Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday called on the government to uphold the safety and welfare of children in areas hit by Typhoon Odette. In particular, Gatchalian took to task the Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Health (DOH), and Department of Social Welfare and Development...
Retired police general and senatorial aspirant Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar has vowed to push for permanent evacuation centers to address the lack of facilities for victims of calamities, particularly typhoons. Eleazar said the adverse effects of typhoon "Odette" in the Visayas and Mindanao only...
Deputy Speaker and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Monday, Dec. 20 called on the Senate to fast track the approval of its version of the Permanent Evacuation Centers Bill that proposes to ensure safe and secured evacuation venues for victims of typhoons and other natural and man-made...
Guidelines were issued to the local government units (LGUs) affected by typhoon Odette to ensure that health protocols are strictly followed in all the evacuation centers, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Sunday night, Dec. 19. This was his...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo is seeking the help of local airlines in providing more flights for the evacuation of stranded tourists from typhoon-ravaged Siargao Island. Vice President Leni Robredo talks to stranded tourists at the Siargao airport terminal on Sunday, Dec. 19,...
The Manila city government now offers free chest X-ray for residents and non-residents following the implementation of the country's first bidirectional screening and testing for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and Tuberculosis (TB). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The city government is already...
More than 4,000 families or more than 15,000 individuals displaced by severe tropical storm ‘Maring’ are currently staying in evacuation centers. dswd4 This was reported by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, Oct. 18, as it assured the local government units...
Malacañang has assured the public of the concerned agencies' response as far as the effects of tropical storm "Maring" is concerned in some provinces in Northern Luzon. (Photo by Frame Harirak/ Unsplash) "The Palace is closely monitoring the ongoing operations for tropical storm "Maring" as it...
Typhoon Jolina has prompted the evacuation of hundreds of families in Manila on Sept. 8 (Wednesday). Manila Department of Social Welfare Director Re Fugoso said evacuations will be done in Baseco, and Barangays 20 and 105 in Tondo. Starting 4 p.m., around 100 families will be temporarily moved from...
The national government is ready to respond to Filipino citizens' plight should typhoon "Jolina" cause them problems, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Tuesday, Sept. 7. (Photo by Inge Maria/ Unsplash) "Nandyan po lahat ng tulong, naka pre-position na (All assistance is available, they've...
Thirty one more Filipinos who were earlier evacuated from Kabul through Islamabad and Doha are now back in the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Tuesday. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) The 31 Filipinos returned home via a repatriation flight from the Qatari...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday confirmed that two more Filipinos were able to leave Afghanistan amid the increasing tension due to the recent deadly suicide bombing and the spate of rockets fired towards the Kabul airport. Department of Foreign Affairs In a report, the DFA said...