Cebu-based mining firm Carmen Copper Corp. is conducting relief operations to help its communities recover from the devastation of Typhoon Odette (Rai) which hit Visayas and Mindanao on Dec. 16, 2021. Carmen Copper, a subsidiary of Atlas Mining & Development Corp. and part of SM Investments’...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) aims to finish the conduct of the post-disaster needs assessment (PDNA) for typhoon “Odette” by February 18. Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator and National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Executive...
ABS-CBN launches Tulong Tulong sa Pag-ahon Isang Daan sa Pagtutulungan Almost a month after losing their homes, livelihoods, and loved ones, there are around 1.4 million Filipino families in areas devastated by Super Typhoon Odette who are still struggling to rebuild their lives in the face of the...
State-owned Social Security System (SSS) announced a financial aid to members and pensioners affected by Typhoon Odette. Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer said on Monday, Jan. 10, that Typhoon Odette victims may avail of their Calamity Loan Assistance Program (CLAP) and...
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) chided the communist terrorist groups (CTGs) on Monday, Jan. 10, for allegedly attacking government forces delivering assistance to the victims of Typhoon "Odette". In a press briefing of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed...
All the coronavirus disease vaccines that were damaged in areas hit by typhoon “Odette” last month will be replaced by the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19, a government official assured Sunday, Jan. 9. A total of 2,703,870 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrive at NAIA Terminal 2 on...
The renewed surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country and the recent aftermath of Typhoon "Odette" may adversely affect the expected recovery in the country's employment sector, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) In his statement on the...
Negros Oriental logs lowest number of cases in 10 years THE ENEMY Mosquito sucking blood from its host The province of Negros Oriental has recorded last year its lowest number of dengue cases within a 10-year period. Records obtained by the Philippine News Agency from the Regional Epidemiology and...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) announced Saturday, Jan. 8, that it has removed four fatalities that were earlier included in the death toll for typhoon “Odette.” STILL POWERLESS. A portion of Magallanes village in Limasawa, Southern Leyte after the...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sen. Dick Gordon personally visited areas in Surigao City that were hit by Typhoon Odette to lead the aid distribution, the organization said on Friday, Jan. 7. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said in a...
A number of trainer-volunteers from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) have arrived in areas hit by Typhoon Odette to provide skills training and assistance in rehabilitation. (Photo from TESDA / MANILA BULLETIN) This move is part of the agency’s “TESDAmayan”...
The outbreak of gastroenteritis in Dinagat Islands has finally been addressed more than nearly weeks since it was first reported following the onslaught of typhoon “Odette.” MMDA personnel deploy water purification equipment in areas affected by typhoon "Odette." (Courtesy of MMDA) “Days...
