Higit 20K indibidwal, inilikas dahil sa Bagyong Ramil — NDRRMC

by Info @News | October 19, 2025

Photo: Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog

Sinabi ng National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) na nasa 22,311 na indibidwal o 7,884 na pamilya ang nailikas na nila mula sa mga lugar sa Calabarzon at Region 5 dahil sa inaasahang epekto ng Bagyong Ramil.

Kasabay nito ay mayroon ding 39 na seaport na pansamantalang itinigil ang operasyon dahilan para ma-stranded ang ilang pasahero at sasakyang pandagat.

Idinagdag din nila na nasa 3,242 pasahero, 1,050 cargo, anim na vessel, at pitong bangka ang kasalukuyang stranded.

Pag-IBIG Fund heeds PBBM’s call, mobilizes Calamity Loan for members affected by Typhoon Crising

by Info @Brand Zone | July 23, 2025

File Photo: Bagyong #CrisingPH - MDRRMO Rizal

Pag-IBIG Fund has mobilized its Calamity Loan Program to assist members

affected by Typhoon Crising, in line with the directive of President Ferdinand

Marcos, Jr. to deliver immediate support to Filipinos in disaster-hit areas.

“We are ready to assist our members affected by Typhoon Crising through the

Pag-IBIG Calamity Loan,” said Secretary Jose Ramon P. Aliling, head of the

Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development and chairperson of

the 11-member Pag-IBIG Fund Board of Trustees. “We continue to closely

monitor developments and are prepared to provide immediate aid in areas that

may be declared under a state of calamity in the coming days. This is part of our

continuing effort in heeding the call of President Marcos to deliver timely relief

and support to those in need.”

Under the Pag-IBIG Calamity Loan Program, qualified members may borrow up

to 90% of their total Pag-IBIG Savings, which consist of their monthly savings,

employer counterpart contributions, and earned dividends. The loan carries an

interest rate of 5.95% per annum, the lowest for cash loans in the market, and is

payable over a period of up to three years, with a three-month grace period

before the first payment is due. Members may file their loan applications within

90 days from the declaration of a state of calamity in their area.

Pag-IBIG Fund Chief Executive Officer Marilene C. Acosta, meanwhile, stated

that Pag-IBIG branches are now in coordination with local government units in

their respective areas for the deployment of the agency’s mobile branch, the

Lingkod Pag-IBIG On-Wheels, to receive applications for loans from members,

as well as insurance claims from current Pag-IBIG Housing Loan borrowers

whose properties have been damaged due to the typhoon.

“When calamities strike, we at Pag-IBIG understand that our members in affected

areas need immediate financial assistance. For this reason, we make sure that

all our services and benefits remain accessible to our members. Even while our

offices and personnel in typhoon-hit areas have also been affected, our branches

remain open and are ready to receive loan applications and housing loan

insurance claims. We are also set to deploy our Lingkod Pag-IBIG On-Wheels to

initially go around these areas once roads are accessible, to further bring our

services closer to our members who are most in need. And, for members who

have internet access, the Virtual Pag-IBIG is ready to accept their Calamity Loan

applications online. During these trying times, our members can continue to

count on Lingkod Pag-IBIG,” said Acosta. (END)

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Baha, lampas-tao... Habagat, hataw hanggang Huwebes

ni Mai Ancheta @News | July 22, 2025

Patuloy na makararanas ng tuluy-tuloy na pag-ulan dulot ng Habagat hanggang sa Huwebes sa Metro Manila at mga kalapit na lalawigan.

Ito ang pagtaya ng  Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) sa harap ng walang patid na pag-ulan simula nitong weekend kahit nakaalis na ang Bagyong Crising.

Ayon sa PAGASA, bukod sa Metro Manila, mararamdaman din ang mga pag-ulan sa Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro at ilang bahagi ng Ilocos Region.

Patuloy na mararamdaman ang malakas na pag-ulan simula Lunes hanggang Martes sa National Capital Region, Zambales, Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Cavite, Batangas at Rizal.

Nitong Lunes, nakaranas ng mga pagbaha ang maraming lugar sa Metro Manila kaya nag-alok ng libreng sakay ang Department of Transportation (DOTr) partikular sa MRT 3, LRT 1 at 2.

Nag-deploy naman ng bus at truck ang Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) para sa libreng sakay sa rutang Quiapo hanggang Angono, Rizal; Quiapo hanggang Fairview, Quezon City; at Lawton hanggang Alabang, Muntinlupa City. 

Samantala, sa ibang lugar sa bansa, umabot na sa lampas-tao ang baha na nagdulot ng pagkawasak ng mga bahay at ari-arian.