Browsing by Subject "disasters"
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₱1-B mangrove rehab project to benefit E. Visayas
(,March 14, 2014 , on page )The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is undertaking a massive mangrove rehabilitation project estimated at a cost P1 billion that will benefit Eastern Visayas and other super-typhoon Yolanda hit areas ... -
Agri damage due to typhoons hit P1.6 B
(,July 28, 2018 , on page )Damage to fisheries, which affected 1,050 fisherfolk, a majority of them in the Cordilleras, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon and Calabarzon, was pegged at P147 million. The DA committed P180 million worth of assistance to ... -
Agri damage from Lando reaches P8.45 billion
(,October 27, 2015 , on page )Damage to agricultural crops and fisheries in the five regions affected by typhoon Lando (international name: Koppu) has reached P8.45 billion, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday. Data released by the DA ... -
Agri damage piling up as storm exits PAR
(,October 31, 2022 , on page )Damage to the agriculture sector caused by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng (international name: Nalgae), which is due to leave the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) Monday afternoon, started to pile up after heavy rains ... -
Agri losses due to Taal eruption now at P3 billion
(,January 18, 2020 , on page )The cost of crops and livestock lost in the eruption of the Taal Volcano has jumped to P3.06 billion, the Department of Agriculture said Friday, as various groups sought to bring relief to survivors. Some 6,000 tilapia ... -
Agriculture damage caused by Typhoon Quinta hits P2.2 billion
(,November 2, 2020 , on page )Agricultural damage caused by Typhoon Quinta (international name: Molave) has hit P2.20 billion, up from the previous estimate of P1.81 billion, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). In a bulletin, the DA said ... -
Agriculture damaged in Western Visayas estimated at P265M
(,January 6, 2020 , on page )Damage to the agriculture sector of Western Visayas due to typhoon Ursula (international name: Phanfone) has exceeded P265 million as of Jan. 3 with more than half accounted for by rice crops and facilities, according to ... -
Agro-fishery losses further rise to P53.6M
(,January 14, 2021 , on page )More damage and production losses brought by the recent massive flooding in Negros Occidental to the local agro-fishery sector were recorded, now reaching at about P53.6 million. In terms of fisheries, the flash floods, ... -
Aklan storm-hit areas get fishing boat tools
(,March 10, 2014 , on page )Brand new tools for the construction of fishing boats have been given out to the fisherfolk in coastal areas in Aklan hit by super typhoon "Yolanda." Gov. Florencio Miraflores and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ... -
Alaminos CDRRMO to help rehabilitate marine biodiversity in Hundred Island
(,August 24, 2017 , on page )A refresher on Water Search and Rescue (WASAR) was conducted recently here to upgrade the performance of the personnel of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO). The WASAR Refresher Course will ... -
Alcala: Visionary in marine conservation
(,March 1, 2014 , on page )If Dr. Angel C. Alcala's work as a pioneer marine biologist was deemed exemplary in 1992 when he was conferred the Ramon Magsaysay award, such contribution is even more appreciated today. This is so because of threats from ... -
Ambo agri damage hits P1.56 B
(,May 21, 2020 , on page )Damage to agriculture in areas hit by Typhoon Ambo has ballooned to P1.56 billion. Damage to the fisheries sector was valued at P41 million and affected 2,644 fisherfolk. Most of the damage was recorded in Leyte and Northern ... -
Antarctica ice to double sea rise - study
(,April 1, 2016 , on page )Melting ice from Antarctica could raise oceans by a meter before 2100 at current rates of greenhouse gas emissions, doubling previous forecasts for sea level rise, according to a study released Wednesday (Thursday in ... -
Aquino grants fishing boats to fishermen
(,February 26, 2014 , on page )President Benigno Aquino 3rd led the awarding of newly built fishing boats to fisherfolk in coastal communities affected by the onslaught of Super Typhoon Yolanda. During the 28th anniversary of EDSA People Power in Visayas, ... -
As seas rise, saltwater plants offer hope farms will survive
(,June 16, 2015 , on page )On a sun-scorched wasteland near India’s southern tip, an unlikely garden filled with spiky shrubs and spindly greens is growing, seemingly against all odds. The plants are living on saltwater, coping with drought and ... -
ASEAN militaries commit to South China Sea peace
(,March 12, 2018 , on page )Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Rey Leonardo Guerrero confirmed over the weekend that he and nine other chiefs of Defense Forces of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) reaffirmed ... -
Barbaza OFWs, kin to work on artificial reefs
(,March 3, 2015 , on page )Some active overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) or their families affected by supertyphoon "Yolanda" in Barbaza town may work on jackstone-type artificial reefs sometime this month. The job is for the last of the three batches ... -
Barriers to disaster
(,August 3, 2014 , on page )Filipinos were mostly unfamiliar with storm surges, until one struck the bay area of Manila in September 2011. The force of the surge, with waves as high as 20 feet, destroyed hotel fronts and Manila’s Baywalk, and submerged ... -
Boracay establishments compliant with price freeze
(,May 10, 2018 , on page )The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has found establishments on Boracay Island compliant with the price freeze that was imposed following the declaration of the state of calamity there and island’s temporary closure ... -
Boracay placed under state of calamity
(,April 27, 2018 , on page )President Rodrigo Duterte officially placed three villages of the famed Boracay Island under a “state of calamity” and declared the resort destination closed to tourists for a six-month rehabilitation and clean up starting ...