There are now 64 Filipinos being sheltered in the Philippine Embassy in Ankara after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake and aftershocks that rocked Turkiye and Syria last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, Feb. 13. Filipino evacuees in Ankara, Turkiye (Photo courtesy of the...
More than 50 Filipinos were evacuated to shelter in Ankara, Turkiye following the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake. Filipino evacuees in Ankara, Turkiye (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Embassy in Turkiye) Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said 53 Filipinos, including their...
Misamis Occidental 2nd district Rep. Ando Oaminal is thankful that there are no casualties in the municipality of Tudela, which was affected by floods caused by the shear line in Mindanao. Misamis Occidental 2nd district Rep. Ando Oaminal (Facebook) In a Facebook post on Monday night, Jan. 9,...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Almost 10,000 families or 46,000 individuals have been affected by flood spawned by nonstop rain due to a shear line in the Northern Mindanao region, the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Region 10 (DSWD-10) said on Monday, Dec. 26. THE city government of...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN The Navotas City local government on Wednesday, Nov. 16, expressed gratitude to national government agencies and groups that helped victims of the fire that gutted homes at Cardoniga St., Barangay Bagumbayan North (BBN), and Monroy St., Brgy. Navotas West last Nov. 14. The city...
PEOPLE in Abra spend the night in makeshift shelters out of fear from aftershocks following the earthquake Wednesday, July 27. (Photo courtesy of PIA-Abra) BAGUIO CITY – A total of 7,691 families or 36,972 individuals were affected by the magnitude-7 earthquake Wednesday, July 27, in six...
There are enough resources and funds to help families and individuals affected by the recent phreatic eruption of Bulusan Volcano in the province of Sorsogon, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Thursday, June 9. DSWD Bicol continues to distribute family food packs and...
KYIV, Ukraine – At least 35,000 civilians were evacuated from besieged Ukrainian cities on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. In a video address late Wednesday, the Ukrainian leader said three humanitarian corridors had allowed residents to leave the cities of Sumy, Enerhodar and...
More than 196,000 individuals or over 50,700 families affected by typhoon Odette remained in evacuation centers, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has disclosed. (DSWD-DROMIC) The DSWD’s Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC) said as of Jan....
More than P374.5-million worth of humanitarian assistance has been extended to the areas affected by typhoon Odette, the Department of Social Welfare and Development has disclosed. Food packs (DSWD Facebook page) As of 6 p.m., Jan. 5, the assistance given to the victims of “Odette” in 10...
Kiefer Ravena and the Shiga Lakestars are taking their own share of efforts to help the typhoon-ravaged areas in the Eastern and Central Visayas. Screenshot from Shiga Lakestar video In a post on the Lakestars Twitter page, the Filipino import invited their fans to troop to the Urakuchan Arena as...
The areas affected by typhoon Odette have already received more than P146.88 million worth of humanitarian assistance, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, Dec. 27. (DSWD VII Facebook page) The DSWD’s Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center...
