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MANILA – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the release of PHP1.684 billion to replenish the quick response funds (QRF) of key government agencies leading post-disaster relief and recovery following the onslaught of Typhoon Tino and Super Typhoon Uwan. The DBM said the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Social Welfare and […]
MANILA – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has barred local officials of affected areas from traveling abroad to ensure smooth disaster response in the aftermath of tropical cyclones Tino and Uwan. In a television interview on Monday, DILG Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla said he has ordered all elective and appointive […]
About 114 families or 383 individuals in nine barangays in Pasig City evacuated early to evacuation centers as part of preemptive measures for Super Typhoon Uwan. As early as 4:45 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9, five evacuation centers in Pasig City already accommodated 31 families. By around 6:30 p.m., the number of evacuees rose to […]
According to the Manila Department of Social Welfare (MDSW), evacuees include around 200 families, or roughly 2,000 individuals, from Barangay 20 in Isla Puting Bato and another 200 families from Barangay 275 in Parola, Binondo—both flood-prone areas along Manila Bay. “Bago pa man talaga nag-landfall ‘yung bagyo, naka-ready na po ang Delpan Evacuation Center para […]
MANILA, Philippines — The legal team of Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Monday warned that the Philippine government has no legal basis to invoke Section 17 of Republic Act 9851 or the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes Against Humanity to justify surrendering the senator to the International […]
TUGUEGARAO CITY (UPDATED) — Entire villages lay submerged and scores of towns remained without electricity on Monday as Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-wong) left the Philippines after killing at least five people and displacing more than a million. Uwan, with a footprint that spanned nearly the entire archipelago, slammed into the eastern seaboard as a […]
MANILA – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday reported the recent arrest of a Chinese national allegedly involved in large-scale online scam activities in Pasay City. In a statement, the BI said Xiang Longyiyu, also known as Sam Lee, 33, a Chinese national, who is suspected of involvement in online fraud and phishing activities targeting […]
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon to immediately start rehabilitating damaged roads to allow the continuous delivery of aid to areas affected by Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-wong), according to Palace Press Officer Claire Castro. The directive came after Marcos held a situation briefing with government agencies […]
The super-typhoon Fung-wong has blown through the Philippines, leaving at least eight dead, 1.4 million people displaced and widespread damage in its wake. More than 1.4 million people were evacuated across the country as the storm triggered flash flooding, storm surges, landslides and gale-force winds, Philippine authorities said on Monday. Deadly mudslides had killed least […]
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. approved Thursday the declaration of a national calamity across the Philippines due to the onslaught of Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) and the anticipated impact of the potential Super Typhoon Uwan. He made the announcement in brief remarks to reporters after chairing a briefing at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and […]