In time for the Christmas celebration, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reopened 44 national roads after clearing operations were completed in different areas affected by typhoon "Odette." Workers from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) clear the road from debris...
To help rebuild their livelihood, farmers and fishermen in regions placed under a "state of calamity" due to typhoon "Odette" may now borrow up to P25,000 from the Department of Agriculture (DA). Photo from the Department of Agriculture The DA's Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) announced...
A timely Christmas present arrived on Friday, Dec. 24, with the arrival of 1,405,170 doses of Pfizer vaccine which could protect more Filipinos from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). An airport personnel inspects the boxes which contain 1.4 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vacci e at NAIA...
The nationwide observance of “Simbang Gabi” concluded peacefully on Friday midnight, Dec. 24, with churchgoers generally practicing the minimum health standards amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Philippine National Police (PNP) disclosed. Simbang Gabi (Manila Bulletin File)...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said Friday, Dec. 24, that taxpayers affected by the killer typhoon "Odette" may file returns and pay the corresponding taxes at the nearest authorized agent banks (AABs), or to revenue collection officer (RCO), regardless of the revenue district office...
Early Christmas presents were received by wounded soldiers recuperating at the Philippine Army General Hospital in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Thursday, Dec. 23, in time for the Christmas holiday. IMG-036703a7dfade64a1934f9d29b2dfb30-V Major Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., Army Commanding General,...
The festive mood of Christmas Eve was dampened as the number of Filipinos who died due to typhoon Odette rose to 326, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Friday, Dec. 24. Surigao City after typhoon "Odette." (Photo courtesy of Jilson Tiu/Greenpeace) In its...
