The Philippine National Police (PNP) has deployed at least 366 policemen to assist in the evacuation and security of residents that were displaced by the recent eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in the Negros Island. PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said the policemen were tasked to assist the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Western Visayas is working closely with the municipal government of La Castellana in Negros Occidental to resolve concerns about evacuation sites for residents to be affected by a major eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. FERNANDEZ (Glazyl Masculino)...
BACOLOD CITY – The municipal government of La Castellana in Negros Occidental has appealed for vehicles to transport 37,000 residents when Kanlaon Volcano is placed under Alert Level 4. KANLAON Volcano seen from Purok 2, Barangay Cabagnaan, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Jan. 23....
Department of Social Welfare and Development- Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (Facebook) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said 4,070 families or 13,246 individuals are still sheltered in evacuation centers due to the ongoing magmatic unrest at...
Senators are optimistic that the signing into law of the Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act or Republic Act No. 12076 would soon put an end to the usual practice of local government units (LGUs) to use schools as temporary shelters during calamities or disasters and other kind of public emergencies. ...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Dec. 6, welcomed the newly enacted law requiring the establishment of dedicated evacuation centers in every city and municipality nationwide. A public school being used as an evacuation center (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE) “This...
(File photo) (UPDATED) The “Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act” signed by President Marcos Jr. on Friday, Dec. 6, will help the country address the lack of dedicated spaces for Filipinos affected by frequent disasters such as typhoons, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes among others. This was the...
President Marcos has signed into law the Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act and the Student Loan Payment Moratorium During Disasters Emergencies Act which both aim to support families and students affected by calamities. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos signed both laws on...
Neri Colmenares (Facebook) If former Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Neri Colmenares would have his way, he would have the government tap expropriated Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) hubs as temporary shelter centers. Colmenares gave...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook) Citing the measure's urgency, House Speaker Martin Romualdez said that a landmark bill establishing a network of permanent,...
Relief distribution in an evacuation center in Imus City on October 25 (Photo from Mayor Alex Advincula's Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – A total of 3,467 families or 12,325 individuals have been evacuated in the province due to the impact of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine....
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino highlighted the significance of having provincial evacuation centers that could help accommodate displaced communities in times of disaster. Amid the massive flooding and landslides sweeping several localities in Bicol due to tropical cyclone Kristine,...
