The Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Wednesday, May 13, announced that it has started a three-day relief operation for families and communities affected by the ongoing effusive eruption of Mayon Volcano in Albay province. In a statement, the OVP said its Disaster Operations Center (DOC) has...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., on Wednesday, May 6, led a situation briefing with key government agencies to assess the impact of the recent unrest of Mayon Volcano and ordered the immediate delivery of assistance to families affected by heavy ashfall in Albay. In a statement issued by the...
LAGUNA – The local government unit (LGU) of Biñan inaugurated on Monday, March 27, its new Command, Control, and Communication (C3) Center built with volcanic ash blocks from the 2020 Taal Volcano eruption. The building will serve as the headquarter of the Biñan City Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Taal Volcano’s continuing volcanic activity has already displaced around 5,000 individuals in Batangas, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Tuesday, March 29. Vice President Leni Robredo deploys a team from her office to Batangas to extend assistance to...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) distributed hot meals to 650 individuals in evacuation centers in San Gabriel Elementary School in Laurel, Batangas and in Coral na Munti Elementary School in Agoncillo, Batangas over the weekend. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, PRC...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will continue to monitor the situation through its 24-hour Operations Center and its specially trained ‘143’ volunteers in Batangas, amid the continued unrest of Taal Volcano. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on Sunday, March 27,...
Malacañang assured the public that the government is closely monitoring the Taal Volcano as Alert Level 3 has been raised on account of the dangers posed by heightened volcanic activity on Sunday, March 27. Thick smoke billows from Taal Volcano Saturday morning, March 26, 2022, as seen from San...
No Filipinos have been reported killed or hurt in the eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday, Jan. 19. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "As of 18 January, the Philippine Embassy in Wellington has received no reports of casualties or...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is now checking on the situation of close to 800 Filipinos in Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji after the eruption of an underwater volcano on Saturday, Jan. 15. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement on Sunday, Jan. 16, the DFA said the Philippine Embassy in...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) through its Provincial Science and Technology Centre (PSTC) in Batangas continued implementing programs seeking to help the victims of the Taal Volacano eruption get back on their feet....
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported Thursday, July 22, that over 1,000 families affected by Taal Volcano’s unrest remained in evacuation centers. Residents in Laurel, Batangas take temporary shelter at Barangay Ticub Elementary School on July 1, 2021 after a...
“Andito kami para sa’yo,” is the message of ABS-CBN Foundation together with its donors and volunteers as it responded to assist Filipinos who are once again affected by Taal Volcano’s unrest. To make affected Kapamilyas feel that they are not alone, the Foundation went to...