IN PHOTOS: FLOODS, GARBAGE HOUND THE DEAD

Spilling garbage from an open dumpsite and knee-deep floodwater brought by recent weather disturbance hound the dead and the living in a public cemetery in Bonuan, Dagupan City. Families of the people buried here have been long complaining of the foul smell, flooding and garbage spilling over the walls of the cemetery. Millions of Filipinos flocks to cemeteries to clean prepares the graveyards of their departed ones for the observance All Saints Day and All Souls Day. 

October 25, 2016

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IN PHOTOS: SUN SOAKED PANGASINAN

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Some walk, some takes a boat crossing the flooded streets leading to the town center at bgy. Lasip and San Vicente in Calasiao, Pangasinan on a Sunday, Many low-lying areas have remained flooded long after weather disturbances have left the country.

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all photos by Jojo Riñoza

Monsoon rains flood Dagupan City - Philippines

Business as usual – Despite flooding due continuous monsoon rains and the high tides, now on its third day, its business as usual to these market vendors at Magsaysay Fish Market in Dagupan City on Wednesday, August 17, 2016. jojo Riñoza/MB

Simultaneous Earthquake Drill - Pangasinan, Philippines

• DAGUPAN CITY - Almost 6,000 students at Dagupan City National High School join in the Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) on Wednesday, June 22, 2016.
• Ronald de Guzman, head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said 16 schools and the Dagupan City Division office of the Department of Education held an earthquake simulation.
• Participating elementary schools are Leon-Francisco Maramba Elementary School (ES), Gen. Gregorio Del Pilar ES, Sabangan ES, Caranglaan Elementary School, North Central ES, Mangin ES, Tebeng ES, Bacayao ES, Juan P. Guadiz ES, Calmay ES, Pantal ES, West Central ES II, Malued ES, and Suit ES.
• De Guzman said this exercise is meant to raise awareness and develop a culture of preparedness among people should an earthquake hit the area.
• Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) provided assistance to the conduct of earthquake drills in three schools in the province.
• The public can also share their earthquake drill experience by posting a photo or video on social media doing the "duck, cover and hold" with #Pagyanig.
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