Social media in the Philippines is both a vital tool for spreading life-saving advisories during natural hazards and a breeding ground for false information that causes confusion and hinders disaster response efforts, according to frontline government agencies in the Caraga region
BUTUAN CITY Authorities here are calling for the forced evacuation of residents as floodwaters from Agusan del Sur and Davao de Oro start to inundate low-lying communities near the banks of the Agusan River last Sunday morning. The Butuan City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) has placed 13 barangays under…
State of calamity declared in Agusan del Sur after flooding displaces thousands and damages huge farmlands, wiping out an entire planting season’s work.
'We should have learned the lesson last week when we were complacent because there was only rain due to the shear line, and there was no typhoon, but it turned out there was extreme flooding,' says Office of Civil Defense Caraga chief Liza Mazo