President Duterte said he would pray that Leyte would be spared from another devastating typhoon but asked its people to do the same but this time, directly to God and not through priests. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang file photo) Duterte made the statement during his visit to Maasin City,...
Dinagat Islands is in dire need of help as food and water supplies in the typhoon Odette-stricken province start to dwindle with still no electricity and any means of communication, Vice President Leni Robredo said. Vice President Leni Robredo visits Dinagat Islands on Dec. 19, 2021 to assess the...
President Duterte asked the local chief executives of the areas ravaged by Typhoon Odette to give the government more time to come up with the money to help them return to normal as he explained anew that most of the country's funds went to the fight against COVID-19. President Rodrigo Duterte...
The Philippine Navy (PN) assembled a 19-ship humanitarian aid-focused flotilla that sailed to different areas in Visayas and Mindanao to help rebuild communities that were destroyed by typhoon “Odette.” (Courtesy of Philippine Fleet) On the orders of Vice Admiral Adeluis Bordado, PN Flag...
Pilipinas Shell has shared the list of operational Shell and Select sites open in the Visayas and Mindanao regions in areas affected by typhoon Odette. These sites are open to serve the public in case they need any essentials and to gas up or get their vehicles checked. Shell will continue to...
Pope Francis has asked for prayers and assistance for typhoon "Odette" victims in the Philippines. Pope Francis and Archbishop Charles John Brown in the Vatican in December, 2018. (VATICAN MEDIA FILE PHOTO) CBCP News said the Pope expressed his closeness to Filipinos suffering from the devastation...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is eyeing to push for the price freeze implementation on agriculture products in areas devastated by typhoon "Odette." In an interview over PTV's Laging Handa, DA Assistant Secretary Kristine Evangelista said their personnel on the regions are now checking the...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo is seeking the help of local airlines in providing more flights for the evacuation of stranded tourists from typhoon-ravaged Siargao Island. Vice President Leni Robredo talks to stranded tourists at the Siargao airport terminal on Sunday, Dec. 19,...
The couple shares what happened in their home and hometown Cebu Celebrity couple Slater Young and Kryz Uy felt the need to post so that people outside of Cebu will know what happened in Cebu—ground zero. In his caption earlier this afternoon, "Some people still message us as if it’s business as...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, Dec. 19, visited typhoon-hit Surigao City, Siargao and Dinagat Islands, and shared a “heartbreaking” picture of former tourist spots, stranded foreigners, and affected livelihoods. Vice President Leni Robredo meets with local...
The death toll from the onslaught of typhoon “Odette” has ballooned to 169 as more reports from police personnel on the ground reached the operations center of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Based on the 6 p.m. report of the PNP on Sunday, Dec. 19, most of the fatalities are from Central...
Gen. Dionardo Carlos, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police commanders in devastated by typhoon "Odette" to help the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in enforcing the price freeze of basic goods. At the same time, Carlos warned local businessmen against taking...
