A total of 4,200,000 individuals were affected by typhoon Odette, with almost 570,000 of them are now sheltered in the 1,179 evacuation centers being monitored by the concerned agencies, said Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año. In a briefing with the...
A few days before the New Year, there are still families in some areas of Visayas and Mindanao who are staying inside evacuation centers. Welcoming 2022 will be so much different for them. There will be no gatherings, fireworks, new clothes, or sumptuous food and round fruits on the table. They may...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday called on the government to uphold the safety and welfare of children in areas hit by Typhoon Odette. In particular, Gatchalian took to task the Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Health (DOH), and Department of Social Welfare and Development...
Retired police general and senatorial aspirant Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar has vowed to push for permanent evacuation centers to address the lack of facilities for victims of calamities, particularly typhoons. Eleazar said the adverse effects of typhoon "Odette" in the Visayas and Mindanao only...
Guidelines were issued to the local government units (LGUs) affected by typhoon Odette to ensure that health protocols are strictly followed in all the evacuation centers, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Sunday night, Dec. 19. This was his...
In support of the country's national vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) vaccinated nearly 4,000 people from Luzon to Mindanao in a single day. (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said that it administered over 3,952 doses in one day alone on Dec. 6,...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) is committed to support the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of Zero Hunger, Life below Water, and Life on Land through...
Caloocan City Mayor Oscar "Oca" Malapitan led the groundbreaking of a 3-storey Barangay Health Center with Lying in and Daycare Center on Friday, Nov. 19. The 3-storey building is located in Phase 4, Package 4, Barangay 176. (CALOOCAN CITY PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Nais natin na magkaroon ng mas...
A strong political will is needed for the national government to sell the large Muntinglupa national penitentiary and establish three regional detention centers, Senate President Vicente C. Sotto on Wednesday, Nov. 17 said. Sotto, thus, threw his support to Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon...
More than 96,000 indigent patients have been given medical and financial assistance through the Malasakit Centers, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, Nov. 15. The 101st Malasakit Center in the country was launched in Ilocos Norte, particularly at the Governor Roque...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) showed its steadfast commitment to the United Nations’ (UN) sustainable development goal to make cities and communities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. (DOST) The DOST through the Niche Centers in the Regions (NICER) for Research and...
Seven lying-in clinics and health centers in the National Capital Region (NCR) are expected to receive RxBox telehealth devices from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). RxBoxes (DOST/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the DOST-NCR’s...
