The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Wednesday, Dec. 29, denied allegations that vote-rich areas are being prioritized by the government in the conduct of relief operations related to typhoon “Odette.” President Rodrigo Duterte checks on areas in Siargao that...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, Dec. 29, called on the government to intensify the country's urban planning and spillway system, like what his father did during his term, as it is already "high time" to do it. Marcos Jr.'s appeal came as he reacted to the...
AFTER TYPHOON ODETTE, a 'Welcome Visitors' arch stands before damaged houses and trees in a barangays in Limasawa Island. Limasawa, Southern Leyte — When the restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was eased, Elsie Telen, 64, her husband, and two granddaughters...
Vice President Leni Robredo bared her plan to build safe houses for families displaced by typhoon Odette in Dinagat Islands when she went back to the province Tuesday, Dec. 28 to bring food relief. Aftermath of typhoon Odette in Dinagat Islands (Photo courtesy of the OVP) Robredo said she discussed...
Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss announced that his group is now "in discussion" with the Philippine government on how to provide a "long-term response" amid the ongoing relief operations after the devastation of typhoon Odette. HELP FOR SIARGAO--Israeli Ambassador to the...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the national government aims to have the cash assistance for typhoon "Odette" victims ready for download to the affected local government units (LGUs) by Wednesday, Dec. 29. President Rodrigo Duterte (right) leads a recent distribution of relief goods to...
(DSWD FACEBOOK PAGE) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), local government units (LGUs), and the private sector have so far extended P154 million worth of humanitarian assistance to families who have been affected by typhoon Odette (Rai). The relief assistance consisted of...
The World Bank has remitted to the Bureau of the Treasury the government’s loan for disaster relief and rehabilitation in Typhoon Odette-hit areas, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Tuesday, Dec. 28, that the national government received from...
At least 16 countries and six international organizations have already expressed intention to extend relief aid and assist n the rehabilitation of areas that were affected by typhoon “Odette,” the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) disclosed Tuesday, Dec. 28....
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has been working double time to transport food, water, and other relief items as well as help in the rehabilitation of the areas that were severely devastated by typhoon “Odette” nearly two weeks ago. Lt. Gen. Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed...
The Philippine agriculture sector is now reeling from more than P6-billion worth of damage and losses eight days after Typhoon Odette, the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, made several landfalls in many parts of Visayas and Mindanao. Based on the latest report of the Department...
President Duterte has instructed the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to tap idle government lands in the effort to relocate Filipinos who were displaced by typhoon "Odette". RELOCATION PLAN--President Rodrigo Duterte (left) relays...
