River Crossing
Despite the strong current, a family dares to cross the Tubod River in Iligan City on Sunday morning (21 January 2024) shortly after attending a procession for the Santo Niño. Two of them are holding statues of Sto. Niño. The bridge in this area was damaged in a flood in March 2022 but still passable for pedestrians, and was completely washed away by another flood November last year. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA.....»»
Ramos boosts Olympic weightlifting bid
Filipina lifter Rosegie Ramos is crossing her fingers that she did just enough to book a ticket to the Paris Olympics. .....»»
World Water Day: SMC clears 5.5M MT of waste via river rehab
On World Water Day, San Miguel Corp. logged its highest water savings yet in five years, under its flagship water sustainability program, “Water for All.”.....»»
EXPLAINER: Why did the Baltimore bridge collapse and what is the death toll?
(Reuters) -Divers recovered the remains of two of the six missing workers more than a day after a cargo ship smashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. The bodies of two men were found in a red pickup truck submerged in the icy waters of the Patapsco River. Rescuers pulled two workers from the water.....»»
Flood control structure erected in Brgy. Casab-ahan
A flood control structure built along Gandara River in Brgy. Casab-ahan has already been completed according to the Department of Public Works and Highways Samar First District Engineering Office......»»
San Miguel to scrap P100-B Pasig River tollway?
SMC said that this is in response to the “prevailing sentiment expressed by the public on the Project”......»»
87 tons of trash collected in city-wide cleanup
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Around 87 tons of trash were collected during the 15th city-wide cleanup on Saturday, March 16, John Paul Gelasque of the Cebu City’s Department of Public Services (DPS) said. The cleanup, which began at 6 a.m. on Sunday, targeted eight rivers across the city. These included Lahug River (29.5 tons), Guadalupe.....»»
Aboitiz units power Davao’s run-of-river hydro plants
The Aboitiz Group has committed to further improve water supply in Davao after the inauguration of the Davao City bulk water supply project last month......»»
‘Defend our rivers,’ indigenous and envi groups denounce destructive mega dams
Kalikasan People’s Network for Environment said that the Marcos Jr administration still allows massive projects like Kaliwa-Kanan-Laiban Dam, Wawa Dam, Ahunan Hydropower project, Jalaur Mega-Dam, Saltan Dam, and the Pasig River Expressway, all of which endanger the affected communities. The post ‘Defend our rivers,’ indigenous and envi groups denounce destructive mega dams appeared first on Bulatlat......»»
Jerry Acuzar on showcasing Pasig River
For an upcoming episode of my NET25 morning show “Ano Sa Palagay N’yo,” I recently had the privilege of interviewing Jose Rizalino “Jerry” Acuzar, Secretary of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), whose primary task is the responsible management of housing settlement and urban development......»»
Gold Race Series up
For Filipino cyclists, young and old, elite and average, all roads lead to the Sacobia River Bridge within the New Clark City in Pampanga for the opening leg of the Go For Gold Race Series on March 3......»»
Casecnan hydro plant turned over to First Gen
Lopez-led First Gen Corp., through its subsidiary Fresh River Lakes Corp., is now officially the owner of the Casecnan Hydroelectric Power Plant in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija......»»
Teen drowns in Rizal
A high school student drowned in a river in San Mateo, Rizal on Saturday......»»
China: Barge hits brige near Guangzhou, plunging vehicles in water
BEIJING — Two people were killed after a barge collided with a bridge over a waterway in China’s Pearl River Delta near Guangzhou city, causing part of the bridge to break off, plunging vehicles into the water, Chinese state media reported on Thursday. The Guangzhou Maritime Safety Administration said in a statement on their WeChat.....»»
Marian Rivera, Dingdong Dantes witness Senate pass Eddie Garcia bill, honor Rewind
The Eddie Garcia bill passed the Senate on final reading with several celebrities present, including Iza Calzado, Ricky Davao, Randy Santiago, Tirso Cruz III, Martin Nievera, Pops Fernandez, celebrity couple Marian River and Dingdong Dantes, and Garcia's wife Lilibeth Romero......»»
Expanded irrigation to boost Iloilo rice output
The expansion of the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project is expected to increase local rice production in Iloilo by almost 140,000 metric tons, the Department of Agriculture said......»»
Jade Valley was a river before, says urban planner
Why does Jade Valley Subdivision in Buhangin get submerged in waist-deep flood every time torrents of rain hit the city?.....»»
Gold panning
While rescuers continue to search for the missing in the landslide site in Barangay Masara in Maco, Davao de Oro, small-scale miners pan for gold in another part of town, in a river in Barangay Kinuban on Sunday, 11 February 2024. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO.....»»
Fishing
Children go fishing in a pond beside the Mandulog River in Hinaplanon, Iligan City on Sunday afternoon, 11 February 2024. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA.....»»
Wedding in Dalaguete gets unexpected twist
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Newlywed couple Rolando Hortado and Analiza Ambayec of Bulak, Dalaguete, along with the invitees, laughed and enjoyed the ride as they crossed a river heading to the reception. In an interview with CDN Digital, Joy Ambayec, first-degree cousin of the bride and the wedding photographer who uploaded the pictures on Facebook,.....»»
Long-term measures vs floods key OCD priority
Boosting river basin management and other measures to mitigate the risk of flooding in flood-prone areas in the country will gain needed backing from the Office of Civil Defense (OCD)......»»