal with the economic damage done to her town by the typhoon, which caused the Cagayan River to overflow its banks — to the extent that she wishes for more government aid for small businesses. Her plight, multiplied millions of times ...

The Philippines: Super Typhoon Goni and Typhoon Vamco Urgent call for assistance Format Two extreme weather events – Super Typhoon Goni and Typhoon Vamco – hit the Philippines in early to mid-November 2020, quickly following Typhoon Molave that hit in late October. All three typhoons took roughly the same destructive path across southern and central Luzon. Strong winds and heavy rains inundated farmlands and communities and overflowed rivers, inland fishponds and dams. Furthermore, the Cagayan River overflowed and caused widespread floods in Cagayan and Isabela provinces. The typhoons wro...