The humanitarian sectors of the United Nations (UN) in the Philippines pledged to aid the national government in providing humanitarian aid and relief to the victims of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Abra and other parts of Northern Luzon on July 27. Photo from Abra Provincial Government FB...
Saying her office is “always with the people,” Vice President Sara Duterte has started relief operations for areas affected by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Abra. OVP’s relief operations for earthquake victims in Abra. (Photo from VP Sara Duterte’s Facebook page) Her spokesman Reynold...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) is mapping its next steps to carry out relief operations in areas hit by the magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Northern Luzon amid the threat of rains brough by habagat (southwest monsoon) and enhanced by tropical depression...
As part of its goal to quickly deliver humanitarian services and help alleviate the suffering of Filipinos in need, the Philippine Red Cross intensified its efforts to aid affected individuals following the destructive magnitude 7.0 earthquake on July 27. The epicenter of the quake was traced three...
RELIEF goods bound for quake-hit Abra are loaded into a helicopter in Camp Aquino, Tarlac City. (Photos courtesy of Lt. Col. Tabutol Sr. via Liz Inigo) CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City – The Armed Forces Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) is expediting the delivery of aid to quake-affected communities in...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero has filed a bill that seeks to double the amount being received by some 1.8 million government employees as Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) to help them cope with the higher prices brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic and oil price hikes. In filing...
DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo (FACEBOOK) Secretary Erwin Tulfo on Sunday, July 10, clarified that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) does not distribute relief goods through non-government organizations (NGOs). “Hindi po namimigay ng mga food packs at iba pang relief items and...
Outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo cannot help but reminisce about the past six years now that she has less than a week in office, sharing photos that captured her many “firsts” as the country’s second-highest official. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) She posted a series of photos...
Society groups express alarm over dengue cases spike in super typhoon Odette-affected areas Humanitarian organizations called for continued assistance for Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai) survivors amid a rise in dengue infections in typhoon-affected areas. “We hope the newly elected...
By Kara Protomartir Navotas City, a coastal town in Metro Manila, is known for being the fishing capital of the Philippines. Urbanized, congested, and smaller than its counterparts in the metro, Navotas had to work double time to vaccinate its residents from the deadly airborne disease COVID-19....
There are enough resources and funds to help families and individuals affected by the recent phreatic eruption of Bulusan Volcano in the province of Sorsogon, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Thursday, June 9. DSWD Bicol continues to distribute family food packs and...
As outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo’s team arrived in Sorsogon after the phreatic eruption of the Bulusan Volcano, they wasted no time in distributing bottled water and dust masks to affected residents there. (Photo from Vice President Leni Robredo via Facebook) In a Facebook post, the Vice...