Eleven more persons were reported to have died due to typhoon “Odette” which raised the tally to 378, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Sunday, Dec. 26. media The NDRRMC said 10 persons who were previously reported missing turned out to be among those who...
Eleven more persons were reported to have died due to typhoon “Odette” which raised the tally to 378, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Sunday, Dec. 26. Surigao City after typhoon "Odette." (Photo courtesy of Jilson Tiu/Greenpeace) The NDRRMC said 10...
Typhoon relief operations have nothing to do with the upcoming elections because the Office of the Vice President (OVP) has always been present in every calamity, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, Dec. 26. BACK RIDER – Vice President Leni Robredo back rides with Dinagat Islands...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo believes that her personal presence in provinces hit by Typhoon “Odette” gave hope and assurance to affected residents who have to spend Christmas amid the rubble of destruction. Vice President Leni Robredo speaks to an affected resident during...
Vice presidential aspirant and Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Sunday, lauded Filipino journalists and their media companies for their coverage of Typhoon Odette and the ongoing relief and rehabilitation operations in Cebu, Leyte, Surigao, Dinagat Island, and Palawan. Pangilinan said the...
Photo from PBA The TNT Tropang Giga and NLEX Road Warriors have donated a total of P400,000 to help those who were affected by Typhoon Odette in Visayas and Mindanao. TNT recently pledged to give P250,000 of game bonuses received from its win over Alaska last Dec. 17 to the PLDT-Smart Foundation...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released an initial P1 billion to assist affected local government units (LGUs) in six regions placed under a State of Calamity due to Typhoon Odette. In a statement, the budget department said the funding aims to address the adverse effects and...
A grim development spoiled the Christmas Day celebration in the country after the reported death count due to typhoon “Odette” further increased to 367, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) bared Saturday, Dec. 25. Surigao City after typhoon "Odette." (Photo...
Malacañang thanked the Embassy of Israel after it sent donations of food and water to families in Visayas and Mindanao that were affected by typhoon "Odette". PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar and the flag of Israel (Photo from Facebook/ Unsplash) The Presidential Communications Operations Office...
President Duterte has been actively coming up with jokes that would make typhoon "Odette" victims laugh in his visits to the affected provinces. Senator Bong Go (left) and Governor Arthur Yap (Photos from Facebook/ MANILA BULLETIN) On Thursday, Dec. 23 in Tisa, Cebu City, Duterte recalled an old...
In time for Christmas Day, Dec. 25, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) commended its personnel for ensuring that all persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) under their care were safe and all accounted for amid the onslaught of typhoon "Odette." BJMP logo BJMP Director Allan Iral said all...
President Duterte has assured local chief executives in Cebu that all state resources and assets will be tapped in the province's relief and rehabilitation efforts during the aftermath of typhoon "Odette". President Rodrigo Duterte speaks to local residents and officials of typhoon-stricken Cebu on...