The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday, October 1, issued an emergency appeal for donations and support after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near Bogo City, Cebu, leaving families displaced, roads blocked, and hospitals in urgent need of assistance. The PRC stressed that its resources are...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday, September 24, said it has mobilized its Humanitarian Caravan to deliver life-saving aid to communities in Cagayan and Ilocos Norte, which bore the brunt of Super Typhoon Nando (international name: Ragasa) and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) that...
Thousands of families in Calabarzon (Region IV-A) affected by the southwest monsoon (habagat) and typhoons Crising, Dante, and Emong are set to receive P110.7 million in emergency employment and livelihood assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The aid, implemented by DOLE...
When Mt. Kanlaon erupted on December 9 last year, the impact rippled across Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental. Entire communities were forced to evacuate, livelihoods were buried in ash, and uncertainty stretched far beyond the initial days of the disaster. For many, the eruption was a test of...
Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay on Tuesday, Aug. 19, signed an ordinance that will provide immediate tax relief to residents and businesses affected by severe flooding from July 21 to 25. City Ordinance No. 2025-A-001, enacted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod on Monday, Aug. 11, waives penalties,...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara, on Wednesday, August 6, spearheaded the distribution of relief assistance to over 2,000 teachers and education staff affected by recent typhoons in Pampanga. Angara led the relief operations benefiting more than 2,000 teaching and non-teaching...
The Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites have been activated to serve as “staging areas” for the prepositioning of relief goods and rescue equipment for the victims of the recent typhoons and flooding. This was announced by United States Ambassador MaryKay Carlson in a statement...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has delivered more than P771 million worth of humanitarian aid to families affected by recent tropical cyclones and the southwest monsoon (habagat). As of 4 a.m., Wednesday, July 30, the agency had dispatched over 1.1 million family food packs...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) transported relief assistance to the island of Batanes on Tuesday, July 29, in the aftermath of the successive storms and enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) that affected the country. Department of National Defense (DND)...
Five 10-wheeler trucks loaded with essential non-food items were dispatched by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) to Ilocos (Region 1) as part of its continuing relief operations in the wake of recent tropical cyclones and flooding. The OCD said three of the trucks carried kitchen sets, each truck...
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Chairman and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. deeply appreciated the provincial government of Sulu for sending relief goods to help victims of recent storms in Luzon get back up on their feet. In a...
A severely damaged headquarters did not deter troops from the Philippine Navy (PN) in La Union from performing their mandate to ensure the safety of the people amid the onslaught of Tropical Cyclone “Emong”, a ranking official disclosed Saturday, July 26. Captain John Percie Alcos, PN...
