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Beyond the Fault Line: Why the Philippines’ Next National Crisis Won’t Be Just an Earthquake
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For decades, the term “The Big One” has triggered a singular, terrifying image in the minds of Filipinos: the movement of the West Valley Fault and a catastrophic earthquake flattening Metro Manila. We map the fault lines, we retrofit our condos in BGC and Makati, and we run the Shake…
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(UPDATE) Gener death toll now at 40; new LPA spotted
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The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council released its latest update at 7:30 p.m. Friday, disclosing that Typhoon Gener now left 40 people dead, 34 injured, five missing, and 133 rescued. The number of families affected in different regions in the country totaled to 135, 539 or 628,814 persons,…
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NBI probes on death of law student from ‘hazing injuries’
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Upon the order of the Department of Justice (DOJ), the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is set out to probe on the death of Marc Andrei Marcos, 21, a freshman law student at San Beda College (SBC) Alabang who succumbed to multiple injuries from alleged fraternity hazing or initiation rites…
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Typhoon Gener claims 12 lives
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On its latest update released early morning Wednesday, August 1, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) confirmed that12 people were killed, five were injured, and one remains missing as a result of Typhoon Gener, with international codename Saola. Rescued during the storm were 129 people. Due to…
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Relief operations ongoing for families affected by storm Gener
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According to the website of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the agency has prepared around P2.10 million standby funds and relief goods worth P4.72 million for those affected by Typhoon Gener. DSWD Region 2 has prepared 750 food packs and 500 packs of relief clothing for families,…
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Tropical storm Gener moves North
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In its 5 a.m. weather bulletin today, the Philippine Atmospheric, Astronomical and Geophysical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that Tropical Storm “Gener” was seen at 330 kilometers East Northeast of Aparri, Cagayan, with maximum sustained winds of 105 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 135 kph. It has…
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HIV/AIDS cases in PH increase
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Statistics from the Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC) showed that there has been a constant increase in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) cases for the first six months of 2012. In January, 212 new HIV Absero-positive cases were confirmed by the STD/AIDS Cooperative Central Laboratory…
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Storm may hit the country this weekend
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The low pressure area (LPA) located east of Mindanao has continued to intensify and may become a tropical depression come Friday afternoon, according to state weather forecasters on Thursday (July 26). The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on its 5 p.m. update on Thursday that the…
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PNP says SONA generally peaceful
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As President Benigno Aquino III delivered his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday (July 23), a mass protest was staged by various militant groups which clashed with the Philippine National Police (PNP) along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. The militant groups numbered at an estimate of 5,380…
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