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Like many other areas nationwide, storm-battered Antique put under state of calamity
Big waves from a storm surge battered this house in Sitio Datu Sumakwel, Barangay Malandog, Hamtic, Antique. —PHOTOS BY STEPHEN LOUIE RAMOS CHECA
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July 27, 2025July 27, 2025News

Like many other areas nationwide, storm-battered Antique put under state of calamity

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PANDAN, ANTIQUE—With many communities in this province staggering from heavy rain, flooding, and storm surges for more than a week, the provincial board declared a state of calamity during a special session held on July 25. The board passed Resolution No. 082-2025 (1) in response to the disastrous effects brought by the southwest monsoon or...

raging waters
Flash floods have made makeshift boats a necessity in vulnerable areas. —PHOTO FROM pna.gov.ph
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July 24, 2022September 24, 2023Environment

Among the garbage in raging waters

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Sleep, pretty darling, do not cry/And I will sing a lullaby… — “Golden Slumbers” by the Beatles Two girls were killed in the flash floods on July 15-16, according to the initial reports. Like many an afternoon in the metro in this warm season, dark sky and distant thunder heralded the rain that steadily became...