Floods in the Philippines Expected to Continue for Up to Three Months

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:03:00 +0100savethechildren (en)

, 203-221-4231 asafirstein@savechildren.org Save the Children Calls on the National Government and International Community to Intensify Efforts to Address Crucial Needs of Children. MANILA, Philippines (August 20, 2012) – Most of heavily flooded low-lying areas in the National Capital Region, Region....

Philippines (the): Typhoon Bopha - Case study: Mary Chris Limbwasan

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:30:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Source: IFRC Country: Philippines (the) On 4 December 2012, Typhoon Bopha made landfall on the southern island of Mindanao in the Philippines. It was the worst disaster to hit the country in the past year, affecting more than 6 million people and causing more than 1,000 deaths.

Philippines (the): Typhoon Bopha - Case study: Pablo E. Villafane and Gibertz V. Luas

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:30:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Source: IFRC Country: Philippines (the) On 4 December 2012, Typhoon Bopha tore through communities on the southern island of Mindanao in the Philippines, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. It was the worst disaster to hit the country in the past year, affecting more than 6 million people.

Philippines (the): Typhoon Bopha - Case study: Maricel Tognasan and Wilma Pancho

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:30:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Source: IFRC Country: Philippines (the) On 4 December 2012, Typhoon Bopha tore through communities on the southern island of Mindanao in the Philippines, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Over 6 million people were affected. The town of Andap, in the region of Compostela Valley suffered the highest number of casualties.

World: UN-SPIDER December 2012 Updates

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:42:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Source: UN Office for Outer Space Affairs Country: Fiji, Pakistan, Philippines (the), Samoa, United States of America (the), World In this issue: UN-SPIDER at a glance UN-SPIDER supports APSCO Training course on Earthquake Monitoring International Meeting of Crowdsource Mapping successfully....

Philippines (the): Asia-Pacific region 1 - 7 January, 2013 - Natural disasters and other events being monitored by the OCHA regional office for the Asia-Pacific

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:34:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Bangladesh, Fiji, India, Malaysia, Philippines (the), Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand Philippines - TC Bopha (Pablo) struck the southern Philippines about 5 weeks ago. On 3 Jan, the death toll stands at 1,067 with a further 848 people reported missing.

Storm heading towards Malaysia's east coast

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 07:55:00 +0100AsiaOne (en)

KUALA LUMPUR - The authorities issued the highest level warning against coastal and off-shore activities in the South China Sea yesterday after a tropical storm was detected at 748km northeast of Dungun, Terengganu. The Meteorological Department issued a third category warning, saying the storm was....

Heavy rains flood villages in S. Philippines

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:22:00 +0100xinhuanet_en (en)

MANILA, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rains caused flooding in 19 low-lying villages in southern Philippines , state-run Philippine News Agency reported Monday. The Office of Civil Defense in Region 12 said several rivers and irrigation channels swelled due to heavy rains on Sunday.

Storm heading towards east coast

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 01:37:00 +0100nst (en)

NEW WARNING: Strong winds and rough seas a danger to all coastal and off-shore work, including on oil rigs

Tropical storm heading this way

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 01:23:00 +0100nst (en)

FULL ALERT: National Security Council warns all to take precautions as govt agencies prepare for floods

Tropical storm Sonamu leaves 1 dead, 500 displaced in Philippines

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 14:34:00 +0100xinhuanet_en (en)

MANILA, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Tropical storm Sonamu (local name " Auring") left one person dead and about a hundred families still in evacuation center in western and southern Philippines , the country's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Saturday.

Philippines (the): Typhoon Bopha Survivors Face Long Road to Recovery

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:40:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Source: ACT Alliance Country: Philippines (the) Thursday, January 03, 2013 • Cathy Gordo, Lutheran World Relief On the morning of December 4, War­nita Padillo, a 47-year-old mother of three, sat with her fam­ily wait­ing. She had been mon­i­tor­ing ra­dio broad­casts about Ty­phoon Bopha for days,....

1 missing, hundreds flee in storm-ravaged S. Philippines

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:57:00 +0100xinhuanet_en (en)

DAVAO CITY, Philippines , Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- One person was missing and hundreds fled their homes due to flood in storm-hit southern Philippines, local officials said Thursday. An 18-year-old boy was swept away as he tried to cross a raging river in Tiburcia village, Kapalong town, Davao del Norte....

Philippines (the): Coops in Luzon, Visayas donate funds for typhoon Pablo victims

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 07:38:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Source: Government of the Philippines Country: Philippines (the) COMPOSTELA, Compostela Valley, Jan 3 -- Cooperatives in Luzon and in Visayas have coursed their donations through Tagum Cooperative to reach out to Typhoon Pablo victims in Compostela Valley province.

Philippines (the): Capiz placed under state of calamity

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:27:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Source: Government of the Philippines Country: Philippines (the) By Jemin B. Guillermo ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Jan. 2 (PIA6) -- The flood-affected towns in Capiz have already been placed under the state of calamity. In a session by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Capiz on December 28, towns and barangays....

Philippines (the): Office of Provincial Agriculturist -Aklan reports P209 M "Quinta" partial damage

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 06:55:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Source: Government of the Philippines Country: Philippines (the) By Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Dis. 29 (PIA6) -- The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) here reported an initial P209,857,300.73 damage on crops due to flood brought by Typhoon Quinta.

Storm Wukong leaves 13 dead in Philippines

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 00:32:00 +0100thepeninsulaqatar (en)

MANILA: Thirteen people have died from storm Wukong (locally named Quinta) in Panay island and Leyte, while six others remain missing. The dead are Warlito Lutero and Erlinada Almorante of Janiuay town; Mark Angelo Bayotas of Barotac Nuevo; KC Lozada of Lambunao; Jonal Deretso of Bingawan; Benedicto....