Instead of construction materials, the government will give at least P5,000 to those whose homes were damaged by Severe Tropical Storm "Paeng" in Maguindanao. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Tuesday he already instructed Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo...
Senator Christopher ‘’Bong’’ Go has sent his team to aid severe tropical storm (STS) ‘’Paeng’’ victims in Maguindanao provinces as he pushed anew for the creation of a Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) and the mandatory construction of evacuation centers. Last Sunday, Go sent...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave his heartfelt thanks to Batansang Pambansa workers who volunteered to repack relief goods intended for the victims of severe tropical storm (STS) "Paeng". (Speaker's office) This, as the House-initiated relief drive for the storm victims continued on Tuesday,...
Pedestrians and motorists wade through gutter-deep flood along Taft Ave and General Luna St. on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, due to Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng”. (Photo by Noel Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) An official of the Department of Health (DOH) has warned the public against water and...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police Regional Office 4-A director Brig. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. on Monday, Oct. 31, bared the accomplishments of the police for victims of tropical cyclone “Paeng” in the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area. Nartatez said as of 4 p.m....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Over 1,000 policemen have been deployed to secure people in evacuation centers and cemeteries here this “Undas.” ZAMBOANGA City policeman Patrolman Errol de Guzman carries a senior citizen on his back during rescue operations for victims of severe tropical storm...
Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan on Monday, Oct. 31, ordered the immediate repair of the Bantillan Bridge between Sariaya, Quezon and San Juan, Batangas that collapsed during the onslaught of severe tropical storm “Paeng” last week. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan (second from...
Albay 2nd District Representative Joey Salceda on Monday urged the government to prepare hard for the arrival of Tropical Storm Queenie as it threatens to take a similar path taken by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng. Salceda, chairman of the House ways and means committee warned “floods and...
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development said 2,720 families or 11,150 persons from 99 barangays in 34 towns in six provinces in the Cordillera region were affected by severe tropical storm ‘’Paeng.’’ The DSWD-Cordillera said as of 12 noon on Monday, Oct. 31, the...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is constructing a temporary access or bailey bridge over the Oyungan Bridge in Miag-ao, Iloilo damaged during the onslaught of severe tropical storm ‘’Paeng.’’ ONLY pedestrians and motorcycles are allowed to cross the...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – The death toll from severe tropical storm ‘’Paeng’’ in Maguindanao rose to 51 with 14 individuals still missing, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) said Monday, Oct. 31. HANDOUT photo taken on Sunday, Oct. 30, and released by the Philippine...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday, October 31 announced that his office has gained nearly P50-million in terms of cash pledges as part of their continuing relief drive for the benefit of the families affected by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng. Romualdez made the announcement even as the...