Over 300 families and beneficiaries residing in Toledo City, Cebu attended the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor’s (PCUP) Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) seminar. (Image courtesy of PCUP) The families and beneficiaries, according to PCUP, have all been affected by the onslaught...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has received a monetary donation from the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines Inc. (JCCIPI) that seeks to support the relief and recovery efforts for the families affected by Typhoon Odette. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC...
About a hundred families affected by the onslaught of typhoon Odette have received go bags from the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP). A go bag is a survival kit packed with supplies such as, but not limited to, ready-to-eat food, medicine, first aid kit, and important documents. It...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) in support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are working together for its operations in Dinagat Islands, Siargao, and Surigao Del Norte which were severely affected by Typhoon Odette, the organization said Friday, Feb. 11. (Photo from Philippine...
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...
The most vulnerable families in Southern Leyte who were affected by Typhoon Odette continue to receive aid from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), the humanitarian organization said on Wednesday, Feb. 2. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said that it still provides aid through...
The United Nations - Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) said that the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) topped overall responses to communities struck by Typhoon Odette, the organization bared on Thursday, Jan. 20. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) "With our...
In its recent appeal for donations to the international community, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) asked for donations to provide homes for families whose houses were ravaged by Typhoon Odette. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on Tuesday, Jan. 18, PRC Chairman and...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon appealed on Saturday, Jan. 15 to the public to continue donating to the PRC fund for the victims of Typhoon Odette. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) Urgent response for those affected by...
Japan has announced that it will provide P663-million disaster relief aid to the Philippines to help the survivors of typhoon Odette. General Luna in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte on Dec. 22 after it was devastated by typhoon "Odette" (Albert Lozada/Greenpeace) "Today, the Government of Japan...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sen. Richard Gordon has reached out to foreign organizations for more support to fund PRC's relief operations for Typhoon Odette victims, the organization said on Friday, Jan. 14. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA...
