FACT CHECK: Clips show flooding in Kazakhstan, NOT China
A Facebook user posted clips taken in Kazakhstan, falsely claiming they were scenes from widespread flooding in China last June.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video does NOT show Typhoon Egay’s wrath in China
A video uploaded on Facebook claimed to show scenes from Typhoon Egay’s onslaught in China. Not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Decade-old clips used in ‘2023’ video of India flooding
A Facebook video supposedly showing fatal landslides and floods this year in India is making the rounds. The clips shown were from 10 years ago.
Rising but remembering – Ormoc years after the deadly flood
Ormoc was once devastated by a powerful typhoon. The painful experience taught the city valuable lessons that can be used in rebuilding communities ravaged by Typhoon Ulysses.
Marikina taps Twitter, FB for info dissemination
Text and photos by MARIO IGNACIO IV WITH citizens now turning to social media for information, the Marikina local government has taken to using Twitter and Facebook to post updates about the Marikina River’s water level, the main concern of residents during the rainy season. Marikina public information office (PIO) head Paul Edward P. Sison
Malabon’s forgotten evacuees
MALABON City—While evacuees in other parts of Metro Manila have gotten quick attention and assistance, residents of flooded areas in this city say they have been trapped in evacuation centers with little food, clean water, and aid from rescue and relief organizations.
Marikina evacuees begin heading for home
EVACUEES who escaped rising floodwaters in Marikina began returning to their homes on Thursday, although many still remain in evacuation centers.
Monsoon reveals Metro Manila’s garbage
AFTER being pounded by intense rain for the past several days, the southwest monsoon eased up slightly Wednesday morning to reveal the garbage hiding in Metro Manila’s underbelly.
Humor amid ‘habagat’
THE rains turned the whole metropolis into a virtual waterworld, but signs of Filipinos' tough and resilient nature emerged in images of surreal humor and even joy amid the disaster brought about by the southwest monsoon or habagat.
Relief and rescue in Marikina
SOME 5,000 families or 35,378 individuals have sought shelter in 29 evacuation centers in Marikina, amid the continued swelling of the Marikina River and heavy rains that caused floods in various parts of the city.