Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. thanked the United States for its additional P950-million donation to the Philippines as part of the ongoing relief operations in typhoon Odette-affected areas on Wednesday, Dec. 29. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and US Embassy in the Philippines...
Got expendable cash for firecrackers? Donate it to victims of typhoon "Odette" instead. (Charles Etoroma/ Unsplash) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles gave this advice to Filipinos Wednesday, Dec. 29, or two days before the New Year's Eve celebration. "Imbis na...
Typhoon Odette's damage to the agriculture sector now stood at P8 billion as it wiped out 171,222 metric tons (MT) of agricultural produce and destroyed 341,280 hectares of agricultural areas. Photo from Philippine News Agency In 2020, the most destructive typhoon for the agriculture sector was...
The United States is providing an additional P950-million aid to the Philippines for its ongoing relief operations to areas affected by the onslaught of typhoon Odette. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) In a statement Wednesday, Dec. 29, the US Embassy in Manila disclosed the...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released additional funds to local government units (LGUs) and frontline agencies to aid their operations in addressing the damages caused by Typhoon Odette. In a statement, the DBM said it has disbursed P1.83 billion in funding, bringing the...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Wednesday, Dec. 29, denied allegations that vote-rich areas are being prioritized by the government in the conduct of relief operations related to typhoon “Odette.” President Rodrigo Duterte checks on areas in Siargao that...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, Dec. 29, called on the government to intensify the country's urban planning and spillway system, like what his father did during his term, as it is already "high time" to do it. Marcos Jr.'s appeal came as he reacted to the...
AFTER TYPHOON ODETTE, a 'Welcome Visitors' arch stands before damaged houses and trees in a barangays in Limasawa Island. Limasawa, Southern Leyte — When the restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was eased, Elsie Telen, 64, her husband, and two granddaughters...
Vice President Leni Robredo bared her plan to build safe houses for families displaced by typhoon Odette in Dinagat Islands when she went back to the province Tuesday, Dec. 28 to bring food relief. Aftermath of typhoon Odette in Dinagat Islands (Photo courtesy of the OVP) Robredo said she discussed...
Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss announced that his group is now "in discussion" with the Philippine government on how to provide a "long-term response" amid the ongoing relief operations after the devastation of typhoon Odette. HELP FOR SIARGAO--Israeli Ambassador to the...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the national government aims to have the cash assistance for typhoon "Odette" victims ready for download to the affected local government units (LGUs) by Wednesday, Dec. 29. President Rodrigo Duterte (right) leads a recent distribution of relief goods to...
(DSWD FACEBOOK PAGE) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), local government units (LGUs), and the private sector have so far extended P154 million worth of humanitarian assistance to families who have been affected by typhoon Odette (Rai). The relief assistance consisted of...
