CEBU CITY -- Cebu City has been placed under a state of calamity due to the effects of typhoon Agaton. Mayor Michael Rama made the declaration on Sunday afternoon as the city was still experiencing incessant rains. Rama said landslides have been reported in barangays Pamutan, Toong, Sinsin, Budlaan...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government-Cordillera Administrative Region (DILG-CAR) urged its local government units (LGUs) to reactivate their respective Local Price Coordinating Council (LPCC) to prevent any businessmen from taking advantage of the oil price hikes to the prices of...
There is, still, a rainbow after the rain Bugnai Tree by Erika Velasco If there was a time in recent memory that Negros Occidental was visited by floods with uncanny timing, it would have been the year that has just passed, 2021. On New Year’s Day, from North to South, the province was besieged....
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday said he supports President Duterte’s call to amend Republic Act No. 10121 or the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 and streamline the government’s response to natural calamities. Go said it is more practical to amend the...
State-owned Social Security System (SSS) announced a financial aid to members and pensioners affected by Typhoon Odette. Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer said on Monday, Jan. 10, that Typhoon Odette victims may avail of their Calamity Loan Assistance Program (CLAP) and...
Editorial Super Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai) cut a wide swath of destruction after making landfall nine times across Caraga region (Siargao, Dinagat Islands); Eastern Visayas (Southern Leyte); Central Visayas (Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental); and Palawan. While the casualty toll is still...
President Duterte has expressed his frustration over what he described as the "stupid laws" that prevent the national government from promptly responding to disasters, like the one caused by typhoon "Odette" the week before Christmas. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) In his...
Despite the huge challenge and distraction that was typhoon "Odette", the Philippines still managed to surpass its target for the second round of the national vaccination days (NVD) held from Dec. 15 to 23. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential...
Typhoon relief operations have nothing to do with the upcoming elections because the Office of the Vice President (OVP) has always been present in every calamity, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, Dec. 26. BACK RIDER – Vice President Leni Robredo back rides with Dinagat Islands...
Pag-IBIG Fund has allocated P5- billion in Calamity Loans to help its members affected by typhoon Odette, its top executives announced on Wednesday (Dec. 22). “In times like these, Pag-IBIG Fund is always ready to help members through our Calamity Loan Program. That is why the Pag-IBIG Board has...
President Duterte personally apologized to the victims of Typhoon Odette if it took him a while before signing the proclamation that placed six regions in the country under a " state of calamity ", saying they had to wait for the report on the damages. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang File...
Leading oil firm Petron Corporation has been stepping up repair works and is batting for safe re-opening of its gasoline stations or retail networks hammered by the recent death-dealing typhoon Odette. Apart from fast-tracking the "return-to-operation" of its retail stations, the oil firm similarly...
