The Office of the Vice President (OVP) and its private partners donated relief packs and other essential goods to residents who had to flee their homes due to the continued unrest of Taal Volcano. The Office of the Vice President and its partners provide relief packs to Taal evacuees in Balete,...
More than 5,000 residents in Batangas have left their homes and sought shelter in evacuation centers as Taal Volcano continued to exhibit earthquakes and sulfur dioxide emissions which were related to its magmatic unrest, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, July 5, that around 500 families or 2,000 individuals are currently staying in 16 evacuation centers in four municipalities in Batangas. Residents in Laurel, Batangas take temporary shelter at Barangay Ticub Elementary School on...
The Medical Reserve Force of the Philippine National Police (PNP) has been placed on standby to assist in the medical needs of evacuees and other residents of Batangas following reports that the hospitals in the province are already full of patients infected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)....
The provincial disaster risk reduction and management office (PDRRMO) of Batangas called on the national government on Sunday, July 4, to provide additional supply of masks, medicines, family tents for isolation, and other medical equipment as some evacuees -- particularly children -- in packed...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) evacuated at least 125 residents in barangays Gulod, Buso-Buso, and San Gregorio, Laurel in Batangas after short phreatomagmatic bursts of Taal Volcano on Saturday, July 3. Personnel of the PCG transported at least 22 residents of Barangay Gulod, Laurel to Paliparan...
In less than 24 hours, nearly 1,000 residents in Batangas have left their homes to seek safer shelters amid the continued unrest of Taal Volcano, a disaster management official disclosed Saturday, July 3. Residents in Laurel, Batangas take temporary shelter at Barangay Ticub Elementary School on...
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista has personally visited some evacuation centers in the municipalties of Laurel and Agoncillo in Batangas province to personally look into situation of the evacuee-families. DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development assured Friday, July 2, that it has enough resources to provide assistance to the local government units (LGUs) affected by Taal Volcano’s unrest. DSWD Secretary Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista assures Friday, July 2, the provincial...
July is indeed a lucky month for a lone bettor from Batangas after winning the P84-million Superlotto 6/49 jackpot prize. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an advisory, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Friday, July 2, announced that a winning ticket bought in Nasugbu, Batangas...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recommended the evacuation in some areas in Batangas after Taal Volcano has been placed under Alert Level 3 on Thursday, July 1. Phreatomagmatic eruption of Taal Volcano that took place at 3:16 p.m. on July 1, 2021. (Photo from...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade, together with Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Santiago, is set to inaugurate the rehabilitated and upgraded Port of Talaga in Mabini, Batangas on Wednesday, June 30. PPA General Manager Jay Santiago (File photo/...
