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...
Outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo will send a relief team to Bulusan, Sorsogon, in her home region of Bicol amid the phreatic eruption of the Bulusan Volcano on Sunday, June 5. Phreatic eruption at Bulusan Volcano on Sunday, June 5.(Photo by Connie Calipay/Arvie Gernandizo) “We are currently...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its disaster response operations, vowed to continuously coordinate with local government units (LGUs) in order to provide relief assistance and other services to areas affected by tropical depression Agaton (international name: Megi)....
Bad weather conditions may have prevented independent presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and his vice presidential candidate Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III from visiting a flood-affected area in Iloilo, but their supporters made sure their presence would still be felt....
