The Philippines and the United Arab Emirates begin bolstering their ties as top officials from both countries gathered at the UAE Embassy in Manila for a special screening of the film “1971.” This increased engagement came as the two countries prepare for the signing of the Comprehensive...
The embassies of Canada and Ireland in Manila sent their sympathies to the families and victims of Super Typhoon Uwan that unleashed its fury across Eastern Visayas and some parts of Luzon. The two embassies took to social media to condole with those affected by the super typhoon in the...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Israeli police officers were deployed Thursday to the southern port of Ashdod to process some 450 international activists detained by Israeli naval forces hours earlier in the Mediterranean Sea, Israeli authorities said. The activists, including European lawmakers,...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Dozens of Palestinians were killed or wounded on Monday as desperate crowds headed toward food distribution points and airdropped parcels in the Gaza Strip, according to witnesses and local health officials. Israel 's blockade and military offensive have...
The European Union (EU) announced that it is providing €500,000 (approximately P33 million) in humanitarian aid to help the victims of the recent typhoons and floods in the Philippines. In a statement, the EU said the funding “will help address the most pressing needs of people in the hardest...
The Philippines has called for the safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian civilian population throughout the Gaza Strip. Through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the country also underscored that the provision of humanitarian assistance should remain...
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has warned those within the eight-kilometer radius surrounding the Mayon Volcano to be prepared after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded an increased activity from the volcano's summit crater. *Mayon Volcano (file...
The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Ministry of Defence (MinDef) of Singapore has forged a partnership to enhance both countries’ disaster response cooperation. *The * *Department of National Defense and Minister of Defence of Singapore sign * *the Arrangement Concerning...
(DSWD / FACEBOOK) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), local government units (LGUs), and DSWD partners have provided at least P28 million worth of food and non-food items as resource augmentation to areas affected by widespread flooding caused by incessant rains in Bicol region...
Troops from the United States military who are in the country for a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) preparedness mission performed first aid treatment to five Filipinos involved in a vehicular accident in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Tuesday, August 9. (Photo courtesy of...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has extended cash assistance amounting to P6,168,299.35 to victims of the recent flash flood in Ifugao Province. Family food packs are unloaded at a warehouse of the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Cordillera to be distributed to...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided more than P99.6 million worth of assistance to the areas affected by typhoon Odette. Resident-volunteers of Barangay Luna, Surigao City are repacking Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) family food packs (FFPs)...
