The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) estimated that there would be around 170,000 to 200,000 passengers in ports on Sunday, the final weekend before the return of most of the workers and students back to their work or classes. “Based on the statistics last year, we expect around 170,000 to 200,000...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has called on the government to ensure the "immediate safety" of 6,000 residents who have been displaced due to hostilities in Maguindanao del Sur. "As the country’s national human rights institution, we urge the local and national government to work...
(Photo courtesy of Raha Volunteer/Fire and Rescue Alert Responders) At least 11 houses were damaged while 16 families were displaced in a fire that broke out at the corner of Calamba and Sisa Streets in Sampaloc, Manila on Wednesday, Nov. 1. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP),...
Photo from the Manila Police District/MANILA BULLETIN The Manila Police District (MPD) distributed 230 food kits on Monday, July 24, in Tondo, Manila. MPD chief Brig. Gen. Andre Dizon led the outreach program at Katuparan Village, Barangay 101, Tondo. He said the activity strives to address the...
The City of Manila’s Department of Public Services (DPS) through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will conduct a simultaneous electronic waste (e-waste) collection drive on June 26 to 30, in observance of World Environment Month. All forms of e-waste from households in...
BAGUIO CITY – A total of 2,844 individuals belonging to 894 families have remained in various evacuation centers since the magnitude-7 earthquake struck northern Luzon. In a report released by the Department of Health-Cordillera on August 1, out of the total number, 674 families or 2,009...
Following Mt. Bulusan’s eruption, Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III on Monday, June 6, ordered the distribution of prepositioned supplies and face masks to affected residents. Situation in Juban town after the phreatic eruption of Bulusan Volcano on Sunday, June 5 (Sorsogon Provincial...
A member of the Department of Health-Technical Advisory Group (DOH-TAG) has advised Sorsogon residents affected by the eruption of Mt. Busulusan to wear quality face masks to protect themselves from pyroclastic materials. (Screenshot taken from Laging Handa’s Facebook Live) On June 5, thick smoke...
Senatorial candidate Jose Manuel ‘Chel’ Diokno on Thursday, April 28, called out the government for the ongoing delay in the rehabilitation of Marawi City and in the settlement of land titles of displaced residents. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (FACEBOOK / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Qualified recipients in granular lockdown-hit areas in Metro Manila will be given assistance (ayuda) from the national government and local government units (LGUs) after alert level 3 was raised in the National Capital Region (NCR) due to the rapid increase in the coronavirus disease-2019...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday, Dec. 18, promised residents displaced by typhoon "Odette" in Cebu City that she--together with local officials--will find a way how they can return to their homes. Vice President Leni Robredo meets with displayed residents temporarily...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno It is so fortunate that this past week finally saw the arrival of the two new kinds of medicines that I and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna have ordered months ago for the purpose of saving more lives as COVID-19 continues to be in our midst. First to arrive were the...
