As various parts of the country prepare for another weather disturbance, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) urged households in affected areas to be typhoon-ready. After “Lannie” developed into a Tropical Depression (TD), the PRC on Monday, Oct. 4, proposed “three easy steps” to prepare the...
WARSAW, Poland -- Poland's parliament on Thursday approved the extension of a state of emergency along the border with Belarus for 60 days despite EU criticism of migrant deaths on that stretch. A woman wearing a face mask walks on a street in central Warsaw, Poland, on March 20, 2021....
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko on Thursday led the inauguration of the Imus Retarding Basin, a project designed to protect low-lying areas in Cavite against flooding. 65th-year anniversary logo of Japan-Philippines ties (Embassy of Japan in Manila) Public Works Secretary...
The relief and response operations of Philippine Red Cross (PRC) are in full swing after two typhoons hit the country in one week. PRC food truck distributes hot meals to residents of Sta. Ana, Cagayan who were affected by Typhoon 'Kiko' (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) Typhoon “Kiko” (Chan...
A staff member checks the packaging quality of COVID-19 inactivated vaccine products at a packaging plant of the Beijing Biological Products Institute Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm, in Beijing Dec. 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei / MANILA BULLETIN) The Food and Drug...
PRC emergency medical tent in Cebu (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Monday, Aug. 16 said that it will provide Bataan a 50-bed emergency tent as the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases due to the Delta variant continues to increase in the province....
Public school teachers are spending money from their own pocket to buy gadgets such as laptop computer, and mobile phone, and to avail internet connection services to facilitate teaching and learning, based on the results of a study conducted by the Department of Science and Technology-National...
Mom recounts what happened for the whole month of July With COVID-19 still out there with different and more dangerous variants, and with findings that these latest variants can infect children as well, more and more individuals are coming out to share their personal experiences with the dreaded...
With the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, the Emergency Field Hospital (EFH) of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) at the National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI) and Lung Centre of the Philippines (LCP) is nearing its full capacity. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross)...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided P8.25 million worth of emergency shelter assistance (ESA) to more than 800 families affected by typhoons in Bacnotan, La Union. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista led the distribution of ESA...
TOKYO, Japan -- Joining Tokyo and Okinawa, the four prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Osaka entered into a COVID-19 state of emergency in Japan on Monday due to a recent spike in COVID-19 cases. People wearing face masks in Tokyo, Japan. (Xinhua/File) The state of emergency for the three...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysia's lower house of parliament convened on Monday for a special session to hear the government's explanation on issues related to the ongoing COVID-19 situation and the current state of emergency declared in the country. The five-day sitting is the first since the...
