Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Aug. 10, lauded the Leyteños’ resilience and courage for standing up in the aftermath of Typhoon “Odette” that hit the province in December 2021. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks during the celebration of Maasin, Leyte’s 22nd Cityhood anniversary...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released the funding to support the emergency shelter assistance to households affected by Typhoon Odette in December last year. In a statement on Wednesday, Aug. 10, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said over 153,410 households affected by...
TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) – Power in all barangays in Southern Leyte has been fully restored some 226 days after typhoon “Odette” ravaged the province, a local electric cooperative reported Wednesday, August 3. The Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (Soleco) completed the power restoration last...
There is a move in the House of Representatives to establish fully-equipped, fully-operational evacuation centers nationwide following the magnitude 7 earthquake that displaced over 33,000 people in northern Luzon. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd...
TACLOBAN CITY – The 546th Engineer Construction Battalion of the Philippine Army based here confirmed that the construction of temporary housing facilities for victims of typhoon “Odette” last Dec. 16 in Limasawa, Southern Leyte is almost complete. According to Sgt. Randy Libradilla,...
The embassy of Spain, Instituto Cervantes, AECID, and UN-OCHA collaborate on an exhibit that sounds alarm bells on climate change IMAGES OF DESTRUCTION The exhibit paints a clear picture of the tragedy and wreckage caused by Typhoon Rai As most of Western Europe grapples with a heatwave, the...
Vice President Sara Duterte has visited typhoon-stricken Bohol to personally check on the damage typhoon Odette left in the province last year. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo courtesy of the OVP) Duterte, also the Education Secretary, on Friday, July 22, went to check on the schools ravaged by...
Aerial view of Rabbit Village where a huge rabbit mound named Pablo has been erected. Rabbiton is an agri-tourism site that is unlike anything else in the country. It is a rabbit-themed agri-park in Pamplona, Negros Oriental with certain parts of the farm inspired by Hobbiton, a fictional setting...
Distribution of relief goods with Oplan Smile The Udenna Foundation together with Worklink Services, Inc., and Operation Smile, distributed relief goods in hope of bringing comfort to our fellow Filipinos who suffered the onslaught of Typhoon Odette in December 2021. Four hundred forty-five boxes...
(PAGASA) Tropical storm Domeng (international name “Aere”) has sped up and is now outside the country’s area of responsibility, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Saturday, July 2. In a bulletin issued at 11 a.m., PAGASA said that...
(Screengrab / PAGASA YouTube Page) No typhoon is expected to enter the country until the weekend, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. "Hanggang sa weekend, wala po tayong inaasahang bagyo na papasok ng ating (Until the weekend, we do not...
Society groups express alarm over dengue cases spike in super typhoon Odette-affected areas Humanitarian organizations called for continued assistance for Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai) survivors amid a rise in dengue infections in typhoon-affected areas. “We hope the newly elected...
