WASHINGTON, United States – The US Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday after authorities sounded a threat alarm over a harmless parachute stunt, prompting top lawmaker Nancy Pelosi to blast aviation officials for an "inexcusable" failure. Police tasked with protecting the complex at the...
Following the destruction wrought by Typhoon Agaton, the Senate must expedite their version of the Permanent Evacuation Centers Bill, argued Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate. Search and rescue personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police assist in the retrieval...
KYIV, Ukraine – Ukraine said on Sunday it was pausing the evacuation of civilians from the war-scarred east of the country for a day after failing to agree terms with Russian forces. "As of this morning, April 17, we have not been able to agree with the occupiers on a ceasefire on the...
As Taal Volcano remains under Alert Level 3, President Duterte inspected on Monday the Mataasnakahoy Evacuation Center, one of three evacuation centers strategically located in three municipalities within Batangas outside the danger zone of the active volcano. President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM...
The Department of Health (DOH) said more than 3,000 people are still staying in evacuation centers following the recent volcanic unrest of the Taal Volcano. Thick smoke billows from Taal Volcano Saturday morning, March 26, 2022, as seen from San Nicolas, Batangas. (JALEEN RAMOS / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Police forces and other government agencies are continuously monitoring the activities of the Taal Volcano as part of the measures to protect local residents of Batangas amid threats of destructive eruption after it was placed under Alert Level 3 status. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said that...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) moved out affected residents from Brgy. Tubod to South 1-A Tubod Elementary School in a pre-emptive evacuation on Monday, March 7. Photo from Philippine Red Cross In a statement, PRC said that after assessing the situation, they conducted the evacuation in...
Ukraine has called anew on states to continue making all possible efforts to force Russia to stop violating the ceasefire agreement so population from besieged cities can safely seek refuge to safer borders. Demonstrators hold signs reading “Putin is bombing Ukraine” and “Stop Putin Now”...
Mandatory evacuation of all Filipinos in Ukraine has been enforced by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) due to the "rapidly deteriorating security situation" in the war-stricken country. Filipinos from Ukraine to arrive in Manila on Tuesday night, March 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the DFA)...
Six Filipinos were repatriated to the country from Ukraine on Sunday, Feb. 27, while 13 evacuees were welcomed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. at the Rava-Ruska-Hrebenne Border Crossing Station in Poland as Russia's invasion of the former Soviet republic continues. In a tweet,...
"Alam na natin ito. Gawin na natin ito (We already know this. Let us do this now).” Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan Aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said this on Wednesday, Feb. 16, as he called on concerned government agencies to immediately reach out to the Ukraine...
More than 196,000 individuals or over 50,700 families affected by typhoon Odette remained in evacuation centers, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has disclosed. (DSWD-DROMIC) The DSWD’s Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC) said as of Jan....
