Do you miss Hong Kong? Well, you're not alone. I've been thinking about Hong Kong a lot lately because it has given me so much joy and wonderful travel experiences in the past. Post-pandemic, I'm sure a lot of you want to visit Hong Kong ASAP (I do!). Hong Kong has always been a popular destination...
(PHIVOLCS) Another earthquake measuring 5.0-magnitude hit Balut Island, Sarangani town, Davao Occidental province on Saturday evening, Jan. 22, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Based on its earthquake bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor occurred at around 9:49...
Disaster officials were monitoring the effects of a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that struck off the coast of Sarangani, Davao Occidental early Saturday morning, Jan. 22. (Courtesy of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) detected a 6.1-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Davao Occidental on Saturday morning, Jan. 22. Based on its earthquake bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor occurred at around 10:26 a.m., with the epicenter traced 275...
Despite more and more personnel of Philippine Coast Guard getting infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the PCG leadership assured that their relief operations in areas affected by typhoon "Odette" last month will still continue. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel and members of the...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sen. Richard Gordon personally handed out 470 IV fluid bottles to diarrhea patients in medical tents just outside Siargao District Hospital, the organization said on Tuesday, Jan. 11. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA...
A number of trainer-volunteers from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) have arrived in areas hit by Typhoon Odette to provide skills training and assistance in rehabilitation. (Photo from TESDA / MANILA BULLETIN) This move is part of the agency’s “TESDAmayan”...
Christophe Bariou Facebook It's going to be a different Christmas for actress Nadine Lustre this year! Just a few days before Christmas, Nadine flew to Siargao to assist her rumored boyfriend, French-Filipino businessman Christophe Bariou, who has been busy helping the victims of typhoon "Odette."...
At least 300 families affected by typhoon "Odette" at the Pagasa Island in the West Philippine Sea would benefit from the food items that are now being transported by personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard. The personnel of the PCG will be giving relief supplies and drinking water to some 300...
(PHIVOLCS) Two earthquakes with magnitudes 4.9 and 5.0 struck off the coast of Davao Occidental on Wednesday evening, Dec. 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the 4.9- and 5.0-magnitude earthquakes occurred eight minutes apart--at 8:19 p.m. and 8:27 p.m.,...
Christophe Bariou (Facebook) Filipino-French businessman Christophe Bariou, rumored boyfriend of actress Nadine Lustre, is alive and well in Siargao Island, which was devastated by typhoon "Odette" recently. On Facebook Dec. 20, Bariou said that his family and every single person he knows on the...
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...
