STAYING DRY | Members of a family at Barangay Frances in Calumpit, Bulacan, are forced to stay on the second floor of their house as floodwater claims the ground floor. Bulacan officials have placed the province under a state of calamity due to severe flooding in several towns following heavy rains dumped by Typhoon Egay (Doksuri) and due to the southwest monsoon. (Photo by LYN RILLON / Philippine Daily Inquirer) Although Typhoon Egay (international name: Doksuri) left the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) last week, its effects continue to be felt with the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reporting on Monday that around 2.

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