Navotas landfill fire may end soon but with long-term effects
Communities surrounding the dumpsite, especially low-income families, are among the most vulnerable.
Navotas landfill fire may end soon but with long-term effects
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Warmer climate, forest cover loss flood Bicol farmers’ plight
Warmer climate, forest cover loss flood Bicol farmers’ plight
Days before Kristine (international name: Trami) developed into a severe tropical storm, the Philippine Sea was warmer than usual. Under the warming climate, the typhoon-prone Bicol Region is more vulnerable with decimated forests. Both Camarines Sur and Albay saw a net loss of tree cover from 2000 to 2020, according to Global Forest Watch.
Post-‘Kristine’ efforts futile without urgent dike reconstruction— Oas Mayor
Post-‘Kristine’ efforts futile without urgent dike reconstruction— Oas Mayor
"We might need semi-dam dikes to hold the river's water capacity, while the Bato Lake needs desiltation. But our urgent need is to block the side of the river with collapsed dike," Mayor Domingo Escoto Jr. said.
Tropical storm Paeng leaves 48 dead, thousands flooded
Tropical storm Paeng leaves 48 dead, thousands flooded
Provinces in the south were hit the hardest while a “state of calamity” has been declared in the city of Cotabato where some 67,000 residents have been affected by the storm.
For Odette survivors in Leyte, every day is a struggle
For Odette survivors in Leyte, every day is a struggle
Farmer Edgardo Gases and the thousands of affected families in the province are getting by through relief aids and with the help of relatives working in Manila.
Disasters, Mother Nature’s wrath?
Disasters, Mother Nature’s wrath?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com It is no longer raining hard in Metro Manila and in most parts of the country. The skies are cloudy, rain showers are intermittent and hardly a cause for concern. That is why the damage wrought by the monsoon rains three to four...
Benjie Oliveros | Why disaster strikes
Benjie Oliveros | Why disaster strikes
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis When Pagasa announced, early this week, that typhoon Chedeng might hit the country, local government officials frantically inspected and dredged rivers, canals, and drainage systems. They readied rubber boats and set up an emergency...
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