Beneficiaries of rice assistance under the Tabang Bikol-Tindog Oragon relief initiative welcome Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) and thanked him for helping them when he arrived at the Jessie Robredo Coliseum for the Naga City leg of the aid caravan. (PPAB) ...
The Department of Education (DepEd) directed all schools and offices on Tuesday, Nov. 19, to keep Christmas celebrations simple. DepEd Central Office / MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE In a memorandum signed by Undersecretary and Chief of Staff Fatima Lipp Panontongan, DepEd instructed...
Malacañang on Tuesday, Nov. 19, urged government agencies to do away with extravagant Christmas parties amid the lives lost to and damages brought by the successive typhoons that hit the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos conducts an aerial inspection in Cavite to further assess...
The South Korean government has provided a P30 million contribution to the Philippines to provide “critical cash assistance” to typhoon-impacted communities as the country braves through numerous severe weather disturbances this month, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced....
(Unsplash) With strong typhoons becoming more commonplace, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is urging the government to establish resilient mega evacuation centers (ECs) in order to shelter the multitude of people who...
BRP Davao del Sur (File photo courtesy of Office of Civil Defense) Philippine Navy landing dock BRP Davao del Sur (LD 602) will sail to Batanes to deliver relief supplies for victims of recent calamities, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) announced Sunday, Nov. 10. “The naval vessel is currently...
At least one person reportedly died due to Typhoon “Marce” while over 261,000 people were affected in three regions in Northern Luzon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Sunday, Nov. 10. President Marcos has assured those affected by Typhoon Marce that...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left), Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (MANILA BULLETIN, Facebook) President Marcos' decision to fast-track the implementation of the Bicol River Basin Development Program (BRBDP), in...
DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Former Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) secretary Benhur Abalos highlighted on Thursday, Nov. 7 the need to immediately release funds for the government’s...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has plans to shift the agricultural sector’s cropping calendar as a long-term solution to the devastating impact of typhoons to the country’s low-lying ricefields and harvest season. (Keith Bacongco/MB file photo) NIA Administrator...
Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) leads the opening of the Philippines’ Finest 2024” art and fashion exhibit at the House of Representatives. Speaker Martin Romualdez has commended the Congressional Spouses Foundation, Inc. (CSFI)...
Rowena Guanzon (Facebook) Don't buy helicopters; give your money to the poor instead. This was P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon's advice to congressmen following the successive storms--most notably "Kristine"--that caused massive...
