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...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar It’s heartbreaking to see the devastation brought about by typhoon “Odette.” According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the reported death toll has risen to 31. This is expected to increase as...
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...
The sheer volume of smuggled and misdeclared fruits flooding the country’s wet markets has reached alarming proportions, Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda has stated. Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda2 Salceda, chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Made, expressed dismay over the unabated...
President Duterte has committed an additional P10 billion to assist the provinces that felt the wrath of typhoon "Odette" over the weekend. President Rodrigo Duterte (center) presides over a meeting with local officials of Negros Occidental, uniformed personnel, and officials from the national and...
President Duterte tried to uplift the spirit of typhoon-weary Boholanos on Sunday, Dec. 19, by promising to give due honor to revolutionary Francisco Dagohoy--one of the province's most revered sons. Francisco Dagohoy bust at Rizal Park in Manila (Photo from Wikipedia) Duterte vowed to do so by...
President Duterte gave direct instructions to his Cabinet officials to respond to the key needs of residents of Cebu and Bohol, which were ravaged by typhoon "Odette" over the weekend. (Malacañang photo) This was confirmed in a statement Monday afternoon, Dec. 20 by Cabinet Secretary and Acting...
President Duterte said he would pray that Leyte would be spared from another devastating typhoon but asked its people to do the same but this time, directly to God and not through priests. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang file photo) Duterte made the statement during his visit to Maasin City,...
Dinagat Islands is in dire need of help as food and water supplies in the typhoon Odette-stricken province start to dwindle with still no electricity and any means of communication, Vice President Leni Robredo said. Vice President Leni Robredo visits Dinagat Islands on Dec. 19, 2021 to assess the...
President Duterte asked the local chief executives of the areas ravaged by Typhoon Odette to give the government more time to come up with the money to help them return to normal as he explained anew that most of the country's funds went to the fight against COVID-19. President Rodrigo Duterte...
His experience as a trial lawyer helped human rights lawyer and senatorial aspirant Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno shrugged off the insults hurled at him by President Duterte in the past. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno and President Rodrigo Duterte (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) On...
