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A total of seven (7) national road sections, six (6) in Cordillera Administrative Region and one (1) in Cagayan Valley Region, were reportedly-closed due to landslide, fallen trees, and flooding brought about by Severe Tropical Storm Florita.

In a 12 noon report Wednesday, August 24, 2022 by the Department of Public Works and Highways - Bureau of Maintenance, road sections in CAR closed to traffic are the following:

1) Claveria-Calanasan- Kabugao Road, K0717+500-K0717+570, Namaltugan, Calanasan, Apayao due to road cut and soil collapse;

The Department of Public Works and Highways - Bureau of Maintenance has identified three (3) roads that are closed to traffic as of 6:00 AM Wednesday, August 24, 2022, due to Severe Tropical Storm ‘Florita’.

Severe Tropical Storm ‘Florita’, the Philippines’ sixth tropical cyclone for 2022, enhanced the southwest monsoon and dumped heavy to intense and at times torrential rains with strong winds over Luzon.

The Department of Public Works and Highways - Bureau of Maintenance has identified three (3) roads that are closed to traffic as of 6:00 AM Wednesday, August 24, 2022, due to Severe Tropical Storm ‘Florita’.

Severe Tropical Storm ‘Florita’, the Philippines’ sixth tropical cyclone for 2022, enhanced the southwest monsoon and dumped heavy to intense and at times torrential rains with strong winds over Luzon.

Locals and tourists now reap the benefits of a 2.7-kilometer road paved by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the municipality of Nueva Valencia, Guimaras.

Citing a report from District Engineer Rhodora Nuñal, DPWH Region 6 Director Nerie D. Bueno explained that the road now ensures better access to markets, schools, clinics, and other commercial establishments, and provides a safer alternate route going to nearby towns and barangays.