President Duterte has suggested typhoon-stricken residents of Siargao to turn fallen coconut trees into coco lumber, which they can use to rebuild their homes with. President Rodrigo Duterte checks on areas in Siargao that were destroyed by typhoon “Odette” on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021....
Just like he promised, President Duterte returned to typhoon-ravaged provinces Wednesday, Dec. 22 to personally hand out orders for both relief and rehabilitation efforts. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks to Dinagat Island residents on Dec. 22, 2021 (Screenshot from Facebook live) "President...
President Duterte says he will visit Dinagat Islands and Siargao on Wednesday, Dec. 22, to see first hand the extent of damages caused by typhoon "Odette" (international name: Rai). President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. (RTVM Screenshot) The Chief Executive had...
The Muntinlupa City government has allotted P20 million as financial assistance to local government units (LGUs) that were hit by typhoon “Odette.” According to the Philippine National Police (PNP), as of Dec. 20, a total of 375 people were left dead by the onslaught of the typhoon. Surigao...
Actor Gerald Anderson has donated relief goods for the victims of typhoon "Odette". Anderson, an Auxiliary Commander of the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA), provided sacks of rice and boxes of bottled water which will be delivered by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in some areas in Western...
"Hindi na yun bagyo, delubyo na (It wasn't just a typhoon but a total disaster)." Aftermath of typhoon Odette in Dinagat Islands (Photo courtesy of the OVP) This was how typhoon victims in almost all the typhoon Odette-hit places visited by Vice President Leni Robredo described the onslaught of the...
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...
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...
A new species of Tristaniopsis in the Myrtaceae family (of makopa, guava, and eucalyptus among others) has been discovered by a professor from the University of the Philippines - Los Baños (UPLB), the university said on Tuesday, November 9. (Photo from Telopea, the Journal of Plant Systematics /...
The province of Dinagat Islands (PDI) might soon to become the “Cassava Capital in Caraga Region” after a processing center was established in an objective to boost PDI’s cassava industry and the whole of Northeastern Mindanao. This is also, as government and private sector unites to develop...
BUTUAN CITY – The Regional Project Advisory Board (RPAB) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Caraga region approved two projects amounting to P23.5 million for the farmers and fisherfolks in the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Dinagat Islands. The DA 13-RPAB headed by Regional Executive...
