The Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites have been activated to serve as “staging areas” for the prepositioning of relief goods and rescue equipment for the victims of the recent typhoons and flooding. This was announced by United States Ambassador MaryKay Carlson in a statement...
The spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Manila slammed “some officials” of the Philippines for engaging in “political theatrics” and for trying to escalate the tensions between Manila and Beijing as it asserted its claims in the resource-rich South China Sea. In a statement on Friday,...
Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is opening an office in Singapore in October to serve high-net-worth Filipino clients who want to invest overseas. In an interview, BPI President Jose Teodoro K. Limcaoco said, “We 're opening an office to serve Filipino clients in the ASEAN...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. urged the Congress to amend the law mandating the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), citing the rapid pace of technological...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) transported relief assistance to the island of Batanes on Tuesday, July 29, in the aftermath of the successive storms and enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) that affected the country. Department of National Defense (DND)...
Proactive disaster risk reduction and a whole-of-government approach in responding to increasingly frequent and intense natural calamities are key pillars under the administration of President Marcos Jr. Thus, said Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary and National Disaster Risk Reduction...
The Marikina City local government received motorized rescue boats from Grab Philippines to further boost its disaster and emergency response capabilities, especially in times of typhoons and severe flooding. Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro led the turnover ceremony together with Grab Country head...
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Chairman and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. deeply appreciated the provincial government of Sulu for sending relief goods to help victims of recent storms in Luzon get back up on their feet. In a...
Following the widespread flooding brought by recent typhoons and the southwest monsoon (habagat), the local government of Marikina has launched clearing operations to remove flood debris and restore cleanliness in affected areas. On Saturday morning, July 26, city personnel took advantage of the...
The local government of Marikina placed the city under a state of calamity on Wednesday, July 23, due to widespread flooding and massive displacement caused by Typhoon “Crising” and the intensified southwest monsoon (habagat). Marikina City Mayor Marjorie Ann “Maan” Teodoro made the...
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro on Tuesday, July 22, said that more than 23,380 Marikeños were evacuated from their homes due to the continuous onslaught of heavy rains brought about by the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat that also caused the water level of Marikina River to rise to...
The local government of Marikina has suspended all classes and school-related activities in both public and private schools in the city on Sunday, July 20, due to the expected continuous rainfall brought by severe tropical storm (STS) "Crising." Mayor Marjorie Ann "Maan" Teodoro said the suspension...
