Vice presidential aspirant and Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Sunday, lauded Filipino journalists and their media companies for their coverage of Typhoon Odette and the ongoing relief and rehabilitation operations in Cebu, Leyte, Surigao, Dinagat Island, and Palawan. Pangilinan said the...
Photo from PBA The TNT Tropang Giga and NLEX Road Warriors have donated a total of P400,000 to help those who were affected by Typhoon Odette in Visayas and Mindanao. TNT recently pledged to give P250,000 of game bonuses received from its win over Alaska last Dec. 17 to the PLDT-Smart Foundation...
The number of people who were staying in evacuation centers following the onslaught of typhoon Odette increased to over 313,000 or more than 79,000 families, the Department of Social Welfare and Development said Sunday, Dec. 26. (DSWD-DROMIC) The DSWD’s Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released an initial P1 billion to assist affected local government units (LGUs) in six regions placed under a State of Calamity due to Typhoon Odette. In a statement, the budget department said the funding aims to address the adverse effects and...
A grim development spoiled the Christmas Day celebration in the country after the reported death count due to typhoon “Odette” further increased to 367, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) bared Saturday, Dec. 25. Surigao City after typhoon "Odette." (Photo...
Malacañang thanked the Embassy of Israel after it sent donations of food and water to families in Visayas and Mindanao that were affected by typhoon "Odette". PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar and the flag of Israel (Photo from Facebook/ Unsplash) The Presidential Communications Operations Office...
(DSWD/MANILA BULLETIN FILE) More than 285,000 individuals that were affected by typhoon Odette are still seeking temporary shelter in evacuation centers on Christmas day, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported. On its official Facebook page, the DSWD reported that 285,267...
President Duterte has been actively coming up with jokes that would make typhoon "Odette" victims laugh in his visits to the affected provinces. Senator Bong Go (left) and Governor Arthur Yap (Photos from Facebook/ MANILA BULLETIN) On Thursday, Dec. 23 in Tisa, Cebu City, Duterte recalled an old...
Logo TESDA The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said it is set to conduct construction-related skills training to help residents affected by typhoon Odette. TESDA Secretary Isidro Lapena said that the "community-based training and training-cum production on...
In time for Christmas Day, Dec. 25, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) commended its personnel for ensuring that all persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) under their care were safe and all accounted for amid the onslaught of typhoon "Odette." BJMP logo BJMP Director Allan Iral said all...
President Duterte has assured local chief executives in Cebu that all state resources and assets will be tapped in the province's relief and rehabilitation efforts during the aftermath of typhoon "Odette". President Rodrigo Duterte speaks to local residents and officials of typhoon-stricken Cebu on...
George T. Yang and Jose Mari Chan reunite to invite Filipinos to 'Share the Light' to victims of Typhoon Odette In the spirit of sharing the light this holiday season to those affected by the recent onslaught of Typhoon Odette, Yang and Chan collaborated for the benefit of the McDonald’s Kindness...