The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released additional funds to local government units (LGUs) and frontline agencies to aid their operations in addressing the damages caused by Typhoon Odette. In a statement, the DBM said it has disbursed P1.83 billion in funding, bringing the...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Wednesday, Dec. 29, denied allegations that vote-rich areas are being prioritized by the government in the conduct of relief operations related to typhoon “Odette.” President Rodrigo Duterte checks on areas in Siargao that...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, Dec. 29, called on the government to intensify the country's urban planning and spillway system, like what his father did during his term, as it is already "high time" to do it. Marcos Jr.'s appeal came as he reacted to the...
Diana Lynn Ditan-Domagoso, wife of Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, led relief operations for victims of super typhoon ”Odette” in the province of Antique in Visayas as part of Domagoso’s “Operation Tabang.” Mrs. Domagoso, alongside Antique relief operations volunteers,...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday renewed his call for members of Congress to pass the bill that seeks the mandatory creationof safe and properly equipped evacuation centers in every municipality, city and province across the Philippines. Go made the appeal in the aftermath of Typhoon...
AFTER TYPHOON ODETTE, a 'Welcome Visitors' arch stands before damaged houses and trees in a barangays in Limasawa Island. Limasawa, Southern Leyte — When the restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was eased, Elsie Telen, 64, her husband, and two granddaughters...
Vice President Leni Robredo bared her plan to build safe houses for families displaced by typhoon Odette in Dinagat Islands when she went back to the province Tuesday, Dec. 28 to bring food relief. Aftermath of typhoon Odette in Dinagat Islands (Photo courtesy of the OVP) Robredo said she discussed...
Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss announced that his group is now "in discussion" with the Philippine government on how to provide a "long-term response" amid the ongoing relief operations after the devastation of typhoon Odette. HELP FOR SIARGAO--Israeli Ambassador to the...
Photo of a school that was damaged during the onslaught of typhoon Odette as reported by Education Secretary Leonor Briones during the “Talk to the People” public briefing aired on Dec. 28. (Screenshot from Facebook live) Typhoon Odette has wreaked havoc on hundreds of schools nationwide and...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the national government aims to have the cash assistance for typhoon "Odette" victims ready for download to the affected local government units (LGUs) by Wednesday, Dec. 29. President Rodrigo Duterte (right) leads a recent distribution of relief goods to...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday called on the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to boost its information campaign on the availability of soft loans and financial grant programs to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that were affected by Typhoon Odette. Gatchalian said doing so...
(DSWD FACEBOOK PAGE) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), local government units (LGUs), and the private sector have so far extended P154 million worth of humanitarian assistance to families who have been affected by typhoon Odette (Rai). The relief assistance consisted of...
