The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Inday and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) climbed to 26 as more than one million people were affected across the country and relief work continues, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Wednesday, July 15. The latest report of the OCD as of 6...
Malacañang said the government will ensure that immediate relief reaches communities affected by the widespread flooding across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). In a statement on Tuesday, July 14, the Office of the Special Assistant to the President said President...
Reckitt Philippines, Inc. has donated P283,421 worth of hygiene and health products to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to support relief operations for families affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao. The donation adds to Reckitt Philippines’ previous support for the Philippine Red...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has relieved a police officer caught in a viral video allegedly mishandling a June 30 confrontation between a motorcycle rider and Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) rally participants along EDSA near the People Power Monument. QCPD director Police Brig. Gen. Randy...
In a recent column in The Economist, economist and former presidential adviser Arthur Laffer revisited two of the most consequential tax reform programs of the late twentieth century: the tax cuts implemented by Ronald Reagan in the United States (US) and Margaret Thatcher in Britain. When Reagan...
Ahead of the expected entry of a tropical storm into the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Saturday, June 20, that it has prepositioned 4.7 million family food packs and prepared over P4.4 billion worth of relief resources...
Additional “ChariTimba” food packs were dispatched on Tuesday, June 16, for residents affected by the magnitude 5.8 quake that jolted Glan, Sarangani, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said. In a statement, the agency said relief goods were loaded aboard a Philippine Air Force...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City government sent relief assistance on Tuesday morning, June 16, to earthquake-hit areas in Soccsksargen and Davao region. This city sent 4,000 boxes of relief items and 3,000 one-liter bottles of drinking water to General Santos City, Sarangani town, and Jose Abad...
Vice President Sara Duterte personally visited injured earthquake victims in hospitals across Sarangani Province and General Santos City as the Office of the Vice President (OVP) continues its relief and recovery efforts following the powerful earthquake that recently struck Mindanao. In a social...
President Marcos has once again flown to Mindanao to visit areas heavily affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake. Marcos visited evacuation centers in Glan, Sarangani, on Monday, June 15. He also oversaw the distribution of relief assistance to affected families and led the assessment of several...
The Valenzuela City government has deployed a 25-man Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) team to Sarangani Province to assist residents affected by the recent earthquake. The city’s HADR Team, led by Mayor WES Gatchalian, was reported to be within the vicinity of Sarangani as of...
UNIQLO extends its sincerest sympathies to all individuals, families, and communities affected by the recent earthquake that impacted parts of Southern Philippines, including General Santos and certain areas across Mindanao. In response, UNIQLO is working with humanitarian partners to provide...
