The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will extend P32 million in emergency employment assistance to residents of Cagayan and Batanes whose livelihoods were affected by tropical depression “Nando. ”The assistance will be implemented through the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating...
The death toll from the powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck northern Cebu has climbed to 71 while at least 559 others were injured, according to the latest situational report of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) released on Sunday, Oct. 5. The...
President Marcos said he would be asking the Congress to allocate additional funds intended to replenish the government’s quick response fund in the wake of calamities hitting the country. Marcos made the statement during a situation briefing held in Bogo City in the aftermath of the...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is expediting rehabilitation efforts in Masbate after Severe Tropical Storm “Opong” caused extensive damage, particularly in Masbate City. A report from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) showed that as of Monday, Sept. 29, the...
Twenty-six people have died from the combined effects of Severe Tropical Storm “Opong,” Super Typhoon “Nando,” Tropical Depression “Mirasol”, and southwest monsoon (habagat) as the extent of damage by the successive weather disturbances slowly unraveled after weather conditions finally...
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) and Philippine Army (PA) ramped up their humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) efforts in the wake of successive storms that battered the country, officials said on Saturday, Sept. 27. In Northern Palawan, the Disaster Response and Rescue Teams...
President Marcos has led the distribution of relief assistance to residents of Cagayan province affected by Super Typhoon Nando, with a focus on helping farmers recover their livelihoods. In his speech on Saturday, Sept. 27, the President said he went to Cagayan to check on the residents who...
Successive typhoons left a trail of destruction that caused P1.7 billion worth of damage to the country’s agriculture and infrastructure while 32 areas were placed under a state of calamity due to widespread destruction, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said 41,226 families or 159,579 individuals in 173 barangays in 21 municipalities and cities in this province were affected by super typhoon ‘’Nando’’ and the southwest monsoon or habagat. Flooding was...
The province of Cagayan has been placed under a state of calamity due to the severe effects of super typhoon ‘’Nando.’’ Damage to agriculture and infrastructure was placed at P655.6 million A special session of the 12th Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Cagayan on Friday, Sept. 26, presided over...
At least 18 people have died as Visayas and Southern Luzon weathered the impact of Severe Tropical Storm “Opong” while Northern Luzon is pushing for early recovery due to Super Typhoon “Nando ”, Tropical Depression “Mirasol ”, and southwest monsoon (habagat), the Office of Civil...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported on Friday, Sept. 26, that 14 national road sections remain closed and five others have limited access due to the combined effects of Tropical Cyclones “Mirasol,” “Nando,” “Opong,” and the southwest monsoon (habagat). The...
