The renewed surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country and the recent aftermath of Typhoon "Odette" may adversely affect the expected recovery in the country's employment sector, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) In his statement on the...
Negros Oriental logs lowest number of cases in 10 years THE ENEMY Mosquito sucking blood from its host The province of Negros Oriental has recorded last year its lowest number of dengue cases within a 10-year period. Records obtained by the Philippine News Agency from the Regional Epidemiology and...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) announced Saturday, Jan. 8, that it has removed four fatalities that were earlier included in the death toll for typhoon “Odette.” STILL POWERLESS. A portion of Magallanes village in Limasawa, Southern Leyte after the...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sen. Dick Gordon personally visited areas in Surigao City that were hit by Typhoon Odette to lead the aid distribution, the organization said on Friday, Jan. 7. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said in a...
A number of trainer-volunteers from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) have arrived in areas hit by Typhoon Odette to provide skills training and assistance in rehabilitation. (Photo from TESDA / MANILA BULLETIN) This move is part of the agency’s “TESDAmayan”...
The outbreak of gastroenteritis in Dinagat Islands has finally been addressed more than nearly weeks since it was first reported following the onslaught of typhoon “Odette.” MMDA personnel deploy water purification equipment in areas affected by typhoon "Odette." (Courtesy of MMDA) “Days...
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) personnel and various municipal offices affected by Typhoon "Odette" in Negros Occidental received relief goods and five generators from the government on Thursday, Jan. 6. Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) personnel in Negros Occidental receive relief goods on...
A grandmother and her family in Cebu City joined in sending help to typhoon Odette-hit communities by donating hundreds of coins her family has saved up. SMALL BUT HELPFUL DONATION-- A grandmother in Cebu City donates her family's hard-earned savings to help in the relief operations conducted by...
Deputy Speaker and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda has renewed her call for the public to plant and rehabilitate mangroves along the shorelines of vulnerable communities, so they can serve as natural buffers against future storm surges, flooding, and erosion, among other natural calamities. At the same...
Former seminarian-turned-farmer who started the farm now works to rebuild the damaged homes of the farmers He estimates the damage to the farm’s crops and structures at P25 million The integrated farm promotes biodiversity It has seven restaurants that offer organic vegetables and livestock and...
The Muntinlupa City government has started distributing its P20 million financial assistance to local government units (LGUs) devastated by typhoon “Odette” last December. Mayor Jaime Fresnedi and members of the City Council signed and passed City Ordinance No. 2021-303 last December, allotting...
Weeks after the onslaught of Typhoon Odette in the Visayas and Mindanao regions, Filipinos living in the area are still in need of help that is why donation drives and relief operations are still ongoing even if NCR is now on a brink of experiencing another COVID-19 surge. Apart from the government...
