With classrooms damaged and communities reeling from a powerful earthquake in Cebu and back-to-back typhoons, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, October 1, assured that recovery plans will be implemented to ensure learning continuity for millions of affected students. In a statement,...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday, September 24, said it has mobilized its Humanitarian Caravan to deliver life-saving aid to communities in Cagayan and Ilocos Norte, which bore the brunt of Super Typhoon Nando (international name: Ragasa) and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) that...
The alleged lapses in the anti-illegal drug operations of the Manila Police District (MPD) have come to the attention of the Philippine National Police (PNP), prompting acting national police chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. to direct the National Capital Region Police Office...
One hundred barrels of granulated chlorine were donated to the city government of Manila to be used for its city-wide cleaning and disinfecting operations to curb diseases and viruses, especially in places with high foot traffic. Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso personally received the...
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro launched an intensified campaign against irresponsible waste disposal in the wake of heavy flooding in the city on Saturday, Aug. 30, caused by heaps of trash in waterways. Teodoro m ade the statement during her inspection of one of Marikina 's declogging...
Three Philippine Air Force (PAF) aircraft, including an S-70i Black Hawk utility helicopter, were dispatched to extinguish a huge fire that struck a residential area in Tondo, Manila on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Aside from the Black Hawk, a Huey II and a PZL W-3A Sokol, both utility helicopters, were...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has began its disaster relief operations, providing food packs, hygiene kits, and free shuttle rides, for victims of Typhoon Crising and the enhanced southwest monsoon, locally known as habagat. Some 5,900 families in various affected areas across the country...
Vice President Sara Duterte questioned if the Philippine-US Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites are truly going to be used for the government’s disaster relief operations amid the effects of heavy rainfall and flooding in Metro Manila and nearby provinces. “Unang-una, kailangan...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Tuesday, July 22, that it is seeking volunteers to help produce family food packs at its National Resource Operations Center (NROC) in Pasay City, following recent flooding in several regions of the country. DSWD Assistant Secretary...
Mayor Maan Teodoro said on Wednesday, July 9, that the local government is prepared for the rainy season, with continuous dredging in the Marikina River and ongoing drainage declogging operations to ensure the proper flow of water and prevent flooding. Teodoro said that during her first week as...
Razon-led East zone water concessionaire Manila Water Co. reported that it is taking full ownership of the recently completed Wawa Dam, a move that would help augment Metro Manila’s water demand. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday, June 30, Manila Water said it acquired...
WawaJVCo, Inc. said the company is accelerating preparations for the Upper Wawa Dam 's commercial operations in December, following the project 's completion seven months ahead of schedule. In a statement on Friday, June 20, the joint venture company between Prime Infrastructure Capital,...
