SUPERWOMAN Imelda Marcos, matriarch of the Romualdez family, turns 94 on July 2, 2023 Here’s to strong women connected to the divine, who help guide us as women equal to men on this earth. In my lifetime, I have been fortunate enough to meet a handful of women who have greatly impacted my life...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has never forgotten his debt of gratitude to the good people of Turkey when typhoon "Yolanda" (Haiyan) struck his province of Leyte nearly a decade ago. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) As such, the House of Representatives, through the Speaker’s...
Vice President Sara Duterte spoke to residents of Eastern Samar, urging them to build disaster-resilient communities and unite against local terrorism. Vice President Sara Duterte delivers her message during Eastern Samar’s celebration of its 57th founding year on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. (OVP...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wants the Philippines to continue commemorating the deadly typhoon Yolanda years after it hit the country to keep the memory of those who perished. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos, during the 9th year commemoration of...
The proposed transfer of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) to the Office of the President (OP) makes sense for House Speaker Martin Romualdez, saying it would "simplify the flow of responsibilities" among concerned agencies. House Speaker Martin Romualdez...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and other ranking solons led on Tuesday, Nov. 8 an aid distribution ceremony in Palo, Leyte in commemoration of the 9th anniversary of the super typhoon "Yolanda" tragedy. (Photo from Speaker Martin Romualdez Media) Marcos,...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) commemorated the ninth anniversary of Super Typhoon (ST) “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan) on Tuesday, Nov. 8, the most powerful storm to make landfall in the recorded history of the Philippines. Senior Undersecretary Jose Faustino Jr. (left), chairman of...
independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson is very proud of the development and community planning officers in the Visayas who received scholarship grants after super typhoon ‘’Yolanda’’ hit Visayas eight years ago. This, after Lacson noted that many of the development...
TACLOBAN CITY - Magsasaka Partylist Rep. Argel Cabatbat stressed that rehabilitation efforts should still be included in the presidential candidates' agenda. Magsasaka Partylist. (Photo from Tonette Marticio) “It seems that Supertyphoon 'Yolanda' and Visayas have already been forgotten. This...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Friday, Dec. 17, that typhoon “Odette” (international name: Rai) had similar characteristics with super typhoon “Yolanda” in 2013 and typhoon “Sendong” in 2011. (Screenshot from NDRRMC livestream) Typhoon...
The effects of Super Typhoon Yolanda will forever be remembered by Filipinos as it destroyed many lives, homes, and subsistence of thousands of families in the Visayas ravaging the provinces of Leyte, Eastern Samar, Western Samar, Capiz, Cebu, Iloilo, and Aklan, and Palawan. A file photo shows...
TACLOBAN CITY - Some people may forget, but survivors and those who lost their families and friends when Supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan) wreaked havoc in Eastern Visayas will always remember the terror and grief that fateful day on Nov. 8, 2013. Borongan City and the municipalities of San Julian,...
