Floods affect 23 barangays in Calapan; 739 residents evacuated

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Flooding was reported in 23 barangays in this city as rains associated with the southwest monsoon (habagat) continued to affect Oriental Mindoro on Wednesday, (Aug. 19, according to the Calapan City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC). As of 6 a.m., the city’s situational report said 111 families or