ILOILO CITY – Nearly 9,000 barangays across the country have been identified as potentially vulnerable to flooding and rain-induced landslides as persistent rains associated with the southwest monsoon continue to threaten communities. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Mines and Geosciences Bureau (DENR-MGB) said 8,911 barangays are covered by its latest rain-induced landslide and flooding advisory, valid from 8 p.m. of Aug. 7 until 8 p.m. of Aug. 10, 2026. The figure represents about 21.2 percent, or roughly one in every five barangays in the country. Official Philippine Statistics Authority data show that the Philippines had 42,010 barangays as of June […]...Keep on reading: Nearly 9,000 barangays nationwide at risk for floods, landslides