The United States government has completed the construction of a P17 million worth of multipurpose hall in Palawan to serve as a relief shelter for residents during disasters. Completed by the US Naval Engineers of Seabees, the structure will also be used as a community center for the elderly and...
Senator Imee Marcos on June 8, Thursday, filed a resolution asking the Senate to inquire into the United States’ request for the Philippine government to temporarily house some Afghanistan nationals, with special immigrant visa applications, in the country. Marcos, in filing Senate Resolution...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) opened a newly constructed halfway house for rebel returnees in Negros Oriental on Monday, April 3. The turnover was led by DILG-Central Visayas Director Leocadio Trovela, Undersecretary Angelito de Leon, Balik Loob Task...
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian led the distribution of emergency shelter assistance to families affected by typhoon Odette in the ceremonial payout of assistance in the municipality of General Luna, Surigao Del Norte on February 8, 2023. (DSWD) Department of...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) vowed on Tuesday, Jan, 17, to upgrade its shelter facilities in Kuwait and other countries that serve as a home for runaway and distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). In a statement, DMW Secretary Susan Ople said that in Kuwait for instance, they are...
Today, the start of a new year, we are unified by hope and willing to work toward the same goal – a better economy and a better life for all. Despite the significant increases in the prices of fuel, food, and services, 92 percent of Filipinos said they will face the new year with hope, according...
A total of P4,336,400 assistance was released by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to typhoon Odette victims in Negros Occidental on Nov. 11. Philippine Red Cross In an advisory, PRC said that 384 families from the Municipality of Sipalay received emergency shelter kits worth P9,600 each. Meanwhile,...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Southern Mindanao announced Friday, August 12, the launching of the first "Balay Silangan," a refuge for reforming drug offenders, in Malalag, Davao del Sur. DILG DILG-11 Regional Director Alex C. Roldan explained that Balay Silangan...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released the funding to support the emergency shelter assistance to households affected by Typhoon Odette in December last year. In a statement on Wednesday, Aug. 10, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said over 153,410 households affected by...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Residents of the northern Ukrainian town of Novoselytsya should seek shelter after an ammonia leak at a nearby chemical factory, an official said Monday, as intense fighting with Russian forces in the area continues. Sumy regional governor Dmytro Zhyvytsky said there had been an...
Ahead of the start of the official campaign season, Vice President Leni Robredo kept her word in helping the families affected by Typhoon “Odette” to rebuild their homes. Vice President Leni Robredo goes back to Siargao to provide shelter repair kits for Typhoon Odette-hit residents after...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) will request for an additional budget from the Office of the President (OP) to provide emergency shelter assistance (ESA) for families affected by typhoon “Odette” last month. Aftermath of typhoon Odette in Dinagat Islands...
