Vice President Leni Robredo greeted Filipinos this Christmas with a volunteerism-themed music video released on Thursday, Dec. 23, as the country ushers in the Christmas season amid the devastation left by Typhoon “Odette”. Vice President Leni Robredo appears in a volunteer-led Christmas music...
President Duterte will be on full work mode during Christmas and New Year as he promised to continue visiting the provinces pummelled by typhoon "Odette" over the weekend. President Rodrigo Duterte visits typhoon-hit Negros Occidental on Dec. 20, 2021 (Malacañang photo) Duterte, who is currently...
President Duterte has suggested typhoon-stricken residents of Siargao to turn fallen coconut trees into coco lumber, which they can use to rebuild their homes with. President Rodrigo Duterte checks on areas in Siargao that were destroyed by typhoon “Odette” on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021....
President Duterte warned typhoon "Odette" victims that their incoming financial aid shouldn't be used on the two things that he loathes--liquor and gambling. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses locals in Puerto Princesa, Palawan on Dec. 23, 2021. (Screenshot from Facebook live) Speaking to typhoon...
The Quezon City government will donate an additional P20 million financial aid to provinces and municipalities that were badly hit by typhoon “Odette”. On Thursday morning, Dec. 23, the Quezon City Council passed City Resolution No. 8802 S-2021, authorizing Mayor Joy Belmonte to donate the said...
President Duterte spilled the beans Wednesday, Dec. 22 on the reason why popular television personality Willie Revillame turned down his offer to join the administration Senate slate. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Willie Revillame (Photos from Malacañang/ MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte was...
More foreign countries sent help and pledged cash aid to the Philippines for its relief operations in typhoon-ravaged areas in the country. (Photo courtesy of the USAID) After the United States, China, South Korea, Japan, Canada, and United Kingdom donated financial assistance and basic goods for...
More than 52,000 families were rendered homeless this Christmas after their houses were totally damaged during the onslaught of typhoon "Odette". The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) also reported that a total of 83,363 more houses were partially damaged, either due...
Lawmakers made several recommendations, including policy revisions, to various national government agencies on Thursday, Dec. 23, in a bid to ensure smooth and efficient government response to people in need during calamities. During House Committee on Transportation hearing which came following...
Cemex Holdings Philippines, Inc. (CHP) reported that the cement manufacturing plant of subsidiary APO Cement Corporation in Naga City, Cebu, is operational in the aftermath of Typhoon Odette. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Cemex said that, while APO Cement has experienced...
The Department of Finance (DOF) will draw this week $80 million of the World Bank’s standby loan extended to the Philippines to support the national government’s disaster relief and rehabilitation efforts in provinces devastated by Typhoon “Odette.” Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III...
House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Thursday, Dec. 23 called on the Duterte administration to stop scrimping on government funds as it deals with the devastation that typhoon “Odette” wrought on several provinces, saying that government has at least P9...
