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Politics

PRC CONTAINS COVID-19 IN BICOL EVACUATION CENTERS

Aside from providing relief and other humanitarian assistance to families affected by Super Typhoon Rolly, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has also taken steps to ensure health and sanitation of thousands of families forced to stay in evacuation centers in Bicol. Senator Dick Gordon, PRC chair and CEO, pointed out that with more than 100,000 […]

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Government

DA ALLOTS P592M TO AID ROLLY-HIT BICOL FARMERS

The Department of Agriculture, through the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC), has allotted P592,432,000 as indemnification fund for 32,761 Bicol farmers, whose insured crops were damaged by Super Typhoon Rolly. Agriculture Secretary William Dar made the announcement during a simple program in Polangui, Albay, where he led the distribution of P90-million worth of various assistance […]

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Government

COOP WORKERS TO RESTORE POWER IN TYPHOON-HIT AREAS

Help is on the way to Bicol provinces, Marinduque and Mindoro as hundreds of workers from different electric cooperatives (ECs) in Luzon and Visayas started their travel to these areas on Wednesday to aid in power restoration after typhoons Quinta and Rolly, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said a total […]