House Deputy Speaker and Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab has suggested tapping the remaining Quick Response Fund (QRF) of various national government agencies to help raise the P10 billion fund promised by President Duterte as assistance to those affected by Typhoon "Odette." Ungab in a statement said...
Damage to the country’s agriculture sector is now nearing P4 billion five days after Typhoon Odette left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). In its latest update, the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DA-DRRM) Operation Center was already...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon vowed to provide aid to 400,000 victims of typhoon Odette as the organization continues to appeal for more donations. Photo from the Philippine Red Cross "Every bit helps, and hopefully we can come out as...
Robi Domingo, Bernadette Sembrano, and Bianca Gonzalez host the event A night filled with songs of hope and stories of survival was shared by Filipinos all over the world in ABS-CBN’s “Tulong Tulong sa Pag-Ahon: Andito Tayo Para Sa Bawat Pamilya” benefit concert last night (Dec. 23) for...
President Duterte rued the country’s "population problem" on Thursday, Dec. 23 as he led a ceremonial distribution of food packs in typhoon-stricken Puerto Princesa City in Palawan. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) "In our poverty, we are really too populated. I’m not joking here, okay? I just want...
The Provincial Government of Bulacan (PGB) headed by Governor Daniel R. Fernando will donate P2 million or P500,000 each to the provinces of Bohol, Surigao Del Norte, Cebu, and Palawan that were badly hit by Typhoon Odette. Fernando, also the chairman of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Christophe Bariou Facebook It's going to be a different Christmas for actress Nadine Lustre this year! Just a few days before Christmas, Nadine flew to Siargao to assist her rumored boyfriend, French-Filipino businessman Christophe Bariou, who has been busy helping the victims of typhoon "Odette."...
Vice President Leni Robredo greeted Filipinos this Christmas with a volunteerism-themed music video released on Thursday, Dec. 23, as the country ushers in the Christmas season amid the devastation left by Typhoon “Odette”. Vice President Leni Robredo appears in a volunteer-led Christmas music...
President Duterte will be on full work mode during Christmas and New Year as he promised to continue visiting the provinces pummelled by typhoon "Odette" over the weekend. President Rodrigo Duterte visits typhoon-hit Negros Occidental on Dec. 20, 2021 (Malacañang photo) Duterte, who is currently...
President Duterte has suggested typhoon-stricken residents of Siargao to turn fallen coconut trees into coco lumber, which they can use to rebuild their homes with. President Rodrigo Duterte checks on areas in Siargao that were destroyed by typhoon “Odette” on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021....
President Duterte warned typhoon "Odette" victims that their incoming financial aid shouldn't be used on the two things that he loathes--liquor and gambling. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses locals in Puerto Princesa, Palawan on Dec. 23, 2021. (Screenshot from Facebook live) Speaking to typhoon...
The Quezon City government will donate an additional P20 million financial aid to provinces and municipalities that were badly hit by typhoon “Odette”. On Thursday morning, Dec. 23, the Quezon City Council passed City Resolution No. 8802 S-2021, authorizing Mayor Joy Belmonte to donate the said...
