To ensure students can return to school as soon as possible, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara joined a high-level government team in Negros Occidental to oversee classroom repairs and relief operations in areas devastated by Typhoon Tino. In a statement issued on Wednesday,...
Two of the country’s major teachers’ organizations have called on the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) to provide stronger, more compassionate, and more direct financial assistance to government workers and educators severely affected by recent disasters, particularly Typhoons Tino...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has distributed at least 865,000 family food packs and other relief items to families affected by Typhoons Uwan (Fung-wong) and Tino (Kalmaegi), which brought heavy rains and flooding across several regions over the past weeks. As of...
Philippine Army (PA) engineer units are working non-stop to reopen blocked roads and reconnect isolated communities in Aurora and Cebu in the wake of two devastating storms that struck the country, a military spokesperson said Wednesday, Nov. 12. In Aurora, where Super Typhoon “Uwan” made...
DAVAO CITY – The mayor of the municipality of Midsayap in Cotabato province is donating his one-month salary for calamity-hit areas in Cebu province. Mayor Rolly Sacdalan donated his paycheck as the local government conducted a donation drive among local government workers for Cebu and the town...
The People’s Republic of China said it will donate $2.4 million in funds and emergency supplies to areas affected by recent typhoons that struck the Philippines. “In the spirit of humanity and friendship with the Philippine people, China has provided assistance in cash and emergency supplies to...
TACLOBAN CITY — Southern Leyte Rep. Christopherson Yap has extended assistance to the municipality of Saint Bernard and other areas battered by typhoon “Tino” in the province. Yap distributed 250 sleeping kits, 250 family kits, and 500 bottles of distilled drinking water to families at the...
The number of fatalities from Super Typhoon “Uwan” climbed to 27 after nine additional bodies were recovered by authorities, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) confirmed Wednesday, Nov. 12. The latest figures showed that Ifugao in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) had the highest tally...
BACOLOD CITY – Damage to agriculture, fisheries, and livestock due to typhoon “Tino” in the province of Negros Occidental is almost P100 million. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) reported that Negros Occidental incurred P99,136,528.37 in damage – P72.5...
TACLOBAN CITY – San Francisco, Southern Leyte Mayor Jason Ortizo thanked former Philippine National Police chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III for donating a generator set and internet modem to the municipality which was heavily affected by typhoon “Tino” last week. “Thank you, Gen. Nick Torre,...
CEBU CITY – Bohol is extending a helping hand to typhoon-hit Cebu province. The provincial government of Bohol has launched “One SugBohol: “TINO-od nga Pasko,” a unified effort to extend compassion and deliver assistance to communities affected by typhoon ‘’Tino’’ in Cebu. The...
CEBU CITY – At the time Cebu was being battered by typhoon ‘’Tino,’’ Cebu fifth district Rep. Duke Frasco and seven mayors were in Europe. And for this, the group of public officials must be held administratively and criminally liable, according to lawyer Julito Añora Jr. Añora on...
