Last year has been tougher than most, but it was also full of moments and milestones for our country that have been the pinpoints of light and hope. It would be nice to remember them on the first day of this new year. Here are our top picks of 2020’s most inspiring events, from the momentous to...
Waves for Water outreach program at the Aeta community in Porac, Pampanga H&M Foundation extended a total of US$100,000 as emergency relief to Filipinos affected by typhoons "Rolly" and "Ulysses." The donation was given directly to Philippine Red Cross to meet the urgent needs of the 130,000...
Reworked and redesigned JCON merch up for raffle; sustainable fashion that looks good and does good As many of us rush to aid those in need in the aftermaths of recent typhoons (which is a good thing), we also ought to make sure that we don't inadvertently become part of the larger problem (which...
More than a week since Typhoon Ulysses, the deadliest typhoon to hit the Philippines so far for this year, made landfall in Quezon province, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said it had so far distributed P1.43 billion worth of farm and fishery inputs, farm machinery, livelihood projects, and...
Fishermen in Bicol region, which was badly hit by Ulysses and Rolly, are worried that if they won’t be able to recover from the recent typhoons fast enough and fix their boats, they will stay hungry until February next year. Lagonoy Gulf Integrated Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management...
GMA Network’s socio-civic arm GMA Kapuso Foundation (GMAKF) fulfills the Kapuso mandate of Serbisyong Totoo via its ‘Operation Bayanihan’ relief operations as thousands of Filipinos across the country are in dire need of help following the onslaught of Super Typhoon Rolly and, most recently,...
With the wrath of the recent typhoons that wreaked havoc in the Philippines, the call to help couldn’t be ignored. Global fashion retail giant Uniqlo extends their help by supporting relief and recovery efforts in the amount of one million US dollars worth of aid. This donation is coursed through...
ABS-CBN Foundation’s Sagip Kapamilya is relentless in bringing help to Filipinos in need after several typhoons devastated different parts of the Philippines. While still serving victims of Typhoon Rolly, the group has also trooped to areas badly hit by Typhoon Ulysses, together with the ABS-CBN...
Boxing idol Manny Pacquiao is megarich but unlike others he’s big-hearted. The fighting senator from Gen. Santos City once again showed his generosity by donating his talent fee as newest brand ambassador of Globe to the victims of typhoons “Rolly” and “Ulysses” which battered some parts...
Typhoon Ulysses has already incurred nearly P4 billion worth of damage to the country’s agriculture sector, with rice as the most affected crop. Data from the Department of Agriculture's (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) showed that as of November 18, the damage and losses that...
For its customers adversely affected by recent typhoons, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) indicated that the utility firm shall be extending “payment leeway” on the bills of its subscribers. “We will be very considerate to customers affected by these two successive...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will make sure that the price freeze on some agricultural and fishery commodities is “strictly” observed in Luzon amid the declaration of state calamity in the region, which was badly battered by a series of typhoons. As this happens, the agency has also...
