Typhoon “Odette” may not be the most powerful storm to hit the country since Supertyphoon “Yolanda” -- the strongest cyclone to hit the country -- but it sure was the most destructive. Residents of Sitio Macasin, Barangay Pajo, Lapu Lapu City welcome 2022 in their makeshift tents after...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said Wednesday, Jan. 5, his team is already distributing construction materials for the repair of damaged homes of Typhoon "Odette" victims. In a television news interview, Marcos Jr. said​ he and his running mate, Davao City Mayor Sara...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana passed up on several relief missions for typhoon “Odette” victims after getting exposed to coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-infected individuals. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense)...
The Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) has stepped up its operations to provide clean water supply to residents in the Visayas and Mindanao, especially in areas that have been gravely affected by Typhoon Odette last month. (Photo from LWUA) LWUA Administrator Guiling "Gene" Mamondiong said...
Each family affected by typhoon "Odette" will receive a maximum amount of P5,000 from the national government as form of "ayuda" (assistance), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said. Año said the intended beneficiaries are low income families and those...
President Duterte has expressed a desire to go back to the provinces that were ravaged by typhoon "Odette". President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) This, despite the apparent new surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases that's slowly sweeping across the nation. Duterte, in his...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) put up more KonekTawag Centers in the islands of Dinagat and Siargao. (Photo from DICT) According to DICT, through KonekTawag Centers, residents will now be able to communicate with their loved ones, search information online, and...
A new batch of relief goods was delivered by the military to victims of typhoon “Odette” nearly three weeks since its onslaught, the Philippine Army (PA) said Tuesday, Jan. 4. Philippine Army personnel unload boxes of relief goods from a military truck in a camp in Butuan City. (Courtesy of...
Award-winning actress Angel Aquino on Tuesday, Jan. 4, joined Frontliners for Leni in a virtual move-a-thon aimed at creating awareness and gathering support for the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo, as well as raising funds for the benefit of communities affected by Typhoon...
Thousands of Filipinos welcomed the year 2022 in the dark as a total of 78 cities and municipalities still have no electricity nearly three weeks since typhoon “Odette” damaged electric posts and transmission lines in Visayas and Mindanao, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
Life will be hard for individuals who continuously refused to be vaccinated following the decision of Metro Manila mayors to restrict their movement under Alert Level 3, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Tuesday, Jan. 4. DILG Undersecretary and...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said on Monday, Jan. 3 that it has deployed its trainers for different qualifications to communities affected by Typhoon Odette TESDA Secretary Isidro Lapeña leads the send-off ceremony of 182 trainer-volunteers to augment the...
