The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) spearheaded an inter-agency and multi-sectoral initiative to speed-up the recovery efforts and align the priorities to quickly rebuild the communities that were devastated by typhoon “Odette” in December 2021. Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, Office of Civil...
Ookla Ookla Speedtest Global Index report showed slight decreases in both fixed broadband and mobile median download speeds for the Philippines in January 2022. Decreases in speeds are primarily due to the devastation brought by Typhoon “Odette” which barreled through twenty-two provinces in...
THANK YOU. Visayan Electric President and Chief Operating Officer, Raul Lucero (5th from left), and AboitizPower Distribution Utilities Chief Operating Officer, Anton Mari Perdices (7th from left), receive a plaque of appreciation and Cebu cinnamon tree sapling from Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia (6th from...
Typhoon Odette displaced more than 1M families as it swept through Visayas and Mindanao last December 16, 2021. While humanitarian and relief operations are ongoing, many families are still left without connectivity as cell towers and fiber cables are being repaired and restored. Cignal Connect...
Being the strongest storm to ever hit Mindanao in the past decade,Typhoon Odette affected the lives of an estimated 16 million people in six regions, a vast majority of which are living below the poverty line, according to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). PRC said that the typhoon left about 2.4...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide support to Filipino families affected by Typhoon Odette in Visayas and Mindanao. In a statement, the Manila-based multilateral institution said on Wednesday, Feb. 9, that it has approved a $2-million grant to support the emergency response to the...
Filipino farmers have posted significant improvement in their harvest last year amid the challenges that were faced by the country like typhoons and the coronavirus disease (COVID019). Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the significant increase in rice had the farmers posting a P10,000 per...
There is, still, a rainbow after the rain Bugnai Tree by Erika Velasco If there was a time in recent memory that Negros Occidental was visited by floods with uncanny timing, it would have been the year that has just passed, 2021. On New Year’s Day, from North to South, the province was besieged....
(PRC/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said it received over P2 million monetary donation from Nestle Philippines to support its efforts in helping the victims of Typhoon Odette. The Nestle Philippines donated a total of P2,451,266, the PRC said in a recent statement. The...
Disaster within a disaster – this is how experts described the onslaught of a powerful typhoon during a pandemic. How did the country prepare and responded during this challenging time? Typhoon Odette's aftermath in Bgy. Punta Bilar, Surigao City (Erwin Mascariñas/Greenpeace) Amid the recent...
A total of 13,100 patients in January benefited from Philippine Red Cross' (PRC) continuous blood program, the organization said on Thursday, Feb. 3. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said in a statement that in the month of January, it served 13,100 patients, dispensing...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion suggested that the Philippines should take a cue from how it manages typhoon warnings regarding its planned exit from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic . Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey...
