Senator Francis Tolentino is set to launch the LITAW Program—a forward-thinking disaster relief initiative aimed at providing swift and comprehensive assistance to Filipino families affected by natural calamities and disasters. LITAW is an acronym for Liwanag (Light), Internet, Tubig...
Trucks carrying relief goods for typhoon-affected Bicol depart from the House of Representatives (PPAB) The measure institutionalizing free freight services for the delivery of relief goods and donations to areas covered by a state of...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) distributed food packs to some 8,000 families affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine in the Bicol region, which was left submerged and devastated by the typhoon last week. In a statement on Monday, Oct. 28, the OVP said it has readied 4,000 food...
Four trucks of rice have reached Naga, Camarines Sur on Sunday morning, Oct. 27, to aid families heavily affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine, President Marcos said. Rice relief for Naga, Camarines Sur (Photo courtesy of PCO) The rice relief came from the National Food Authority (NFA)...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-6 has started distributing relief items for people affected by severe tropical storm “Kristine” in Western Visayas. Arwin O. Razo, DSWD-6 officer-in-charge, said they have around P146 million in relief goods. THE Department of...
President Marcos assured the public that the government continues to respond to the effects of Severe Tropical Storm "Enteng," saying more than P2.6 billion worth of food and non-food relief items have been set aside for typhoon victims. Residents of Baseco Compound in Tondo, Manila, wade through...
Following his ocular inspections in northern Metro Manila after the onslaught of Super Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat, President Marcos said he intends to inspect more affected areas. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. visits typhoon Carina-hit areas in Malabon,...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has prepositioned several relief packs for those who will be affected by Typhoon Carina. According to OVP, there are already relief items for 6,700 families. These were prepared by its Disaster Operations Center (DOC). The assistance will be distributed...
Some 1,600 families stood as beneficiaries of the Office of the Vice President (OVP), which distributed relief boxes to those affected by the massive flooding in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Office of the Vice President's relief operations in the Bangsamoro...
Former Quezon City councilor Dante M. De Guzman has been convicted by the Sandiganbayan of four counts of graft for his failure to distribute P7.98 million worth of relief goods to his constituents in 2008 and 2009. De Guzman was sentenced to six to eight years imprisonment for each of the four...
DAVAO CITY – At least 8,000 Muslim residents of remote villages of Pagalungan town in Maguindanao del Sur received Ramadan packs from Islamic Relief Philippines over the weekend. PAGALUNGAN, Maguindanao del Sur residents receive food packs from Islamic Relief Philippines for Ramadan....
The Police Regional Office-13 distributed relief goods to flood-affected families in Agusan and Surigao provinces and Butuan City. The Regional Community Affairs and Development Division and Regional Public Information Office of PRO-13 said P267,729 worth of relief goods have been given and P38,420...
