Rescue workers look for survivors amid the rubble of a building in the rebel-held town of Jindayris on February 9, 2023, three days after a deadly earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. Mohammed AL-RIFAI / AFP WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States on Thursday announced an initial $85...
The Philippine Embassy in Turkey on Thursday, Feb. 9, began its mission of bringing aid to affected Filipinos by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria earlier this week. Rescuers search for survivors in a collapsed building in the city of Gaziantep, close to the earthquake’s...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – At least 2,000 families affected by inclement weather in the island-town of Rapu-Rapu in Albay province received aid from the government on Sunday, Feb. 5. Beneficiaries were from Barangays Bilbao, Dapdap, Lagundi, Sagrada, Caracaran, San Ramon, and Liguan in Batan...
GEN. LUNA, Quezon -- A total of 985 scholars received financial aid from the local government unit (LGU) under Bayanihan para sa Kinabukasan ng Kabataan (BKK) program for college students on Sunday, Feb. 5, here. The payout, which covers the first semester of 2023, was undertaken by General Luna...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) provided hot meals and psychological first aid to the victims of the 6.0-magnitude earthquake in Mindanao. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross Seven hundred individuals from the municipalities of Montevista and Nabunturan, Davao de Oro, and in Kiamba, Sarangani were...
The Quezon City local government distributed cash assistance and tablets to public school students in the city on Thursday, Feb. 2. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and QC Social Services Development Department (SSDD) officer-in-charge Rowena Macatao led the distribution of P3,000 cash aid to each...
United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin vowed that the US would provide humanitarian assistance to the earthquake victims that rocked a Davao de Oro town on Wednesday evening. President 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Malacañang, Feb. 2, 2023....
House Deputy Speaker and Las Pinas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar wants to institutionalize a one-time cash subsidy or "ayuda" worth P5,000 for fresh graduates. Deputy Speaker and Las Pinas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Facebook) Villar, who filed House Bill (HB) No.6542, said...
ILIGAN CITY – The provincial government of Misamis Occidental led by Gov. Henry S. Oaminal and the Department of Agriculture (DA) have distributed P5,000 cash subsidy to 9,400 rice farmers to help augment their needs amid the calamity that struck the province recently. MISAMIS Occidental Gov....
Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie "Wes" Gatchalian and Senator Sherwin "Win" Gatchalian distributed on Wednesday, Jan. 18, cash aid to fire victims in Barangay Gen. T. De Leon, Valenzuela City on Saturday, Jan. 14. “Alam kong mabigat po ang pakiramdam na mawalan ng mga kagamitan, pero ang importante...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. led the distribution of P16.04 million worth of assistance to families affected by devastating torrential rains in Misamis Occidental. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the distribution of various government assistance to the victims of heavy...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. led the distribution of P16.04 million worth of assistance to families affected by devastating torrential rains in Misamis Occidental. This after the plane carrying the President made three landing attempts before touching down at the Ozamiz City airport...