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Adopting the “We Vax as One” concept, Metro mayors have unanimously agreed to release P100 million to help local government units (LGUs) in the Visayas and Mindanao areas affected by Typhoon Odette. The Metro Manila Council (MMC), through a resolution, will release the fund from the savings of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). “We […]
The provincial government of Bohol and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recently delivered tons of food, water, and clothes to the island villages cut off from the mainland due to Typhoon Odette. Governor Arthur Yap, in a presser before boarding the Philippine Coast Guard vessel “Tubattaha”, said they targeted to deliver the relief assistance to […]
A party-list lawmaker said updating the National Building Code deserves urgent legislative action to ensure that structures across the country are disaster-resilient. Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Representative Bernadette Herrera said disaster adaptation and mitigation are the only viable solutions to the country’s predicament as being disaster-prone. Herrera said homes and communities designed to withstand typhoons, floods, […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has underscored the urgency of building permanent evacuation centers, with priority given to calamity-prone areas, in light of the recent onslaught in the southern and central Philippines of this year’s strongest typhoon so far to hit the country that has displaced some 400,000 families. Villafuerte expressed the hope that part of […]
House Committee on Disaster Resilience chairperson, Representative Lucy Torres-Gomez of Leyte, said a centralized government agency is necessary to make disaster preparedness more comprehensive, responsive, and customized based on technical and scientific analysis. Torres-Gomez said the disparity in disaster preparation and response from one local government unit (LGU) to another has been made apparent in […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan lauded the swift post-Odette actions of volunteers and government workers as he seeks the immediate restoration of electricity in affected areas to ensure that the vaccines there remain in pristine condition for usage. “Nagpapasalamat tayo sa mabilis na pag-responde ng ating mga volunteers at kawani ng gobyerno upang dalhin ang tulong mula […]
To expedite the repair of power lines and other damaged electricity infrastructure, Senator Win Gatchalian urged the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to immediately tap the Electric Cooperatives Emergency and Resiliency Fund (ECERF) in order to provide relief to electric cooperatives affected by Typhoon Odette. The Senate Energy Committee Chairperson said ECERF was allocated P200 million […]
After the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, Education Secretary Leonor Briones highlighted the durability of a school building in Gabaldon, Negros Oriental. “As we visited schools affected by the typhoon, I was really impressed by how resilient Gabaldon school buildings are. This goes to show that these facilities can endure any type of calamities,” Briones noted. “This […]
The city government of Davao City has sent over a hundred disaster responders to conduct relief and rescue operations in Bohol province, which was badly hit by Typhoon Odette. A Facebook post of the City Government of Davao showed Mayor Sara Duterte leading the send-off ceremony for the delegation comprising 106 Dabawenyos. The team headed […]
The airlifting of food and medical supplies has begun to help the distressed residents of Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte, one of the areas devastated by Typhoon Odette. In his Facebook post, Surigao del Norte 1st District Rep. Francisco Jose Matugas said an airplane carrying 5 tons of food, including medical supplies, and a […]