The number of persons who died due to typhoon “Odette” has increased to three, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday afternoon, Dec. 17. Residents who evacuated at the Dinggoy Roxas Civic Center ahead of the onslaught of Typhoon “Odette”. (Photo from Ronnie Dadivas...
(PAGASA) Tropical cyclone wind signal number 3 remains hoisted over the northern portion of Palawan including Cagayancillo and Cuyo Islands, as typhoon "Odette" (international name: "Rai") made its ninth and final landfall over Roxas, Palawan at 3:10 p.m., Friday, Dec. 17. "Moving generally...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon appealed on Friday, Dec. 17, to the public to donate for the affected communities in Visayas and Mindanao due to Typhoon "Odette". Photo from the Philippine Red Cross PRC said that the typhoon caused...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday afternooon, Dec. 17, that it has immediately deployed its units to conduct search and rescue (SAR) and relief transport missions after the initial devastation of typhoon "Odette" in Mindanao and Visayas. Soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division...
The Philippine National Police slammed Friday, Dec. 17, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People's Army (NPA), for allegedly launching tactical offensives against police and military personnel who were involved in typhoon "Odette" response missions in Surigao...
All sea-based trips from Matnog Port in Sorsogon that are bound for Northern Samar have resumed after being initially postponed due to typhoon "Odette," the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced Friday, Dec. 17. The Philippine Coast Guard continues to monitor stranded vessels in various ports,...
Vice President Leni Robredo flew to Bohol on Friday, Dec. 17, to asses how her office can further assist typhoon-hit communities in the province, where the typhoon made landfall Thursday night. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo's spokesman Barry Gutierrez disclosed that the vice president...
Typhoon "Odette" wrought havoc in Visayas, Mindanao, and parts of Southern Luzon which resulted in the cancellation of several flights on Friday, Dec. 17. Passengers of Philippine Air Lines queue at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2. (Photo/Manila Bulletin) In an advisory, the...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sen. Dick Gordon mobilized PRC staff and volunteers nationwide to provide immediate assistance to affected individuals by Typhoon "Odette" on Friday, Dec. 17. Photo from the Philippine Red Cross Typhoon Odette made its first...
Vice President Leni Robredo is calling for donations of necessary relief goods intended for typhoon victims as she converted her campaign volunteer center in Quezon City into a donation relief operations headquarters amid the onslaught of typhoon Odette. (Screengrab from VP Leni Robredo Twitter...
Amid pressure on presidential aspirants to set aside campaigning and join hands to help those affected by Typhoon "Odette," the camp of UniTeam alliance, composed of presidential wannabe Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio, said Friday that the duo...
(PAGASA) Typhoon "Odette" (international name: "Rai") continued to traverse the Sulu Sea and moved closer to Palawan province on Friday morning, Dec. 17, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 11 a.m. bulletin. As of 10 a.m., the center...
