On January 28, 2023, residents of the adjacent barangays of West Habog-Habog and San Juan in Molo district, Iloilo City, woke up very early in the morning to furious flames razing their houses to the ground. A community of urban poor families, the residents’ houses were mostly made of light materials and built so close...
Zelfa Zabal, 57, is a rice cake vendor residing in Barangay Poblacion, Kalibo, Aklan. Zelfa is one of over 43,000 survivors of Severe Tropical Storm Paeng in the capital town of Kalibo, province of Aklan. “Our experience with Paeng is terrible. The flood is comparable to that of Typhoon Frank [2008] and Super Typhoon Yolanda...
Milendy Dordas, 58, is a female farmer and one over a thousand survivors of Severe Tropical Storm Paeng in Barangay Cabugao, Panitan, Capiz. Last October 28-29, 2022, STS Paeng left the whole town of Panitan submerged under flood with 14 out of 26 Barangays, including Barangay Cabugao, totally impassable to vehicles until November 2-3. Milendy...
Severe Tropical Storm Paeng (Nalgae) Situation Report #4 November 02, 2022 3:00 pm Situation Overview The Philippines’ 16th tropical cyclone Paeng (Nalgae) left the country’s jurisdiction at 12:10 pm on Monday, October 31 after triggering immense flooding and widespread destruction in several areas in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Still, its effects are being felt in...
