Caritas Philippines is currently assessing the situation in areas affected by the magnitude 7 earthquake that hit Luzon, Wednesday. Photo Caritas Philippines FB The humanitarian organization deployed emergency teams “to further assess the damaged communities, and see how the Catholic Church can...
TUPAD workers clean the street in front of the Vigan Cathedral in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur Thursday, July 28. (DOLE photo) SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Workers under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Worker (TUPAD) program were deployed for earthquake clearing and cleanup...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Two activists who helped lead mass demonstrations that toppled Sri Lanka's president were arrested Wednesday, police said, as parliament extended tough emergency laws imposed to restore order. Anti-government protesters (R) speaks with the members of Sri Lankan security forces...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) assured the public that the government is prepared for a possible monkeypox outbreak in the country, following the World Health Organization's (WHO) declaration that the disease is a "public health emergency of international concern." The DOH, together with its...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ma. Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga on Thursday, July 21, vowed to protect indigenous species and respond to climate emergency. DENR Secretary Ma. Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga (DENR PHOTO) “e need to combat the climate emergency...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO) conducted a simulation exercise to test the skills of an emergency response team in an upscale mall at IT Park in Barangay Lahug here Thursday, July 21. The ERT had to contend with a fire that broke out in the mall resulting into a commotion. The ERT...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Crisis-hit Sri Lanka declared an indefinite nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country, the prime minister's office said. A man waves Sri Lanka's national flag outside presidential secretariat in Colombo on July 13,...
Returning Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito on Wednesday, July 13 said the national government should first formulate a comprehensive plan on food security before declaring a state of agricultural emergency. Ejercito made the statement amid mounting calls for the Marcos administration to declare...
Senator Joel Villanueva, the shoo-in Senate Majority Leader in the 19th Congress, said he is ready to discuss with the Marcos administration on proposals to declare a state of emergency for the agriculture sector amid fears of an emerging food crisis. A the 19th Congress is scheduled to open on...
Senator Grace Poe today July 11 said care should be adopted in declaring a state of emergency/calamity on food security as some could use it to justify wanton importation and relaxation of controls on imported goods that would only further cripple the agriculture sector. ‘’The call to declare a...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) assisted 559 motorcycle riders who figured in accidents across the country in the first half of 2022. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) This was based on PRC's data as of Tuesday, July 5. Eighteen percent or 98 accidents happened in Metro Manila....
QUITO, Ecuador -- Ecuador called a fresh state of emergency Wednesday as Indigenous people marched in the capital Quito to call for a restart of talks with the government, more than two weeks into disruptive and often violent daily rallies against rising living costs. Demonstrators shous slogans as...
