The World Bank has remitted to the Bureau of the Treasury the government’s loan for disaster relief and rehabilitation in Typhoon Odette-hit areas, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Tuesday, Dec. 28, that the national government received from...
At least 16 countries and six international organizations have already expressed intention to extend relief aid and assist n the rehabilitation of areas that were affected by typhoon “Odette,” the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) disclosed Tuesday, Dec. 28....
To address the needs of typhoon-hit areas following the recent onslaught of typhoon Odette, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) deployed three medical tents and additional manpower bound for Siargao Island. (File Photo / Philippine Red Cross) “As the country’s premier humanitarian organization, PRC...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has been working double time to transport food, water, and other relief items as well as help in the rehabilitation of the areas that were severely devastated by typhoon “Odette” nearly two weeks ago. Lt. Gen. Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed...
The Philippine agriculture sector is now reeling from more than P6-billion worth of damage and losses eight days after Typhoon Odette, the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, made several landfalls in many parts of Visayas and Mindanao. Based on the latest report of the Department...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) formed a task force to address downed telecommunications lines in areas affected by Typhoon "Odette." (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) "After the typhoon passed, the communications were badly hit, primarily because the typhoon...
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) said that 129,367 indigenous peoples (IPs) have been affected by the recent onslaught of typhoon Odette (international name: “Rai”). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Among the severely hit parts of the country were Region IV-B in Luzon, Regions...
The aftermath of typhoon Odette as well as the ongoing public health situation in the country due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic will not stop the Department of Education (DepEd) to push through with the expansion phase of face-to-face classes in basic education. Students in Aurora...
A total of 4,200,000 individuals were affected by typhoon Odette, with almost 570,000 of them are now sheltered in the 1,179 evacuation centers being monitored by the concerned agencies, said Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año. In a briefing with the...
President Duterte has instructed the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to tap idle government lands in the effort to relocate Filipinos who were displaced by typhoon "Odette". RELOCATION PLAN--President Rodrigo Duterte (left) relays...
President Duterte has expressed his frustration over what he described as the "stupid laws" that prevent the national government from promptly responding to disasters, like the one caused by typhoon "Odette" the week before Christmas. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) In his...
President Duterte has described his experience of assessing the damage caused by typhoon "Odette" in the various provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao as "soul-bruising". President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) But it's the fate of one particular coastal city in Negros...