Ongoing field validation on the damaged houses within typhoon-stricken areas including CAR, Region 2 (Cagayan Province), and Mimaropa December 5, 2020 The government will be needing around PHP697.6 million to help some 712,522 families hit hard by the onslaught of recent typhoons, housing czar Eduardo del Rosario said […]
Gov’t urged to replenish calamity funds of LGUs hit by ‘Ulysses’ November 23, 2020 Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday appealed again to the national government to assist local government units (LGUs) also affected by Typhoon Ulysses by augmenting their calamity funds equivalent to 1 percent of their […]
‘Ulysses’ death toll climbs to 73 November 17, 2020 The death toll for Typhoon Ulysses, which cut a massive swathe of destruction across Luzon, has now climbed to 73 persons, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Tuesday.The latest update the agency released this afternoon […]
Massive rescue and relief operations intensified November 14, 2020 TUGUEGARAO CITY– Cagayan province was placed under state of calamity on Saturday as massive rescue and relief operations have been intensified. The floodwater level in many areas in the province remains high due to Typhoon Ulysses. Governor Manuel Mamba, […]
The national government is on top of the situation and has mobilized all the assets of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine Coast Guard, and the Navy November 14, 2020 MANILA – Following the devastation in flood-hit Cagayan Valley, President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Saturday ordered […]
AFP ready to deploy more rescue teams to Cagayan Valley November 14, 2020 MANILA–The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has deployed and is preparing to send more personnel and assets to help communities in the Cagayan Valley region that have been severely affected by the series of […]