Fans in the Philippines of K-pop superstars BTS have raised nearly P200,000 as relief funds to help families and communities affected by typhoon “Odette.” “Odette” left widespread destruction in the Philippines, flattening houses, destroying agriculture and infrastructure, and killed at...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon emphasized on Tuesday, Dec. 21 the importance of restoring top destinations devastated by Typhoon Odette to its former beauty as many of these areas depend on tourism. Photo from the Philippine Red Cross In...
An outpour of support from several countries came to the Philippines as the national government raced to reach out to the areas affected by typhoon "Odette" days after its onslaught. Aftermath of typhoon "Odette" in Dinagat Islands (Photo courtesy of the OVP) The United States (US), China, and...
Government leaders were urged by a Catholic prelate to set aside politics and instead work together to help the victims of typhoon "Odette." Bishop Alberto Uy (Photo courtesy Diocese of Tagbilaran FB) “To all leaders, let’s all be united to help all in need," CBCP News quoted Tagbilaran Bishop...
The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has urged the faithful to do away with lavish Christmas parties. CBCP/MB Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David said the faithful should instead set aside money to help the victims of typhoon “Odette." “Perhaps instead of...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRMMC) on Wednesday, Dec. 22, denied allegations that it has instructed the Philippine National Police (PNP) to stop releasing its counting of casualties related to typhoon “Odette.” Typhoon Odette leaves a trail of destruction in...
The Office of the President (OP) will directly release funds to aid the victims of typhoon “Odette” in affected provinces, President Duterte said on Tuesday, Dec. 21. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. (RTVM Screenshot) In his pre-recorded public address,...
President Duterte says he will visit Dinagat Islands and Siargao on Wednesday, Dec. 22, to see first hand the extent of damages caused by typhoon "Odette" (international name: Rai). President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. (RTVM Screenshot) The Chief Executive had...
President Duterte signed on Tuesday, Dec. 21 a declaration placing six regions in the country under a "state of calamity" after they were pummelled by typhoon "Odette" over the weekend. STATE OF CALAMITY--President Duterte signs a declaration placing six regions in the country under a "state of...
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, Dec. 21, extended his condolences to President Duterte over the deadly typhoon Odette that battered the Philippines last week. (Photo courtesy of the Chinese Embassy in Manila Facebook Page) "Xi, on behalf of the Chinese government and people as well as in...
Christophe Bariou (Facebook) Filipino-French businessman Christophe Bariou, rumored boyfriend of actress Nadine Lustre, is alive and well in Siargao Island, which was devastated by typhoon "Odette" recently. On Facebook Dec. 20, Bariou said that his family and every single person he knows on the...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Dec. 21, maintained that she has no agenda in extending help to victims of Typhoon Odette, which flattened hundreds of villages in Visayas and Mindanao provinces late last week. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo said there should...