ILOILO CITY – Super typhoon “Yolanda” (international name “Haiyan”) was an eye opener for disaster preparedness and disaster response, an official of the Iloilo provincial government said. AERIAL photo shows the devastation of super typhoon ‘Yolanda’ in Estancia, Iloilo on November...
Super typhoon Yolanda has shown the Philippines that climate change must be a vital part of its national policies, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Speaking at the 10th year commemoration of the super typhoon Yolanda in Tacloban City on Wednesday,...
Keep a special place in your hearts for the lives lost, unaccounted or not, during the onslaught of typhoon Yolanda, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos made the statement on the 10th year commemoration of Yolanda on Wednesday, Nov. 8, stressing...
President Marcos has ordered government agencies and response clusters to address the "lingering issues" caused by the devastating super typhoon Yolanda 10 years after its onslaught. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos tasked the Yolanda response clusters...
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Borongan City in Eastern Samar issued a circular on Wednesday, Nov. 8, commemorating the 10th anniversary of super typhoon "Yolanda" as a call for healing, reconciliation, and hope. (Bishop Crispin Varquez / Manila Bulletin file photo) "May our collective memory...
TACLOBAN CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the 10th anniversary commemoration of super typhoon "Yolanda" here on Wednesday, November 8. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (center) leads the 10th anniversary commemoration of super typhoon 'Yolanda' on Nov. 8, 2023, in Tacloban...
A few days before Typhoon Yolanda made landfall on Nov. 8, 2013, the Philippine government prepared the country for the storm, also known as Haiyan around the world, as though they were expecting an unexpected visitor. Forty-eight hours before its landfall, Yolanda intensified into a “super...
The social action arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), Caritas Philippines, in a statement on Saturday, Oct. 28, announced that it is set to commemorate the 10th year of Super Typhoon Yolanda on Nov. 7 to 8 in Tacloban City, Leyte. Photo credit to Caritas Philippines...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government recently turned over P3.4-million worth of assistance to livestock and poultry farmers from three towns and five cities in the second and third districts of Negros Occidental affected by typhoon “Odette” in 2021. BENEFICIARIES receive livelihood...
TACLOBAN CITY – The 10th anniversary of super typhoon “Yolanda” (international name “Haiyan”) on November 8 will be a celebration of life and thanksgiving to all the countries, individuals, and organizations that helped this city recover from the disaster in 2013. Malu Tabao, city tourism...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will begin providing P1.1 billion emergency cash transfer (ECT) assistance to families affected by super typhoon Egay (Doksuri) on Thursday, Oct. 12. From October to November, 178,396 qualified beneficiaries in the Cordillera Administrative...
President Marcos has revealed his administration's initial plans to strengthen the tourism industry of the Dinagat Islands and its efforts to recover from the damages caused by Typhoon Odette. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang file photo) Marcos said this as he led the...