Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday renewed his push for the passage of bills that seek to improve the country’s resilience and capabilities to mitigate, respond to, and recover from natural disasters and calamities. Go made the call amid the massive devastation left behidn by Typhoon...
The Office of the President (OP) will directly release funds to aid the victims of typhoon “Odette” in affected provinces, President Duterte said on Tuesday, Dec. 21. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. (RTVM Screenshot) In his pre-recorded public address,...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Wednesday, Dec. 22, more than 2.6 million individuals or over 678,000 families have been affected by the onslaught of typhoon Odette. Residents who were evacuated at the Dinggoy Roxas Civic Center ahead of the onslaught of Typhoon Odette....
President Duterte says he will visit Dinagat Islands and Siargao on Wednesday, Dec. 22, to see first hand the extent of damages caused by typhoon "Odette" (international name: Rai). President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. (RTVM Screenshot) The Chief Executive had...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is still conducting an assessment on health facilities that were damaged because of typhoon Odette. “Patuloy ang paga-assess ng mga nasirang healthcare facilities—mga hospital, temporary treatment and monitoring facilities at inaalam pa po kung magkano...
President Duterte signed on Tuesday, Dec. 21 a declaration placing six regions in the country under a "state of calamity" after they were pummelled by typhoon "Odette" over the weekend. STATE OF CALAMITY--President Duterte signs a declaration placing six regions in the country under a "state of...
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, Dec. 21, extended his condolences to President Duterte over the deadly typhoon Odette that battered the Philippines last week. (Photo courtesy of the Chinese Embassy in Manila Facebook Page) "Xi, on behalf of the Chinese government and people as well as in...
Christophe Bariou (Facebook) Filipino-French businessman Christophe Bariou, rumored boyfriend of actress Nadine Lustre, is alive and well in Siargao Island, which was devastated by typhoon "Odette" recently. On Facebook Dec. 20, Bariou said that his family and every single person he knows on the...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Dec. 21, maintained that she has no agenda in extending help to victims of Typhoon Odette, which flattened hundreds of villages in Visayas and Mindanao provinces late last week. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo said there should...
From national roads, to bridges and even flood-control structures, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has estimated P448.9 million in damaged structures caused by typhoon Odette. The department released the estimated figure on Tuesday, Dec. 21, following the assessment from the DPWH...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has stopped releasing updates of the casualties of typhoon "Odette" following a big discrepancy on the death toll it has been reporting compared to the data of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD). As of Tuesday, Dec. 21, the PNP reported reported in its 6 a.m....
The Quezon City government will donate P10 million assistance to the municipalities affected by typhoon "Odette". The Quezon City Council has filed Resolution No. SP 8797, S-21 authorizing City Mayor Joy Belmonte to donate P10,000,000 to typhoon-ravaged areas in Southern Leyte. The resolution was...
