The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) assured residents of Barangay Kang-actol in Dumanjug, Cebu, that the flood control structure collapsed by Typhoon Verbena on Nov. 25 will be rebuilt in a week. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the immediate repair of the structure to protect...
Nearly two weeks after Super Typhoon “Uwan” battered mainland Luzon and parts of Visayas and Mindanao, search and retrieval teams were still finding victims, with five more bodies recovered that raised the national death toll to 33, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has intensified recovery operations in communities devastated by Super Typhoon Uwan and Typhoon Tino, pairing clearing efforts with the rapid rollout of alternative learning modes to keep education on track despite widespread destruction. In a statement issued...
President Marcos went to Albay on Tuesday, Nov. 18, to inspect schools damage by Super Typhoon Uwan and ensure that assistance is given to affected residents. Marcos has inspected the Cararayan-Naga Elementary School (CNES) in the town of Tiwi and interacted with students who were attending their...
The Department of Education (DepEd) underscored the need for long-term, structural reforms in basic education as regional officials from across the country gathered in Palawan for the nationwide Management Committee (MANCOM) Meeting. In a statement issued Monday, November 17, DepEd said the...
The combined death toll from Super Typhoon “Uwan” and Typhoon “Tino” has climbed to 297, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) disclosed on Monday, Nov. 17, as government teams continued ground inspections in hardest-hit provinces. Uwan has claimed 28 lives, left two people missing, and injured...
President Marcos assured residents of Negros Occidental that government support will be sustained and expanded in the aftermath of Typhoon Tino, telling survivors that the administration will ensure their “safe and swift recovery.” Marcos said this as he visited the typhoon victims in Negros...
The international community has stepped up support for the Philippines’ relief and recovery efforts following the destruction caused by Typhoons Tino and Uwan, with the European Union, New Zealand, and the United States mobilizing new humanitarian aid packages and military assistance. €1.25...
A group of teachers on Thursday, November 13, criticized the administration of President Marcos for its continued inaction on alleged corruption in public infrastructure projects, even as thousands of typhoon-hit schools across the Philippines remain damaged by recent disasters. Citing data from...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has launched a probe into allegations that 98 business process outsourcing (BPO) companies forced their employees to report to work despite life-threatening conditions during Super Typhoon “Uwan.” The move followed a formal complaint by the BPO...
Most parts of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms on Thursday, Nov. 13, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. PAGASA weather specialist Chenel Dominguez said Tropical Depression...
Tributes to the Sierra Madre Mountain Range — stretching more than 500 kilometers from Cagayan in the north to Quezon in the south — filled social media after Super typhoon Uwan’s feared devastation turned out to be less severe than expected. Nearly 1.5 million people were evacuated ahead of...
