Landing dock vessel BRP Tarlac (LD601) sailed to Visayas and Mindanao on Wednesday morning, Dec. 22, for a humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) and sealift operations in the wake of typhoon “Odette’s” destruction, the Philippine Navy (PN) announced. The Philippine Navy deploys...
After Typhoon Odette battered Visayas and Mindanao, the St. Luke's Medical Center (SLMC) launched on Wednesday, Dec. 22, a relief operation to aid Filipinos affected by the typhoon. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) In a memo obtained by the Manila Bulletin, SLMC President and Chief Executive...
Typhoon Odette, the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, had so far wiped out nearly P3 billion worth of agricultural production in the province, and the Department of Agriculture (DA) expects this to rise further in the next few days. As of Wednesday, the DA Regional Disaster Risk...
Fans in the Philippines of K-pop superstars BTS have raised nearly P200,000 as relief funds to help families and communities affected by typhoon “Odette.” “Odette” left widespread destruction in the Philippines, flattening houses, destroying agriculture and infrastructure, and killed at...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon emphasized on Tuesday, Dec. 21 the importance of restoring top destinations devastated by Typhoon Odette to its former beauty as many of these areas depend on tourism. Photo from the Philippine Red Cross In...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Provincial Office of Surigao del Norte set up a free charging station in Surigao City. (Photo from DICT Caraga) Several areas in the Visayas and Mindanao, including Surigao del Norte, Camiguin, Biliran, and Bohol, lost their power...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) couldn't be more thankful, with Gerald Anderson personally handing to them his donations to victims of Typhoon Odette. On Facebook, they gave a special shout-out to the actor who is also Auxiliary Commander of the PCG-Auxiliary. They wrote: "MARAMING SALAMAT,...
The Duterte administration can tap over P20 billion that are under the proposed national budget for 2022 to help victims of Typhoon Odette. Senator Sonny Angara, chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, made the statement in response to President Duterte’s statement the government may be having...
An outpour of support from several countries came to the Philippines as the national government raced to reach out to the areas affected by typhoon "Odette" days after its onslaught. Aftermath of typhoon "Odette" in Dinagat Islands (Photo courtesy of the OVP) The United States (US), China, and...
Government leaders were urged by a Catholic prelate to set aside politics and instead work together to help the victims of typhoon "Odette." Bishop Alberto Uy (Photo courtesy Diocese of Tagbilaran FB) “To all leaders, let’s all be united to help all in need," CBCP News quoted Tagbilaran Bishop...
The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has urged the faithful to do away with lavish Christmas parties. CBCP/MB Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David said the faithful should instead set aside money to help the victims of typhoon “Odette." “Perhaps instead of...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRMMC) on Wednesday, Dec. 22, denied allegations that it has instructed the Philippine National Police (PNP) to stop releasing its counting of casualties related to typhoon “Odette.” Typhoon Odette leaves a trail of destruction in...
