P16B needed for ‘Pablo’ survivors
At least P16 billion is needed for typhoon-devastated Compostela Valley province to fully get back on its feet, officials said.
At least P16 billion is needed for typhoon-devastated Compostela Valley province to fully get back on its feet, officials said.
Heavy rains on Tuesday forced President Aquino to cancel a visit to Dumaguete City where he was to have campaigned for the Team PNoy senatorial slate.
Tropical depression “Crising” made landfall Tuesday afternoon over southern tip of Davao del Sur as it moved in a west northwest direction, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.
President Benigno Aquino III cancelled his trip to Dumaguete City Tuesday because of intense rain spawned by tropical depression “Crising.’’
Nineteen areas were put under Signal No. 1 as tropical depression “Crising” moved closer to the southern tip of Davao del Sur Tuesday morning, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.
Davao Oriental Gov. Corazon Malanyaon on Sunday denied reports provincial government employees and residents of the least affected area of Mati had been benefiting from relief assistance meant for victims of Typhoon “Pablo” in the province.
Maria Rodriguez, 65, walks around what was once her community in Ban-ao here. After finding what she was looking for, she picks these up, then walks to where she lives—a tent.
Some domestic flights of Cebu Pacific were grounded Thursday due to bad weather.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is preparing to have a hazard-free and disaster-free year ahead.
In the aftermath of typhoon “Pablo” (international name Bopha), the strongest storm to hit the country this year, various government agencies and non-government organizations (NGOs) scrambled to bring aid to the more than 200,000 people affected by the cyclone in the Visayas and Mindanao regions.
More than 200,000 people have been affected in 22 provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao regions while the death toll rose further to 274 after typhoon “Pablo” (international name Bopha) battered the parts of Mindanao and Visayas.
Typhoon “Pablo” (international name Bopha) maintained its strength as it moved away from the Philippines Wednesday afternoon, the state weather bureau said.
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. on Wednesday said he has filed a resolution urging fellow legislators to voluntarily extend assistance to victims of typhoon Pablo (international name Bopha).
