The Canadian government has pledged to provide the Philippines more than P80 million of humanitarian assistance to support the communities hard-hit by typhoon Odette. Aftermath of typhoon Odette in Dinagat Islands (Photo courtesy of the OVP) The additional funding augments the P120-million donation...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here has ordered its field officers and disaster teams to double their efforts in rebuilding typhoon-damaged areas in coordination with the local government units (LGUs). DENR Secretary Jim O. Sampulna issued the directive...
Typhoon Rai (local name Odette) was the 15 th storm to hit the country and was the strongest storm of 2021. It brought torrential rains, violent winds, landslides, and storm surges in the provinces of Visayas and Mindanao. Scores of people were forced to flee their homes and take shelter for...
TACLOBAN CITY - After Supertyphoon "Odette" wrought havoc in Maasin City last Dec.16, 2021, the City Government has sought the assistance of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to rebuild its public infrastructure. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Nacional Mercado, in a forum with the...
House Deputy Speaker and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda says that she will push for the recovery of less developed communities in Cebu after the damage wrought by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and the recent supertyphoon “Odette”. Loren Legarda (Photo from Loren Legarda's Facebook page)...
Cebu-themed A330neo and branded cabin experience on display at the trade event, and updates on Typhoon Odette disaster relief GREEN PLANES CEB at the Singapore Airshow Cebu Pacific (CEB) participates in the Singapore Airshow as the only Philippine carrier in the prestigious trade event to showcase...
Three hundred metric tons of rice from the Japanese government were recently donated to the Philippines for families affected by typhoon Odette. (Photo courtesy of the Japan Embassy in the Philippines) Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko said the rice donation was from Japan's...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has received a monetary donation from the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines Inc. (JCCIPI) that seeks to support the relief and recovery efforts for the families affected by Typhoon Odette. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC...
The Schools Division Office (SDO) of Palawan received financial support and psychosocial interventions from the Department of Education (DepEd) Central Office through the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Service (DRRMS). (Photo from DepEd) DepEd, in a statement issued Monday, Feb. 21, said...
Caritas Philippines will launch on March 2 a project called "Adopt a Family" to help families affected by typhoon Odette. Caritas Philippines FB "Caritas Philippines and the Social Action Network will do our biggest friend-raising to date to raise P400 million to build brand new houses and provide...
Months after “Odette” (international name: Rai) ravaged the country, Silliman University (SU) continues its “psychosocial processing operations” to help typhoon-hit communities in various parts of the country. (Silliman University Facebook Page) “Student volunteers prepared dignity packs...
After the onslaught of Typhoon Odette in December 2021, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) immediately rolled out its relief efforts for severely affected communities. The company provided P27.5M-worth of assistance in the form of relief packs, hot meals, sacks of rice, bottles...
